Cloud Services for Metro Detroit Businesses
Microsoft 365. Private cloud. Hybrid setups. Migrations. Backup. Simply Technology helps you decide where your systems should live, moves them there when it makes sense, and manages the environment afterward — with a local team you can actually call.
Cloud Services Built Around How Your Business Actually Works
Moving to the cloud does not mean every business needs the same setup. Some companies can run almost entirely through Microsoft 365. Others still need servers, specialized applications, private cloud infrastructure — or a mix of all three.
Aging Server, Rising Risk
Old servers get slow, need constant patching, and can fail without warning. Every year they stay, the risk grows — and so does the eventual replacement bill.
Remote Access That Doesn't Really Work
Your team splits time between home and office, but getting into systems is slow or breaks constantly. VPN tunnels and one-off workarounds should not be the plan.
Nobody Owns Microsoft 365
Email works, so nobody thinks about it — until a user leaves, licensing renews, MFA breaks, or something needs restoring. Someone has to manage it.
Cloud Bills That Never Make Sense
Self-managed Azure or AWS costs spiral fast, and nobody can explain what the bill actually covers month to month.
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is already the center of the workday for a lot of businesses. Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint and the Office apps all live under the same platform — but somebody still needs to manage the users, licensing, security settings, backups and day-to-day issues behind it.
Simply Technology can manage Microsoft 365 as part of your overall IT environment, including setup, migrations, user changes, security and ongoing support. When something breaks, you call one local team — not a support portal.
- Microsoft 365 setup and administration
- Outlook and Exchange Online
- Microsoft Teams
- OneDrive and SharePoint
- User onboarding and offboarding
- Licensing review and cleanup
- Multi-factor authentication and security
- Microsoft 365 migrations
- Microsoft 365 backup
- Ongoing employee support
What Your Team Uses Every Day
Microsoft 365 backup
Data in Microsoft 365 is not automatically backed up the way most owners assume.
Onboarding and offboarding
New hire set up right. Former employee access removed the same day.
Private Cloud
Some businesses still need applications, databases or systems that do not fit neatly inside Microsoft 365. A private cloud gives those systems dedicated infrastructure without requiring you to maintain a physical server environment in your own office.
Simply builds and manages that environment: sizing it around your real users and applications, moving the right systems into it, and supporting it afterward. Your data sits in dedicated space at a Michigan data center — not shared with other businesses.
- Dedicated cloud infrastructure
- Hosted line-of-business applications
- Accounting, ERP and CRM systems
- Databases and SQL workloads
- Cloud desktops and remote access
- File storage and permissions
- Server replacement planning
- Monitoring, patching and support
Not the same as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
Microsoft 365 handles email, Office apps and collaboration. Private cloud handles servers, databases, line-of-business applications and the infrastructure your business runs on. They work together — and Simply can manage both.
Your own environment
Sized around your users, apps, files, access needs and risk — not a one-size template.
Better remote access
One consistent way for your team to work from the office, home, or a second location.
Backup planned in
Protection is part of the design conversation, not an afterthought.
One team owns it
Cloud, support, backup, security, network and users stay connected under one vendor.
On-Site Server vs. Public Cloud vs. Simply Cloud
Not every cloud path is the same. Here is how the options usually compare for a Metro Detroit business replacing an aging server.
Azure and AWS Cloud Environments
If your business already uses Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services or another hosted environment, we can help manage that infrastructure alongside the rest of your technology.
You do not have to move off what you already have. In most cases the problem is not the platform — it is that nobody is watching the security settings, the access list, or the bill.
- Azure and AWS environment management
- Security and access configuration
- Licensing and cost review
- Monitoring and alerting
- Coordination with your software vendors
- Connecting cloud tools to the rest of your IT
The Three Questions Nobody Answers
- Who has admin access, and should they?
- What is actually generating this month's bill?
- If this environment went down, what is the plan?
Hybrid Cloud Environments
A lot of businesses are already hybrid without calling themselves hybrid. Email might be in Microsoft 365, files might sit in SharePoint, an accounting application may still run from a server, and another system may be hosted by a third-party vendor. We help manage all of it as one environment instead of forcing everything into the same box.
Managed as One Environment
Users · Access · Security · Backup · Support
Microsoft 365
The platform most of your team touches all day. Simply manages the users, licensing, security settings and support behind it.
One cloud view. One local team.
The goal is not to move everything. It is to stop making your business manage separate technology pieces that nobody connects. Simply connects the stack and owns the outcome with you.
Cloud Migration
Our message is not "move everything to the cloud." We first look at what you are running and decide what actually makes sense to move — then we plan the move so your team can keep working.
Discovery
We review servers, apps, users, data, backup and network needs.
Design
We build the right plan around how your team actually works.
Migration
We move approved systems with a plan built to minimize disruption.
Validation
We test access, performance, apps, permissions and backup.
Support
Simply manages, monitors and supports the environment long term.
What We Migrate
- Microsoft 365 migrations
- Email migrations
- File and folder migrations
- Server-to-cloud migrations
- Line-of-business applications
- User setup and permissions
- Planned downtime windows
- Testing before cutover
Honest about timelines
There is no one-size-fits-all migration timeline, and we will not invent one to win a meeting. After reviewing your environment, Simply gives you a realistic plan based on your users, applications, data and business calendar.
Cloud Backup and Recovery
Putting data in Microsoft 365 or another cloud platform does not automatically mean you have the type of backup and recovery plan your business needs.
Backup is a copy. Recovery is the goal. If data is deleted, corrupted, encrypted or unavailable, the real question is not only "do we have a backup?" — it is "how do we get the business working again?" We can protect cloud data alongside servers, workstations and other systems.
What We Help Protect
- Microsoft 365 and cloud application data
- Files, folders and documents
- Servers and virtual machines
- Databases and line-of-business systems
Your Data Protection Stack
Cloud User and Access Management
Most cloud problems are not really cloud problems. They are people problems: who was added, who was never removed, and who can reach something they should not.
Simply handles the day-to-day account work across Microsoft 365, private cloud and your other systems — so new employees are productive on day one and former employees lose access on their last day.
- Adding new employees
- Removing former employees
- Permissions and file access
- Multi-factor authentication
- Password policies
- Admin access review
- Licensing assignment
- Who can access what, documented
Day one
Accounts, email, licensing, apps and access set up before the new hire sits down.
Last day
Access removed, data retained where it should be, license reclaimed.
Every day in between
MFA, password policy and admin access reviewed instead of assumed.
Ongoing Cloud Management and Support
Getting something into the cloud is the project. Keeping it working is the ongoing job.
Simply Technology can manage the environment after the migration, including users, licensing, security, backups, troubleshooting and coordination with your other software vendors. When something breaks, you are not filing a ticket into a queue in another state — you are calling a local team that already knows your setup.
That is the part most businesses actually need help with, and the part most providers quietly leave out of the quote.
- Day-to-day cloud support
- User and licensing management
- Security settings and monitoring
- Backup review and recovery testing
- Performance and capacity checks
- Software vendor coordination
- Patching and updates
- Co-managed support for internal IT
Phones answered live
Five ways to reach us — phone, email, portal, text, or one click from the monitoring agent. No auto attendant.
24/7 monitoring
Servers and infrastructure watched around the clock, with support hours Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm Eastern.
One vendor, all your tech
Cloud, IT, phones, cabling, security and cameras under one team.
Is Simply Cloud Right for Your Business?
We work best with Michigan businesses that want one team handling Microsoft 365, cloud infrastructure, backup and support together — instead of three vendors and nobody accountable.
Businesses Replacing a Server
Ready to get off aging hardware and move to a managed environment that handles IT, backup and remote access together.
Companies Running Microsoft 365 Unmanaged
The licenses are paid for, but nobody owns users, security settings, licensing or backup. That is the most common gap we find.
Growing Companies Adding Locations
Opening a second office or expanding the team? Cloud makes it easier to add users without new infrastructure at every site.
Hybrid or Remote Teams
Staff splitting time between home and office, or field workers who need system access — cloud solves the access problem cleanly.
Businesses with Critical Applications
If your accounting software or ERP needs to stay fast and always accessible, hosting takes that burden off your office hardware.
Co-Managed IT Situations
Larger teams with internal IT can use Simply for co-managed cloud — we handle the heavy lifting, your person handles day-to-day.
A Local Team That Actually Picks Up the Phone
Simply Technology has been the go-to IT partner for Metro Detroit businesses since 2011. We are not a national provider with a ticket queue. We are your team — local, responsive, and invested in your business.
The biggest difference is not just where the infrastructure lives. It is who owns the outcome.
Cloud Questions Business Owners Actually Ask
Microsoft 365 is one part of it. It handles email, Office apps, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint. Cloud services also cover servers, databases, line-of-business applications, remote access, backup and the infrastructure behind your business. Most companies end up using both.
Usually, yes. Microsoft keeps the platform online, but somebody still has to manage users, licensing, permissions, multi-factor authentication and backup. Those are the things that cause problems during onboarding, offboarding, a security incident, or a renewal.
Sometimes, yes. A new server may solve the hardware problem, but private cloud can also improve remote access, backup planning, scalability and long-term support. Simply reviews your setup first and helps you compare options honestly.
No. Most businesses end up hybrid: some systems in Microsoft 365, some in private or public cloud, and some still running locally. We help decide what moves, what stays, and in what order.
Yes. Depending on the setup, your team can access hosted apps, files or cloud desktops from approved devices and locations — without relying on a slow VPN as the only option.
There is no honest one-size-fits-all timeline. After reviewing your environment, Simply gives you a realistic migration plan based on your users, applications, data and business needs.
Yes. Cloud storage is not the same as backup. Backup and recovery protect you when data is deleted, corrupted, encrypted or unavailable — including data inside Microsoft 365.
Yes. We can manage existing Azure, AWS or vendor-hosted environments alongside the rest of your technology — including security settings, access, licensing and cost visibility.
Yes. Simply can manage your cloud, IT support, backup, security, network, phones, cabling and more. We can also support internal IT teams in a co-managed setup.
Let's Figure Out What's Right for Your Business
Not every business needs to move everything to the cloud tomorrow. But if your Microsoft 365 has no owner, your server is aging, remote access is a daily headache, or you are not sure what is actually being backed up, it is worth a conversation.
No pressure. No jargon. Just an honest look at your setup and what makes sense.
Step One
A short conversation about what you are running today.
Step Two
A review of your cloud, Microsoft 365, backup and access.
Step Three
A plain-English plan with what to do first, and why.