Cloud services

Dorchester IT has migrated hundreds of businesses to the cloud, and there are many good reasons to do this.

However, the cloud is not the panacea many businesses think it is.

Cloud environments still need maintenance, backups and security protocols.

And even in cloud land, there are many business cases where the best solution is a marriage of cloud and on-site servers.

The key to success is designing the IT infrastructure that best suits your business needs. This is where our business cloud services and solutions come in.

We work with you to determine your business needs first. We identify the benefits and costs, including the impact on your people and business.

Then we develop the cloud solution that best serves your business.

Cloud maintenance

Many businesses come to us after they have migrated to the cloud but are frustrated that it is not the promised land.

The following issues need constant vigilance.

Updates

The cloud can get out of date. All technology environments are fast-changing – the cloud is not a set-and-forget system.
Backups

You can still lose critical business information. It should be backed-up in a separate environment and have strong user access protocols.
Storage

It is easy for data storage costs to blow out but hard to work out why. This needs regular root cause analysis to keep these costs under control.
Security

The shared responsibility model that the likes of Amazon, Azure and Google use is technical and difficult to understand. There is often a big gap between what they accept responsibility for and your full exposure.
Applications

Many applications are not full SaaS that include backups and replication. This can leave you exposed.

If you are at all concerned, just get in touch. We’d be happy to answer any questions you have.

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is one of the most popular business cloud services.

It gives smaller businesses access to enterprise-level Microsoft solutions and is accessible on any device anytime and anywhere. With inbuilt email and data protection capabilities, it can be your first level of cybersecurity.

It is also scalable – you only pay for what you use.

We can help you leverage the power of this technology to support your business needs.

What some of our clients say

Great to deal with – super quick, easy, cheery

I’ve had to speak to you guys three out of the last four days and it’s reminded me how great you guys are to deal with. So I just wanted to send a quick email to say thank you to the whole team.

Your response time is super quick and it doesn’t matter who we speak to, you always give really great service and explain everything so easily and cheerily. That is an absolute rarity for a service company but particularly an IT one, so definitely worth calling out and saying thank you for.

So, THANK YOU!!

Vanessa Petch

People and Culture

FAMA

Maintain the security of our technology

Dorchester IT maintain the stability, health and security of our technology… and provide background helpdesk support. They advise us on cloud platforms and provide reliable and responsive support.

I can just pick up the phone and deal with someone who knows our systems inside out. That has the confidence and reliability to keep our technology running.

Margot Marshall

Office Manager

Webb and Boland Lawyers

One less thing to worry about

Dorchester do everything from frontline helpdesk, managing out IT infrastructure through to server upgrades. Their support is great – it means there is one less thing for me to worry about.

Nicole

Whyalla Beef

A big reason for our growth

They are like our inhouse IT resource for anything, from small helpdesk tickets to business transformation projects.

Dorchester understands business and is respectful of our budgets. They are trustworthy, reliable and a big reason for our growth over the past few years.

David Porter

Managing Director

AFA Insurance

An impressive breadth of IT skills

They are on the frontline executing our IT strategy… and provide IT support across our 19 sites throughout regional NSW and QLD. They have an impressive breadth of IT skills and are currently successfully executing a staged migration to the cloud.

David Cullinan

IT Manager

Pursehouse Rural

They are helpful, great to deal with and responsive. They are working with us on a cloud migration project which will enhance our service delivery to clients and productivity. Their service is very good.

Joanna Walters

Business Manager

Insight Accounting

Cloud services

Dorchester IT has migrated hundreds of businesses to the cloud, and there are many good reasons to do this.

However, the cloud is not the panacea many businesses think it is.

Cloud maintenance

Many businesses come to us after they have migrated to the cloud but are frustrated that it is not the promised land.

Updates

Backups

Storage

Security

Applications

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is one of the most popular business cloud services.

What some of our clients say

Dorchester IT exists to apply technology to solve your business problems.

We do that cost-effectively and matched to your business needs.

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