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3 fixed-price packages · Server 2016 EOL: 12 Jan 2027

Get your business off the old server. Into the cloud. Properly.

We're the first Melbourne MSP to publish migration project pricing. Three options, fixed scope, fixed price, dates in writing. From a quick server retirement to a full Azure landing zone — pick the package that matches where your business is going.

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$6,900

starts at · 4 weeks

12 Jan 2027

Server 2016 EOL

10%

off for Secure+ clients

Three packages · pick where your business is going

Same engineers. Different ambition.

Quick Lift Server Retirement

$6,900· GST inc

4 weeks

10–25 users · target: just turn off the server before Server 2016 EOL

What's included

  • 1 physical server lifted to Azure VM (Server 2022 with free Azure ESU)
  • Mailbox migration to Microsoft 365 (≤25 mailboxes, cutover mode)
  • File share kept on the Azure VM with refreshed SMB shares
  • Old VPN replaced with Always On VPN to Azure
  • 30-day post-cutover stability support

Excludes: M365 licensing · Azure compute consumption (passed through at cost) · 3rd-party migration tools

⭐ Most popular

Modern Workplace Migration

$14,500· GST inc

8 weeks

15–50 users · target: fully retire the on-prem server, move to cloud-first work

What's included

  • Everything in Quick Lift, plus:
  • File share migration to SharePoint Online + OneDrive (ShareGate, full ACL preservation)
  • All endpoints enrolled in modern device management (UEMS) + Autopilot for new staff devices
  • Conditional Access security baseline + enforced MFA
  • Teams Phone (Direct Routing optional)
  • Security awareness training enrolment
  • 60-day post-cutover support + 1 user training session

Excludes: Microsoft 365 Business Premium licensing (recommended at $22/user/mo)

Strategic Cloud Landing Zone

$29,000· GST inc

12 weeks

30–100 users with line-of-business workloads · target: scaling to 100 staff in the cloud

What's included

  • Everything in Modern Workplace, plus:
  • Azure Landing Zone per CAF (management groups, policies, RBAC, Log Analytics)
  • LOB workload server migration with right-sizing + Reserved Instance analysis
  • Defender for Cloud Plan 2 + Sentinel SIEM lite
  • Azure Backup + Site Recovery to a second region (geo-redundant DR)
  • Year-1: 4 quarterly Azure cost (FinOps) reviews
  • Complete operations handbook + architecture diagrams

Excludes: Azure consumption (passed through at cost · ~$800–$3,000/mo for 30–100 user workloads)

Time commitment · over-run free

If we run over by more than 2 weeks, the over-run is free.

No "we underestimated, here's a $4k change order" three months in. The fixed price is the price. The only thing that changes the number is if your actual scope materially differs from what we quoted — we name those triggers explicitly in the SOW so there's no surprise.

Migration FAQ

What customers actually ask before signing.

Why is Server 2016 end-of-life such a hard deadline?
Microsoft stops issuing security patches for Server 2016 on 12 January 2027. After that, any new vulnerability becomes permanently exposed unless you pay for Extended Security Updates (ESU) — which is roughly $1k–$3k per year per server, and you can't buy it forever. Cyber insurers are starting to add Server 2016 EOL questions to renewal questionnaires too. Most SMBs that miss the deadline get a sharp insurance premium hike.
What if I'm on Server 2019 or 2022?
Server 2019 reaches EOL January 2029 — you've got time, but the same migration logic applies if your hardware is end-of-life or you're paying server licensing on something that could just be M365. Server 2022 with Azure ESU support is the modern target if you have a workload that genuinely needs Windows Server.
Do you handle the Azure consumption billing too, or do I get a separate bill from Microsoft?
Either works. Most clients put the Azure subscription under our CSP agreement so there's one consolidated bill (and we get visibility for cost-optimisation reviews). If you prefer the Microsoft direct relationship, you keep the Azure subscription in your own tenant and we just operate it.
Will my staff lose access during the migration?
No. We do mailbox + file-share cutovers on Friday evening into Saturday morning. Staff log in Monday to email + files in their new locations with a single 30-min Teams session walking them through what changed. Standard practice — done dozens of times.
What if your migration runs over the fixed price?
We absorb the cost. Fixed price means fixed price. The only thing that changes the number is if your actual headcount/data/scope materially differs from what we quoted (and we name those triggers explicitly in the SOW). Same protection that audit firms get when they refer clients to us.
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