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Gradius managed cloud services include: Microsoft 365 full tenant administration — user provisioning and deprovisioning, license management, security configuration (MFA, Conditional Access, secure defaults), Teams governance, SharePoint structure and permissions, Purview retention configuration; dedicated M365 backup — Exchange mailboxes, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams with point-in-time recovery; cloud security — Conditional Access policies, Microsoft Entra ID governance, Defender for Cloud Apps, zero trust implementation; cloud migration — assessment, planning, data migration, and cutover for on-premises to cloud transitions; Azure infrastructure management — VM management, patching, monitoring, networking and security configuration; and cloud cost optimization — right-sizing, license reclamation, and anomalous spend monitoring.

No — and this is the most important cloud misconception to correct. Microsoft's shared responsibility model explicitly states that data backup is the customer's responsibility, not Microsoft's. Microsoft maintains the availability and infrastructure of the M365 platform — but if an employee's mailbox is deleted, accidentally or maliciously, the data is gone when the recycle period expires. If ransomware syncs through OneDrive and encrypts cloud-stored files, those encrypted files overwrite the clean versions. If a SharePoint site is accidentally deleted, recovery depends on what retention policies were configured. Microsoft provides limited recycle bin and version history functionality, but these are not backup — they have limited retention windows and don't protect against all data loss scenarios. Gradius deploys dedicated M365 backup that captures Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams data in a separate backup repository with configurable retention and point-in-time recovery.

Microsoft 365 comes with powerful security features that are not enabled by default — they require deliberate configuration. MFA: Microsoft provides MFA through Entra ID, but it must be enforced through security defaults or Conditional Access policies; without enforcement, users can bypass MFA. Conditional Access: policies that grant or deny access based on user role, device compliance state, location, and risk level require design and ongoing management. Secure Score: Microsoft's Secure Score identifies hundreds of security configuration improvements; without active management, organizations typically sit at 30–50% of achievable score. Defender for Office 365: advanced email protection features beyond EOP require licensing and configuration. Purview compliance: retention policies, eDiscovery holds, and data loss prevention require configuration to be active. Gradius manages all of these as part of the M365 administration program.

Cloud migration timelines depend on what's being migrated. A Microsoft 365 email migration for a small business (under 50 users) from Google Workspace or on-premises Exchange typically takes 2–4 weeks including assessment, data migration, testing, and cutover. A larger migration with complex on-premises infrastructure, custom applications, and multiple locations can take 2–6 months. SharePoint migrations from on-premises SharePoint or file servers require careful content mapping and can take several weeks to months depending on volume and complexity. Azure server migrations for individual workloads can typically be planned and executed in 1–4 weeks per workload. Gradius conducts a migration assessment that provides a specific timeline and plan for the organization's migration before work begins, so expectations are set before the project starts rather than discovered during it.

No long-term lock-ins. We offer month-to-month and annual agreements. Businesses stay with Gradius cloud services because Microsoft 365 is actually administered and secured rather than just running on defaults, M365 data is backed up and restorable, cloud costs are optimized rather than accumulating waste, and cloud migrations are planned and executed without the disruption that unmanaged migrations create. We earn the renewal every month through performance.

We serve 12+ industries in NJ, NY & CT including healthcare, legal, financial services, construction, manufacturing, real estate, insurance, architecture, professional services, restaurants, nonprofits, and general business — each with specialized compliance and operational expertise built in.