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Complete migration to Microsoft 365 An example of our approach.

Fictional scenario: an architecture practice with 25 employees prepares its migration to Microsoft 365 to improve document sharing and secure access.

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The context

An evolving SME.

This scenario features an architecture practice with 25 employees looking to modernise its IT environment, improve collaboration between its teams and secure its data while keeping costs under control.

25

users

1

main site in French-speaking Switzerland

Sensitive data

and client projects

Objective

mobility and collaboration

The approach

A structured migration in four steps.

Support from defining requirements to going live, with a structured method and a local team.

  1. 01

    Analysis and scoping

    Understanding the existing environment, needs and constraints.

    • Infrastructure and usage audit
    • Identifying objectives
    • Defining scope and schedule
  2. 02

    Implementation

    Data migration and configuration of Microsoft 365 and collaboration tools.

    • Account and access configuration
    • Migration of emails, files and Teams
    • Tool configuration: SharePoint, OneDrive and more
  3. 03

    Support

    Team training and change management support for gradual adoption.

    • Tailored workshops and training
    • User guides
    • Close support during the transition
  4. 04

    Review and development

    Ongoing support to monitor security and performance.

    • Monitoring and optimisation
    • Day-to-day IT support
    • Advice on the next steps

Expected benefits

Smoother, more secure collaboration.

A migration to Microsoft 365 aims to improve efficiency, make information easier to share and enable secure working from anywhere.

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Simpler collaboration

with shared, better-organised documents

Stronger security

for data and access

Simpler access

to files, anywhere and at any time

More independent teams

working more efficiently

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What to prepare together

Migration planning involves your teams.

Who uses which documents? Which access rights need to remain? Planning how people work, their permissions and their training matters as much as transferring the files.

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