Microsoft 365 & cloud
Microsoft 365, set up right and kept tidy.
Expert Microsoft 365 setup, migration and management, so your team can work from anywhere with email, Teams and files that just work. Administration is included in Managed IT; licenses are billed at Microsoft’s price.
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Quick answer
Does Operation Buildup manage Microsoft 365?
Yes. Microsoft 365 administration and support is included in Managed IT at $175 per user, per month: users, email, licenses, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive set up and kept tidy. The licenses themselves are billed separately at Microsoft’s price.
Why move to the cloud
Work from anywhere, safely.
Work from anywhere
Files, email and apps from any device.
Built-in security
Multi-factor sign-in and threat protection, configured properly from day one.
Always up to date
Updates arrive automatically, with the latest features and security fixes.
Better collaboration
Co-authoring, Teams meetings and easy file sharing.
What’s in Microsoft 365
Everything your team uses every day.
Exchange Online (email)
- Custom domain email (you@yourbusiness.com)
- Calendar and contacts
- Shared mailboxes
- Mobile email
- Spam filtering
Microsoft Teams
- Chat and messaging
- Video meetings and screen sharing
- File sharing in conversations
- Guest access for outside people
SharePoint & OneDrive
- Team sites and document libraries
- Version history
- File sync across devices
- Permissions you control
Office apps
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- OneNote
- Desktop and web versions (plan dependent)
Extras
- Planner, Forms, Bookings
- Power Automate
- Power BI
Microsoft sets its own licensing and plan details, which can change. We help you pick the plan your team actually needs.
Our migration process
Six steps to the cloud.
Assessment
We review your current email, file storage and collaboration needs.
Planning
A migration plan and timeline built to keep disruption low.
Setup
Microsoft 365 configured, users set up, security settings in place.
Migration
Email, files and data moved to the cloud.
Training
Your team learns the tools they’ll actually use.
Support
Ongoing management and support, included in Managed IT.
On-premise vs cloud
Why most small offices move.
On-premise email server
- Upfront hardware costs
- Someone has to maintain it
- Manual backups
- Limited remote access
- A single point of failure
Microsoft 365
- Predictable monthly licenses
- No server to maintain
- Access from anywhere
- Always up to date
- Business-grade security
Which plan?
Basic, Standard or Premium.
Our Microsoft 365 administration and support is included in Managed IT ($175 per user, per month); licenses are billed separately at Microsoft’s price.
For teams that work mainly in the browser and on phones.
- Web and mobile apps
- Exchange email
- Teams
- SharePoint and OneDrive
For teams that need full desktop Office apps.
- Everything in Basic
- Desktop Office apps
- Outlook desktop
For businesses that need advanced security and device management.
- Everything in Standard
- Advanced security
- Device management
- Information protection
Questions
Microsoft 365 questions, plainly answered.
What’s the difference between Business Basic, Standard and Premium?
Business Basic includes web and mobile apps only. Business Standard adds desktop Office apps. Business Premium includes everything plus advanced security and device management. We help you choose based on what your team actually needs.
Can you migrate our email from Gmail or another provider?
Yes. We migrate email from Gmail, GoDaddy, other Microsoft 365 tenants and on-premise Exchange servers, planned to keep disruption low.
Do we need to buy new equipment?
No. Microsoft 365 works on your existing PCs and Macs, and on phones and tablets. We check compatibility during the assessment.
What if we already have Microsoft 365 but need help managing it?
We can take over management, tidy up your licenses, put security best practices in place and train your team on the features you’re missing.
Is our data secure in the cloud?
Microsoft 365 includes encrypted storage, multi-factor sign-in and threat protection. We configure the security settings properly from day one.
Contact
Request an IT assessment.
A hands-on review of your computers, network, security and backups, quoted up front, with findings in plain English.