Microsoft 365 in Ōrewa
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.
Onsite technicians cover Ōrewa. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Microsoft 365 for Ōrewa businesses
Orewa is the main town on the Hibiscus Coast, with a beachfront strip of retail, hospitality, real estate, medical centres, accountants and other professional services, plus a large retirement and lifestyle population. Many businesses are owner-run with small, long-serving teams.
Professional offices here often depend on one long-serving staff member who knows how everything connects, which is a risk if they are away. Writing the setup down, moving to managed devices, and adding proper email security helps, particularly for firms whose older clients are frequent targets of scam calls and emails pretending to be from their adviser.
If you are moving from another email system, an old server or Google Workspace, we plan the move so mail keeps flowing. Staff arrive in the morning to find their email, calendar and files already in place.
We cover Orewa with onsite visits from our Auckland technicians and remote help for everyday issues. Visits are planned in advance for installs and upgrades.
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.
Teams setup
Teams and channels that match your departments and projects, plus guest access done safely.
Security settings
Multi-factor sign-in, conditional access and the protections included in your licence, switched on.
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.
Ongoing admin
Starters, leavers, shared mailboxes, distribution lists and licence changes handled as you need them.
Is it right for your Ōrewa 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 Ōrewa: questions
Only one person in our office knows how the IT works. What should we do?
Get it written down. We document your accounts, network, licences and suppliers as part of onboarding, so the business no longer depends on one person's memory and anyone can find what they need.
How can we stop scammers pretending to be our firm?
We set up email authentication records so others cannot easily send mail as your domain, add filtering and multi-factor sign-in, and help you tell clients how you will and won't contact them about payments.
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.
Can you buy the licences for us?
Yes, or you can keep buying them yourself. Either way we manage them and make sure you aren't paying for unused seats.
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.
More IT services in Ōrewa
- Managed IT
- IT support
- Cyber security
- Networks & Wi-Fi
- Internet & phones
- Backup & disaster recovery
- Cloud & servers
- Email security & deliverability
- CCTV & access control
- Printers, copiers & scanning
- Laptops, PCs & devices
- Office moves & fit-outs
- IT strategy & consulting
- Co-managed IT
- Security awareness training