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Cloud platforms configured for how you actually work.

Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS and Google Workspace — migrated cleanly, secured properly and licensed for what people use. Santre plans, moves and operates your cloud so the platform fits the business, not the other way round.

Plan a Microsoft 365 Migration
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Scope, timeline and licensing reviewed before anything moves.

Overview

Cloud Computing & Microsoft Solutions

Santre's cloud and Microsoft service helps Canadian organizations migrate to, configure and operate Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS and Google Workspace. It covers tenant-to-tenant and on-premises migrations, identity management with Entra ID, hybrid and virtual desktop environments, Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness and rollout, and ongoing licensing and cost optimization. Microsoft 365 core services for Canadian tenants store data at rest in Canada under Microsoft's data-residency commitments, and Santre configures tenants with that in mind.

Who it is for

  • Organizations moving email and files off on-premises servers
  • Companies merging, splitting or consolidating Microsoft tenants
  • Teams evaluating Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Businesses with Azure or AWS bills that keep climbing

What’s included

From the first migration to the monthly bill.

Microsoft 365

Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams set up with sensible structure, retention and sharing rules.

  • Microsoft 365 migration planning and cutover
  • Tenant-to-tenant migrations
  • SharePoint and Teams information architecture
  • Tenant security hardening and CIS benchmark review
How it works

Migrations are run in waves with a pilot group first. Mail, calendars, OneDrive and SharePoint permissions are inventoried before the move, so the cutover weekend is a planned switch rather than a discovery exercise.

Azure, AWS and hybrid

Host line-of-business applications and servers in the cloud, or keep a hybrid model where it makes more sense.

  • Azure and AWS landing zones
  • Server and application migrations
  • Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365
  • Hybrid identity with Entra ID Connect

Copilot and modern work

Prepare data permissions before AI can surface them, then roll out Copilot to the people who will use it.

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness assessment
  • Permission and oversharing clean-up
  • Pilot rollout and adoption support
  • Google Workspace administration and migration
How it works

Copilot answers from whatever a user can already open. Before rollout, Santre reviews SharePoint and OneDrive sharing, sensitivity labels and stale 'Everyone' permissions so Copilot does not expose files people were never meant to see.

Licensing and cost control

Pay for the licences and capacity in use, not the ones assigned two reorganizations ago.

  • Microsoft licensing reviews
  • Cloud cost optimization and FinOps reporting
  • Reserved capacity and right-sizing
  • Ongoing tenant administration

When to consider it

Signs it is time to act

  • Email or files still live on an ageing on-premises server
  • You are acquiring a company or splitting one off
  • Staff ask whether they should be using Copilot and no one has a plan
  • Your cloud bill has grown faster than the business
  • Licences are assigned to people who left months ago

How Santre delivers it

A clear process from first review to ongoing care

  1. Discover

    Inventory mailboxes, sites, licences, identities and workloads, and agree what moves and when.

  2. Design

    Set the tenant structure, security baseline, naming and retention before anything migrates.

  3. Migrate

    Move in pilot and production waves with user communication and rollback points.

  4. Operate

    Administer the tenant, review licences and costs, and adopt new features deliberately.

Scope

Technologies and boundaries

Platforms commonly in scope

  • Microsoft 365 and Exchange Online
  • SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams
  • Microsoft Entra ID and Intune
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Workspace

Where this service ends

Helpdesk requests about Outlook or Teams are handled by Managed IT; this service owns cloud architecture, migrations, tenant configuration, Copilot rollout and cost optimization. Security monitoring of the tenant sits with Cybersecurity.

Related services

Services that work alongside this one

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about Cloud & Microsoft

For tenants with a Canadian billing address, Microsoft commits to storing core customer data at rest — Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint and OneDrive files, and Teams messages — in its Canadian datacentres. Microsoft also extends at-rest commitments to Microsoft 365 Copilot interaction content. Processing locations can differ by service, and Santre reviews the current terms for your requirements.

Most of the data copies in the background while people keep working. The visible change is a planned cutover, usually scheduled outside business hours, followed by profile and device updates.

You need an eligible Microsoft 365 licence and, more importantly, clean permissions. A readiness assessment checks licensing, data access and sensitivity labelling and recommends a pilot group.

No. Santre also works with AWS and Google Workspace and can recommend the platform that fits each workload.

Plan your next cloud move properly.

Scope, timeline and licensing reviewed before anything moves.

Plan a Microsoft 365 Migration

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