Microsoft 365

Get more from Microsoft 365 without becoming the office IT person.

Email that arrives, files your team can find, safer sign-ins and help when something gets in the way. We set up, migrate and support Microsoft 365 for Northern Beaches businesses with 5 to 30 staff, so you get more from the licences you already pay for.

Small business team collaborating around a laptop
What changes for your team

Make the Microsoft 365 licences you already pay for earn their keep.

Your staff should be able to send email, find the right file, work together and sign in safely without bringing every problem to you. We handle the setup behind that day-to-day experience.

Email that reaches the inbox

We configure Exchange Online and the checks that prove mail is genuine, so your messages are less likely to land in spam.

Files your team can find

SharePoint and OneDrive follow how your team works, so people know where to save, share and recover documents.

Calls and chat without access sprawl

Teams is set up for staff, clients and outside partners without giving the wrong people access.

A stolen password is not enough

Multi-factor authentication, the extra sign-in step, and tighter administrator access protect important accounts.

Deleted mail and files come back

Independent backup protects mailboxes and files when retention alone is not enough.

Stop paying for unused licences

We match each person to the plan they need and remove licences that no longer serve a purpose.

Migrating properly

A migration that finishes over a weekend, with no Monday surprises.

Migration is the part most providers oversell and under-deliver. Here’s how we do it without taking the business offline.

1

Audit & plan

We audit mailboxes, files and shared drives, then plan the cutover: what moves, what’s archived, what’s deleted.

2

Email first

Mailboxes, calendars and contacts moved with proper tools that preserve folders, dates and read status.

3

Files next

Network drives, Dropbox, Google Drive and old SharePoint moved to the structure your team actually wants.

4

Secure & train

MFA, sign-in rules and device management set up, then short practical training, and we stay on call for the first month.

Microsoft Copilot

What’s worth turning on, and what isn’t ready.

Some of Copilot is genuinely useful, some isn’t ready, and the licensing is more complex than it should be. We help you roll out the parts that work and skip the parts that don’t.

Worth turning on

Copilot in Outlook and Teams for summaries and drafting, and Word for first drafts. Real time saved for busy inboxes.

Not ready yet

Copilot in Excel gets confused on real business spreadsheets, and custom agents need setup most SMBs can’t justify yet.

Done safely

We license the right users, set usage policies so it’s safe with client data, and train the team on what works in practice.

Free Copilot Chat

The version inside Microsoft 365 is genuinely useful for everyday questions, with no extra licensing required.

Why businesses choose Vaelis

Local, hands-on, and straight with you.

Local team

Based in Warriewood, with regular onsite visits across the Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore.

5 to 30 staff is our sweet spot

We know the constraints, the budgets and the realities of a business your size.

Plain English, not ticket-shuffling

First call, a real person, no offshore helpdesk reading a script.

Scope agreed first

Fixed-fee where we can, with clear scope and pricing before work begins.

Where we serve

Onsite across the Northern Beaches & Lower North Shore.

Based in Warriewood. Onsite across the Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore, with remote support when onsite isn’t needed. We focus on doing this corner of Sydney really well.

Frequently asked

Microsoft 365, answered.

What’s the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 365?

Microsoft renamed Office 365 to Microsoft 365 in 2020. Same product family, broader name. The newer “Microsoft 365” branding includes the Office apps plus the cloud services (Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Exchange, security tools). If someone’s still saying “Office 365”, they’re talking about the same thing.

How much does Microsoft 365 cost for a small business?

Tiers run from around $10/user/month (Business Basic, with web and mobile apps, email, OneDrive) to $35/user/month (Business Premium, with desktop apps, advanced security, and mobile management). Most small businesses we work with end up on Business Standard ($21/user/month) or Business Premium ($35/user/month) depending on whether they need the security layer. We help you pick the right one. Most businesses we audit are on the wrong tier.

Do I need to migrate from Google Workspace to use Microsoft 365?

If you’re already on Google Workspace, you can keep using it, they do similar jobs. Most businesses we move from Google to Microsoft do it because they want the desktop Office apps, deeper integration with Windows laptops, or better identity/security tooling. The migration takes a weekend for most teams.

Will Microsoft Copilot save my team time, or is it overhyped?

Yes, but selectively. Copilot in Outlook (email summarisation and drafting) and Teams (meeting recap) saves real time for most users. Copilot in Word and PowerPoint is useful for first drafts. Copilot in Excel is hit-and-miss on real business data. We help you roll out the parts that work and skip the parts that aren’t ready.

Can you help with the Microsoft 365 questions in an insurance questionnaire?

We strengthen sign-ins, email protection, data handling and audit records, then document what is in place. We do not advise on insurance cover or guarantee that a particular policy or application will be accepted.

Can you help us migrate without taking the business offline?

For most small businesses, yes. Email migration runs in the background while you keep working. The actual cutover happens overnight or over a weekend. Files are migrated incrementally. Most businesses are back at full pace on Monday morning.

From the people we work with

Plain language. Straight answers.

  • Saved us thousands on the first tech project we worked on together. We hope to have the team involved in our growth for a long time.
    Print Marketing
    Warriewood
  • They helped automate our business workflows. The outcome has been brilliant, and we’ll be working with them on an ongoing basis.
    Financial Services
    Dee Why
  • They sorted out our IT issues and set us up with workable systems so we can get on with what we do best, not IT.
    Family Law
    Chatswood
Outgrowing your hosting-company email, or stuck on a half-set-up tenant?

Let’s get Microsoft 365 set up properly.

Whether you’re moving off shared-hosting email, switching from Google Workspace, or already on Microsoft 365 but suspect it’s misconfigured, we’ll walk you through it straight.