What’s Included in Our Cloud Computing Services
Cloud Assessment & Roadmap
We inventory apps, integrations, and data flows, then benchmark security, performance, and compliance. You get a 12–24-month plan with quick wins, cost projections, and risk reduction tailored to Chapel Hill realities—storm spikes, campus events, and medical mission uptime. We document dependencies, prioritize lift-and-shift vs. modernize, and define SLAs, RPO/RTO, and change windows so migrations land smoothly without disrupting teams near Franklin Street, Fordham Blvd (15-501 Bypass), or Eastgate.
Microsoft 365 & Azure Migrations
We stage identities, mail, files, and workloads for after-hours cutovers, validate access, and provide next-morning floor support. Mailboxes, Teams/SharePoint, file shares, and selected servers move with rollback plans and pretested policies. Post-migration, we handle licensing posture, backup policies, and performance tuning. Result: secure, flexible collaboration for organizations spanning Downtown, UNC/Medical, Meadowmont, and RTP—without the drag of aging on-prem gear or ad-hoc cloud sprawl.
Identity & Access (Entra ID, SSO, MFA)
Identity is the perimeter. We enforce MFA everywhere, apply Conditional Access by risk, standardize role-based permissions, and automate device join for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Legacy apps get SSO where feasible; privileged roles use just-in-time elevation with immutable logs. Device compliance ties to access, cutting shadow IT and risky logins as staff move between UNC campus, Downtown, Meadowmont, and home—without bottlenecks or constant password resets.
Cloud Security & Compliance
Defense in depth: secure baselines, patch cadence, endpoint protection, email security, and DLP. We enable Defender for Cloud, vulnerability management, encryption in transit/at rest, and key-vault hygiene. Policies align to HIPAA/FERPA/CCPA where applicable and produce auditor-ready evidence. Alerts are tuned to reduce noise; we run local-flavored phishing simulations so clinics near UNC Hospitals, labs in RTP, and offices off MLK Jr. Blvd block breaches and contain incidents quickly.
Cost Optimization & Governance
We right-size SKUs, commit where it pays, and tag resources for chargeback. Budgets and alerts prevent surprises; policies curb zombie storage and over-provisioned VMs. For Microsoft 365, we trim duplicate add-ons and align plans to real usage. Reserved instances, autoscaling, and storage tiering lower run-rate without hurting performance for teams across Downtown, North 15-501, and RTP. Monthly scorecards show savings, trends, and next-best actions—no more mystery bills.
Backup, DR & Business Continuity (Cloud/Hybrid)
Backups only matter if they restore fast. We implement immutable copies, geo-redundant replicas, and workload-specific RPO/RTO. Routine restore tests cover files, databases, and full systems; runbooks clarify who does what when power dips or an ISP hiccups along I-40, NC-54, or US-15/501. Hybrid designs add SD-WAN/VPN failover and prioritized app recovery, so finance, EHR, and line-of-business tools return in the right order every time.