Modern Workplace

Licensing that avoids overspend, secure collaboration and fast onboarding — the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, done properly from day one.

Overview

Modern Workplace

Microsoft 365 configured for secure, productive collaboration — Teams, SharePoint and every device your people use, set up around how your team actually works, not left on default settings.

Most businesses are paying for Microsoft 365 features they never use, while missing the security settings that actually matter. We right-size your licensing, lock down identity and access properly, and make sure Teams and SharePoint are set up in a way your team will actually adopt.

We typically start with a full tenant review — licensing, identity, SharePoint sites, Teams sprawl and mailbox settings — which usually surfaces a handful of quick wins in the first week: unused premium licences, guest accounts that should have been removed months ago, and a handful of “General” Teams channels nobody can find anything in.

From there we build out a workplace that actually matches how your business is structured, whether that’s a handful of staff working from one office or a hybrid team spread across two or three states. Remote and hybrid work has become the default for a large share of Australian professional services firms, and an environment configured for that reality — secure sign-in from anywhere, files that sync properly, meetings that just work — is what keeps a distributed team productive rather than fighting their tools.

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Modern Workplace Services

Built on the Microsoft 365 platforms you already own

Named platforms, not vague promises — here’s what actually sits under a 909 IT-managed workplace.

Microsoft Teams

Chat, meetings, calling and file collaboration in one hub, structured around how your teams actually work rather than left as a default sprawl of channels nobody can find anything in.

Channel & team structure design Teams Phone & calling setup Meeting policies & governance External guest access controls App & workflow integrations Adoption training for staff

Microsoft Intune

Every laptop, phone and tablet enrolled, compliant and protected from one console — so a lost device is an inconvenience for IT, not a data breach for the business.

Device enrolment & compliance Mobile application management Remote wipe for lost devices Conditional access enforcement BYOD & corporate device profiles Patch & update management

SharePoint & OneDrive

An intranet and file structure people can actually navigate, with permissions that make sense and syncing that doesn’t silently fail three folders deep.

Information architecture design Permission & sharing governance Document library migration Version history & retention OneDrive sync configuration Search & findability tuning

Windows 365

A full Windows desktop streamed securely to any device, so contractors, new starters and BYOD staff get consistent access without a physical machine to manage.

Cloud PC provisioning Consistent desktop experience BYOD-friendly secure access Rapid onboarding for new starters Centralised patching & backup Session monitoring & support

Exchange Online

Cloud-hosted email and calendaring for your whole business, with mailboxes, mail flow rules and retention policies configured properly from the start — and Defender-backed filtering catching phishing and malware before it ever reaches an inbox.

Mailbox & distribution group management Mail flow & transport rules Shared & resource mailboxes Retention & compliance policies Anti-phishing & anti-malware filtering Calendar & scheduling tools

Power Platform

Power Apps, Power Pages and Dataverse governed from one admin centre — so people closest to the problem can build what the business actually needs, without turning into a hundred ungoverned spreadsheets with buttons on them.

Power Apps custom app building Environment & DLP governance Power Pages external portals Dataverse data platform Citizen developer guardrails Centralised admin & licensing
Why it matters

The business case

Your team’s productivity tools are also your biggest attack surface. Getting Microsoft 365 configured properly is one of the highest-leverage things you can do for both security and day-to-day efficiency.

Email and identity compromise remain among the most common ways small and medium Australian businesses get breached, and in most cases the tenant already had the tools needed to prevent it — they just weren’t switched on or configured correctly. Closing that gap is often the single highest-impact security improvement a business can make in a single engagement.

Done right, most staff never notice the security controls at all — it just works, on whatever device they picked up that morning.

Our approach

How we deliver modern workplace

A clear, proven process — no surprises, no scope creep.

01

Review

We audit your current licensing, usage and security configuration.

02

Configure

Teams, SharePoint and identity set up to best-practice standards.

03

Migrate

Clean onboarding for new starters, or migration from your current platform.

04

Train

Short, practical training so your team actually adopts the tools.

What makes us different

Security and productivity, not one at the expense of the other

Locking down Microsoft 365 shouldn’t mean frustrating your team with constant prompts and blocked access. We configure conditional access and identity policies that are strict where it matters and invisible everywhere else.

SharePoint and Teams are structured around how your business is actually organised, so people can find what they need without a three-minute search through nested folders.

We also document the configuration as we go, so the setup isn’t locked inside one person’s head. If your business grows, restructures or simply needs a change made while your usual contact is on leave, whoever picks up the work can see exactly how the tenant is configured and why.

What’s included

Everything you need, nothing you don’t

  • Licensing advice that avoids overspend
  • Secure collaboration across Teams & SharePoint
  • Conditional access & identity hardening
  • SharePoint information architecture
  • Fast, seamless onboarding for new starters
  • Multi-factor authentication across every account
  • Secure remote & hybrid work enablement
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FAQs

Common questions

We’re already using Microsoft 365 — what would you actually change?

Most businesses we assess are using well under half of what they’re paying for, while missing key security settings. We typically right-size licensing, tighten identity and access controls, and reconfigure Teams and SharePoint for how your team actually works.

Will new security settings slow our team down?

Done properly, no — conditional access and identity policies should be invisible during normal use and only prompt when something looks genuinely risky.

Can you help us restructure a messy SharePoint setup?

Yes — this is one of the most common projects we run. We redesign the information architecture so files are actually findable, then migrate content across with minimal disruption.

We have staff working from home and in the office — can you support both?

Yes — this is one of the most common setups we configure. Conditional access, secure sign-in and file sync are all designed to work identically whether someone’s in the office, at home or travelling.

How long does a typical Microsoft 365 tenant review and reconfiguration take?

An initial review is usually completed within a week, with the highest-impact security fixes turned around quickly after that. A full SharePoint or licensing overhaul for a larger team can take a few weeks longer, depending on scope.

Ready to talk about Modern Workplace?

Book a free IT assessment and we’ll show you exactly how this fits into your broader IT strategy.