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Microsoft 365 Migration

Microsoft 365 Migration & Management for North Carolina Organizations

Benchmark Network Solutions helps North Carolina organizations—including businesses in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill—migrate to Microsoft 365 and manage their environment after the move.

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Migration Risks

What Goes Wrong With DIY Microsoft 365 Migrations

Microsoft 365 migrations look straightforward until they aren't. These are the three most common failure points that result in data loss, extended downtime, and overpaid licensing.

Email & Data Loss

Improperly timed MX record changes cause emails to bounce or disappear during the cutover window. Public folders, shared mailboxes, and distribution lists frequently migrate incomplete when using Microsoft's native tools without proper planning.

Pre-migration backup + delta sync = zero data loss

Unexpected Downtime

DNS propagation, autodiscover configuration, and Outlook profile recreation can take hours when not pre-staged. Staff arrive Monday morning to broken email — a completely avoidable situation with proper cutover planning.

Pre-staged profiles and weekend cutovers eliminate Monday disruption

Overpaid Licensing

Many businesses choose Microsoft 365 Business Premium when Business Standard covers all their needs. Others miss that Microsoft 365 Business Basic includes Exchange, Teams, and SharePoint without the desktop Office apps — the right fit for light users.

License audit identifies the right plan for each user type
Our M365 Services

End-to-End Microsoft 365 Migration & Management

From the first planning call through post-migration support, we manage every step so your team keeps working.

Migration Planning & Assessment

We inventory your current mail platform (Exchange on-prem, Google Workspace, GoDaddy), document all mailboxes and shared resources, design the migration sequence, and create a cutover checklist before moving a single byte.

Email Migration

Our managed migration process moves email, contacts, and calendar items from Exchange, Gmail, or any IMAP source to Exchange Online. Delta syncs run during the final 24 hours so nothing is missed at cutover.

SharePoint & OneDrive Setup

We design your SharePoint site structure, migrate file shares from on-prem servers or Google Drive, configure folder permissions matching your existing access controls, and train staff on the new document workflow.

Microsoft Teams Configuration

Teams channels structured to match your departments and projects. Guest access policies set for vendor collaboration. Direct Routing or Microsoft Calling Plan configured if you are replacing your phone system. Integration with your line-of-business apps where available.

Licensing Optimization

Full audit of existing Microsoft licenses. We map each user to the right SKU — Business Basic, Standard, or Premium — eliminating overpayment. We manage renewals, add/remove seats as you grow, and invoice monthly at Microsoft CSP pricing.

Ongoing M365 Management

User provisioning and deprovisioning, MFA enforcement, Conditional Access policy management, Defender for Office 365 alert review, Microsoft Secure Score improvement, and helpdesk support for all M365 issues — all included in our managed IT plans.

A Microsoft 365 email migration for a 10–50 person business typically takes three to seven business days from planning to cutover. Larger migrations with complex shared mailboxes, public folders, and SharePoint content can take two to four weeks. We use a managed migration process to minimize downtime — most staff experience less than four hours of disruption during the cutover window.
No. We run a full pre-migration backup before any cutover begins, and we perform a delta sync in the final hours before switchover to capture any messages received during migration. All migration activity is logged and auditable. In 30+ years of managing IT for Triangle businesses, Benchmark Network Solutions has never lost a client's email data during a migration.
Microsoft 365 Business Standard includes the full Office apps, Exchange, Teams, and SharePoint. Microsoft 365 Business Premium adds advanced security capabilities such as Defender for Business, Intune MDM, and Azure AD Premium. We review your current licenses, eliminate duplicates, and recommend the plan that meets your needs.
Yes. We migrate email, contacts, and calendar from Google Workspace (Gmail) to Microsoft 365 using a managed migration process. Google Drive files are migrated to SharePoint or OneDrive. We manage MX record changes, DNS propagation, and staff training so your team transitions smoothly from Google to Microsoft.
Yes. Our ongoing Microsoft 365 management includes user and license management, security baseline configuration (MFA enforcement, Conditional Access policies, Defender alerts), SharePoint and Teams governance, monthly security score reviews, and helpdesk support for all M365 issues. This is included in our managed IT service plans for Triangle-area businesses.
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