New server, cloud platform, email system, or an acquisition to fold in. Data migration is one of those projects where careful planning is the difference between a quiet weekend and a very bad Monday.
What We Handle
Every migration is a little different, but they share the same requirement: nothing gets lost and people can work on Monday.
Moving mailboxes between platforms — to Microsoft 365, off an aging Exchange server, or consolidating tenants after an acquisition. Mail history, calendars, and contacts come with.
Moving shared drives to new hardware or to SharePoint and OneDrive, with folder permissions mapped correctly so the wrong people don't suddenly gain access to payroll.
Moving on-premise systems into cloud platforms — or back out of them, which happens more than vendors admit. We'll tell you honestly whether the move actually benefits you.
Aging server that needs replacing, or a fleet of workstations being cycled out. Data, applications, and settings moved across with minimal disruption to the people using them.
Combining two companies' systems into one. This is its own discipline — see our M&A IT consulting page for the full picture.
Relocating a business means relocating everything technical in it. We plan the cutover so your first day in the new space isn't spent waiting for the internet to work.
Our Process
The work that prevents disasters happens before anything gets moved.
We inventory what exists, how much of it there is, who needs access to what, and which systems depend on each other.
We build the migration plan and confirm you have a working, tested backup first. This step is not optional.
Executed on a schedule that fits your business — often after hours or over a weekend to minimize disruption.
We verify data integrity and permissions, then stay available through the first days when questions surface.
The failures we get called in to clean up are almost never caused by the data transfer itself. They're caused by what nobody checked beforehand — permissions that didn't carry over, a mailbox nobody knew existed, an application quietly depending on a file path that no longer exists.
The other common failure is having no way back. If a migration goes sideways at 2AM and there's no verified backup, you're not troubleshooting anymore — you're doing damage control.
Common Questions
It depends heavily on data volume, the systems involved, and how much cleanup is needed first. A single mailbox migration is quick; consolidating two companies' file servers is a project. We give you a realistic timeline after discovery rather than an optimistic one up front.
We plan around minimizing that. Most migrations are staged so the bulk of the transfer happens before cutover, with the actual switch scheduled after hours or over a weekend. Some brief disruption is usually unavoidable, and we'll tell you exactly when and how long rather than surprising you.
That's what the verified backup is for. We don't begin a migration until there's a tested way back. It's the single most common corner cut by people in a hurry, and it's the reason most migration disasters become unrecoverable.
Migrations are typically quoted as fixed-price projects after discovery, so you know the cost before work begins. See our pricing page for how project rates work.
Yes, and it's a specialty of ours. Acquisitions involve assessing the systems you're inheriting before consolidating them — there's more to it than moving files. Our M&A IT consulting page covers that process in detail.
A conversation before you start is worth far more than a rescue afterward. Free consultation, honest assessment, fixed-price quote.