Timelines vary widely depending on what’s being migrated — servers, applications, data volume — and your available upload bandwidth, since data typically has to be uploaded from your location. Smaller migrations may take just a few days, while larger, more complex migrations can span several months. We provide a specific estimate after a discovery process to understand your environment in detail. Regardless of scope, we work to keep downtime to a minimum throughout the migration.

This depends on what’s being migrated, but in most cases we avoid running old and new systems in parallel, since that risks data being saved to the outdated system after the cutover. Instead, we schedule the migration cutover during slower business periods, or after-hours when needed, to minimize any impact on your team.

Not automatically, on either side. Cloud platforms often offer strong security features, but many of them have to be actively configured — they’re not automatically secure just because they’re in the cloud. The same is true on-premises: a local server can be very secure or very vulnerable depending entirely on how it’s set up and maintained. Security comes down to proper configuration, not which environment you choose. We work with you to build a cloud environment that fits your needs while making sure it’s genuinely secure, not just assumed to be.

Since your data lives in the cloud rather than on local hardware, a hardware failure at your office generally doesn’t put your data at risk the way it would with an on-premises server. Internet access is still required to reach your systems. We can configure your cloud environment with secure remote access, so your team can reach their data and applications from anywhere with an internet connection — not just from the office — for businesses that want that capability. That means even a full office outage doesn’t necessarily stop your team from working, if remote access has been set up.

Yes, and it’s quite common. While most businesses have moved email to the cloud, not every workload is well-suited for it — and in some cases, the long-term cost of running something in the cloud can be higher than keeping it on-premises. We work with you to determine what makes sense to move, what doesn’t, and what the costs look like either way. Whether that means moving everything, nothing, or just part of your environment, we’re here to support whatever setup fits your business.