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The work environment has changed, and businesses must adapt to succeed. The cloud is the safest, most efficient, and most affordable way to shift to a remote business model, but migration requires a high level of expertise and reliability.
Cloud migration is the ultimate solution to secure your data and integrate systems and servers with the machines and people that use them.
Uprite makes moving to the cloud easy. We are Azure and Microsoft 365 experts, having performed hundreds of cloud migrations transferring email, data, and servers to the cloud.
Our cloud services team helps your business build and execute a cloud migration plan based on your unique needs. We are experts in migrating small and mid-sized businesses to the cloud, helping them leverage cloud services to their advantage.
Schedule a call with one of our cloud technology experts today to receive your free estimate.
Our techs perform a thorough technology assessment of your business to create your custom Cloud Migration Plan, a plan designed to migrate and implement cloud services that meet your business needs.
Enjoy the flexibility and scalability of cloud technology with the confidence that Uprite has set your systems up securely to protect your valuable data. Our comprehensive onboarding process provides a seamless transition to the cloud free of business interruption. Uprite will be on-site the day after going live to ensure operations are running smoothly.
Uprite knows that securing your data in the cloud is essential to your business success. There is no better way to keep your data secure than through cloud computing. At Uprite, we make sure your data is safe in a cloud that is right for you.
Our skilled technicians perform thorough technology assessments, designing cloud solutions that address all your business’s needs. Our cloud services include cloud-hosted servers and backups, as well as server and email migrations.
Uprite's cloud technology roadmap process identifies every area of your business that can benefit from the cloud, offering migrations that are seamless and easy.
With a location near the Texas Gulf, the Uprite team understands the consequences of hurricanes and natural disasters, so you can rest easy knowing we have sophisticated cloud backup measures in place to ensure your data is safe.
Our built-in data backup and secure data storage means you'll never have to worry about losing data in the event of any disaster.
Whether you’re currently in the midst of some serious growth or you’re looking to grow in the next few years, technology services will play an integral role in the expansion of your business.
Don’t just take our word for it. Read how our clients feel about working with us.
“Uprite copied and transferred all of my data without interfering with my day-to-day operations. They also addressed and resolved all my additional questions and concerns.”
“My Microsoft Office was set up with no issues and was done quickly.”
“Uprite was able to copy and paste requested files from the server to a user folder for a temp’s laptop quickly and efficiently. We appreciated how quickly they were able to resolve our issue. Thanks, Uprite!”
“Uprite saved me from a miserable existence. They saved my GoDaddy e-mail account from being deleted. I don’t know what they did, but they saved me from misery. I can’t thank them enough for expeditiously handling this emergency, even when closed for normal operations. I am in their debt. Thank you.”
“Uprite ran an e-mail trace in O365 and was able to determine the source of spam, and spent a great deal of time on the phone with my manager and me to talk about risks associated with our server, individual workstations, etc. The Uprite team has also been working with a secret service agent to provide detailed reports to help track down an e-mail/payroll fraud issue. We are grateful for Uprite’s knowledge and hard work on all of our issues.”
“As always, Uprite was extremely professional and helpful. They got the security measures installed on my desktop and laptop in a timely manner with no issues. Thank you!”
“We feel better now knowing that our Mimecast account is 2FA. This gives us peace of mind. Thank you for checking with the vendor so that our international numbers work with the system. Much obliged!”
“Their knowledge of Dentrix dental software makes Uprite one of the best. Always very professional, I appreciate Uprite’s expertise in the dental industry and working knowledge of the DEXIS and Dentrix software. Uprite is the best!”
“Went as expected and followed an estimated timeline to nearly the minute. I liked the pre-install meeting that allowed me and my staff to understand the process. Coordinating a shutdown of your most utilized system by all users is a bit anxiety-inducing. The calm, professional demeanor of Uprite to plan the work and work the plan brought me ease of mind and confidence.”
“Dedication to the task at hand until completed.”
“Your ability to communicate with us about such technical items and make it so we understand is awesome! Appreciate your help and dedication to our tickets.”
“The entire Uprite team is extremely knowledgeable and provides an impeccable and unmatched level of customer service. It feels like they are our in-house IT department, continuously implementing strategies to ensure we are up and running all day, every day, and always eagerly available to resolve the unexpected with the least amount of interruption. A business owner could not dream of a better partner!”
“I appreciated Uprite’s communication about the process to rectify the issue. Uprite kept me updated about what they had done, what they discovered, and what they would have to do to remedy the issue. I felt I was kept in the loop and not forgotten.”
“Excellent work as usual! Uprite took care of the issue right away. Thanks for making me look good. “
The cloud is the hardware you do not own running your processes and workloads. Moving to “the cloud” can take the form of Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), Software-as-a-service (SaaS), or a combination of the two.
The Infrastructure-as-a-Service approach takes your current infrastructure needs and moves them to a cloud provider. An example of this approach would be to migrate your servers to Microsoft Azure or a private cloud host such as Uprite. Companies will continue with this approach for several years with their public websites.
The Software-as-a-Service approach takes your critical applications and migrates them to a cloud provider. An example of this approach is Office 365 Email services. Software-as-a-Service is a mature model for applications such as email, financial packages, and customer-relationship management software.
The cloud is used to reduce business risk and to shift the remaining risk to other entities. Hosting critical infrastructure, software, and services in a cloud reduces site and hardware dependency. It is a valuable tool in business continuity scenarios and enables remote workforces to operate with minimal disruption.
The cloud is controlled by whoever hosts your Infrastructure-as-a-Service or Software-as-a-Service products. These vendors operate under special rules and parameters to maintain the health and integrity of the system platform. Vendors that are large and well-known, such as Microsoft and Amazon, maintain cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service.
Software-as-a-Service platforms are typically operated and controlled by the software vendor themselves, like Intuit in the case of Quickbooks Online.
The primary advantages of cloud services are:
An IT infrastructure requires several utilities to remain operational, such as power, internet, and cooling. Cloud providers scale these systems to provide redundancy and lower costs to allow smaller businesses to operate information technology in a budget-friendly manner. This allows companies of any size to not be hindered by downtime and IT limitations.
Utilizing a standard platform for IT services allows businesses to standardize workflows and processes for their users, reducing complexity and enabling consistent results.
IT equipment is expensive, as are IT systems. Business Continuity: the ability to operate a business under any circumstance, and Disaster Recovery: recovering from disasters such as hurricanes, fires, and pandemics, are expensive.
Leveraging cloud services removes significant capital expenses required to provide redundancy and continuity goals for your business.
These services allow predictable budgets and are much better at controlling costs than maintaining hardware on-premises.
The three most common reasons to utilize the cloud are to:
Any system can be hacked, including cloud services. Due to public availability, clouds are targeted more frequently than small business offices. Still, clouds are much more secure due to committed security teams and processes. Cloud environments are more strict on what is allowed in the environment due to the shared-tenancy model.
Cloud security and on-premise security are equally important. Cloud services have more methods for public accessibility, therefore, safeguarding your cloud environment via multi-factor authentication (MFA), virtual private networking (VPN), and strict passwords are just as important for cloud services as for on-premise services.
Security is a multi-faceted approach and company culture. Common methods of securing any environment, including cloud services, are multi-factor authentication (MFA), virtual private networking (VPN), and strict passwords. An underutilized component of security is user training.
A secure and knowledgeable user is your best defense for protecting your company’s data and reputation.
Cloud security is not very different from on-premise security. However, a secure cloud environment greatly benefits from additional logging and access controls due to its publicly accessible nature.
Additional access controls can take the form of ensuring that a user is logging in to systems in a realistic manner: for example, if a user logs in from Houston, Texas, at 7:55 am, that same user account is not logging in from New York City at 8:02 am.
Additional logging components provide additional user monitoring by capturing activity of this kind, from user location to failed login attempts (an indicator that a user’s password has been compromised), and atypical user access such as a sales user attempting to access the payroll component of a financial package.
All servers are backed up every hour for 48 hours to ensure a quick and relevant restore point. We also provide nightly backups on a rolling 31-day basis which are customizable to meet your business needs.
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