Microsoft 365 in Nelson
Email, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint should just work. We help you pick the right licences, move your mail and files across without losing anything, and keep the setup tidy and secure as your team changes.
Nelson is supported remotely. Our technicians are based in Auckland and Hamilton, so onsite work here is planned project work, booked and quoted in advance.
Microsoft 365 for Nelson businesses
Nelson's economy rests on seafood, horticulture, forestry, wine and tourism, with a large fishing port, a compact city centre of professional firms and a strong community of creative and small technology businesses around Nelson and Richmond.
Seafood and forestry businesses run office, processing and port-side systems that must keep working through long shifts, while small professional firms in the city often have just a few staff and no internal IT. Reliable remote support and cloud-based systems suit both. Richmond and Stoke business areas mix workshops with offices, so Wi-Fi and network separation between the two often needs attention, and creative studios move large files that need good cloud storage.
Microsoft 365 is where most offices now keep their email, files and calendars. It is powerful, but the defaults leave plenty to be desired: shared files end up in one person's OneDrive, leavers' mailboxes disappear, and security features you are already paying for sit switched off.
Nelson businesses are supported remotely for help desk, security, backups and Microsoft 365, with onsite work only for planned projects by arrangement, quoted in writing.
What's included
Licence advice
Basic, Standard or Premium? We match licences to how each person works, so you don't pay for features nobody uses.
Email migration
Mail, calendars and contacts moved from your old system with no gap in delivery.
File migration
Shared drives and old servers moved into SharePoint and Teams, with permissions that make sense.
Copilot readiness
Before you add Microsoft Copilot, we check who can see what, so it can't surface files people shouldn't read.
Teams setup
Teams and channels that match your departments and projects, plus guest access done safely.
Ongoing admin
Starters, leavers, shared mailboxes, distribution lists and licence changes handled as you need them.
Is it right for your Nelson office?
We can help if:
- You are still on an old email server or a hosting company's mail
- Company files live on one person's laptop or OneDrive
- You are paying for licences you don't understand
- You are moving from Google Workspace
- You want to use Copilot but aren't sure your data is ready
How getting started works
- Free IT health check. We look at your devices, accounts, backups and network and tell you what we find, in plain English.
- Clear proposal. A written monthly price per user and a list of any fixes, with nothing hidden.
- Handover. We collect admin access and documentation from your current provider and keep your team working.
- Day-one fixes. Security gaps, failed backups and urgent risks are dealt with first.
Microsoft 365 in Nelson: questions
Is remote IT support practical for a Nelson business?
Yes. Most IT work, from fixing a laptop to securing Microsoft 365, is done remotely. We arrange physical work through planned visits or a local installer.
We have only four staff. Is managed IT worth it?
For many small teams it is, because it covers security, backups and support for a predictable monthly cost. Pay as you go remote help is the alternative if you only need occasional assistance.
How long does a migration take?
A small office usually moves over a few days with the switch done in one evening. Larger file migrations are planned in stages.
Which Microsoft 365 plan do we need?
Most offices need Business Standard for the desktop apps and Teams, or Business Premium if they want stronger security and device management. Frontline and Basic suit staff who only need email.
Will we lose email during the move?
No. We copy existing mail first, then switch delivery at a quiet time and copy the last few messages, so nothing is lost.
Is Microsoft 365 backed up already?
Microsoft keeps deleted items for a limited time. That is not a backup. A separate backup protects you from accidental deletion, ransomware and departing staff.
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