The cloud is an awesome place to run your business. Getting there takes a plan. Protek maps every step of your move from aging servers to Microsoft 365 and Azure, so your team gets the speed, flexibility, and security of the cloud without the painful pitfalls.
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Our philosophy is simple: Stabilize. Secure. Modernize. First we make your systems reliable. Then we lock them down. Then we help you move forward. A cloud migration is the Modernize step, and it is the exciting one. It is where your team stops waiting on a server in a back closet and starts working from anywhere, on any device, with tools that keep getting better.
Moving to the cloud is a journey worth taking, but businesses that had a rough time usually skipped the map. They copied a messy file server into SharePoint, moved email before identity was ready, or spun up cloud servers nobody was watching the bill for. Those headaches are avoidable when the steps happen in the right order.
That is why we stabilize and secure your environment before we move it. Protek Support is a managed IT and cybersecurity provider based in Sandy, Utah, and we have helped small and mid-sized businesses on the Wasatch Front since 2011.
Why now: Microsoft ended support for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 on October 14, 2025, and Windows Server 2016 reaches end of support on January 12, 2027. If either is still running in your office, your next step is a decision: buy new hardware and software licenses, pay for extended security updates, or modernize. We will help you weigh all three honestly.
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Every migration follows the same proven order. We fit the scope and pace to your business.
We inventory your servers, file shares, applications, user accounts, devices, internet connections, and backups. You get a clear picture of dependencies and what should become SaaS, Microsoft 365, Azure, or stay on-premises.
We archive stale files, fix broken permissions, retire old accounts, confirm backups can be restored, and check that your internet connection can handle the move.
Before a single file moves, we configure Microsoft 365 and Azure, move identity to Microsoft Entra ID, turn on MFA and Conditional Access, back up cloud data, and put monitoring in place.
We start with a pilot group and then move everything else in waves, with a tested cutover plan, rollback plan, and validation that files, mail, and apps work before each step is done.
After go-live, we right-size cloud resources, review licensing and spend, train your team, and securely retire old hardware. Then we fold your cloud environment into ongoing management and regular strategy reviews.
Most Utah businesses we talk with have some mix of these systems. We plan each move together so the next one has a clean foundation.
Shared drives become SharePoint sites and Teams channels, while personal folders move to OneDrive. We restructure folders around how departments work and rebuild permissions cleanly.
We move mailboxes, calendars, contacts, and shared mailboxes to Exchange Online, then update DNS and mail flow with minimal interruption.
We clean up Active Directory, then sync or move fully to Microsoft Entra ID so your team uses one account and one protected sign-in.
For workloads that still need a server, we use right-sized Azure virtual machines or managed services with backup, monitoring, and cost alerts.
We compare cloud options with your software vendors, plan the data conversion, and schedule the switch. If an app is not ready, we find the right home for it.
Shop-floor equipment, large design files, or an app with no cloud option may stay local. We connect what stays with what moves, securely and with one set of identities.
The cloud journey is one of the best investments a growing business can make when you take the right steps in the right order. Tell us what you are running today, and Protek will show you where to start, what to move first, and how to avoid the pitfalls along the way.
Protek delivers technology solutions for every stage of your business, from everyday support to strategic transformation.
Common signs include servers nearing end of support, a team that needs to work from more than one location, files that are hard to reach from home, and backups nobody has tested. Protek’s Discover phase gives you a clear, phased roadmap before anything moves.
Not necessarily. Most small and mid-sized businesses can move email, files, and identity to Microsoft 365, and many servers can be retired or moved to Azure. Some systems may work better on-premises for now, so a hybrid setup is sometimes the smartest first step.
It depends on the data, servers, applications, and cleanup needed first. Protek gives you a timeline after Discovery and schedules the work in waves, so your business keeps running throughout.
Our goal is little to no disruption. We migrate in planned waves, copy data in the background, schedule final cutovers after hours when needed, and keep the old system available until the new one is verified.
It depends on your environment, and we will show you a side-by-side picture before you decide. We right-size every workload, set budgets and alerts, and review spend and licensing after go-live.
Not automatically. Microsoft secures its platform, but your business is still responsible for accounts, settings, and data. Protek turns on MFA and Conditional Access, applies secure configurations, monitors the environment, and recommends a separate backup for cloud data.
Once everything is verified in the cloud, we keep the old systems available for a short safety period and then decommission them, securely wiping drives and updating documentation. If a server stays for a hybrid setup, we keep it patched, monitored, and backed up.
Often, yes. Many applications offer a SaaS version or can run on Azure. If an application is not ready, we can deliver it through a virtual desktop or keep it on-premises in a hybrid setup.
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