Microsoft Office 365 Migration Services

At Signal, we pride ourselves on the diversity of our offerings, which enables us to provide tailored services to our clients across various market sectors. Our extensive experience allows us to deliver compelling solutions that meet all business needs.

Office 365 Migration Services

We specialise in a wide range of Office 365 migration services, including:

• Migrating from legacy on-premise Exchange environments to new Office 365 realms.
• Transitioning from Gmail business accounts to Office 365.
• Creating brand-new Office 365 realms.

Case Study: Successful Migration for a 180-Seat Organization

Our latest client migration involved a 180-seat organization that had traditionally relied on on-premise solutions. Initially sceptical about the cloud and the merits of migration, the organization faced a decision between investing in new physical hardware or exploring potential cost savings with Office 365.

Signal highlighted that this decision was not just about a straightforward off-premise migration. There were additional benefits and considerations to take into account, making the move to Office 365 a strategic choice.

The Scope

After these initial aspects were considered, we suggested that our client undertake a small proof of concept (POC) to test the advantages of a cloud migration to O365.  In addition, we held workshops with the client to understand what the approach might be to key points raised and the advantages it might provide.  Success criteria was defined against the POC and undertaken.

Success criteria included amongst other key areas:

• Does access to email outside of the confines of the corporate network provide greater flexibility, is this the type of flexibility that will benefit our business.
• Are the costs cheaper or equivalent over a 3-5-year period moving to cloud for our email capability?
• How does the cloud alter our investment and budgets within IT going forward?
• Are we confident in the security of our email data (business data and our clients) if its cloud based?
• Does this move drive changes to other infrastructure that is currently on premise?
• What cultural business changes might this drive, would these changes be of benefit?
• Could we reduce operating costs if our approach to working was more flexible?
• Could this help unite key areas of the business and get behind a digital transformation strategy?