Cloud Solutions
Cloud-first infrastructure, without getting locked in or nickel-and-dimed.
You don’t need a rack of servers in the supply closet to run a modern business — but you also don’t need to pay enterprise cloud consultants $300/hour to figure out what you actually need. Most SMBs end up somewhere messy: half on-prem, half in the cloud, paying for licenses nobody uses, and running backups that nobody has tested in 18 months.
Gravity Networks gets you to a clean cloud setup: Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Workspace, or a hybrid that fits your real workflow. We migrate carefully, document everything, and keep the lights on once you’re there. When it’s time to change vendors, you can — we don’t hold your data hostage.
What we actually do in the cloud for you:
- Microsoft 365 and Azure deployment, tenant management, and security configuration
- Tested, ransomware-resistant backups of every cloud workspace and file share
- Identity and access management with MFA on every account — no exceptions
- Migration from on-prem servers, legacy email, or one-off apps — with rollback plans
- Right-sized licensing reviews so you stop paying for seats and services you don’t use
- Documentation and ownership docs you keep — even if you ever leave us
Gravity Networks is trusted by Utah’s finest firms
We have been using Gravity Networks as a turnkey IT service provider for our small company. They provide a critical service for us, as we don’t have an in-house IT person. Gravity Networks has done an outstanding job, proactively making sure all our data is backed up and have upgraded a large portion…
Jim Steppan
Branch Manager
Emisense
Who needs cloud solutions most
Accounting and consulting firms moving off on-prem servers onto Microsoft 365 — without losing control of client data.
Firms that need encrypted email and secure client portals, not a generic M365 deploy.
Practices migrating to HIPAA-compliant cloud with signed BAAs across every vendor in the chain.
Advisors and wealth managers who need audit-ready logging across cloud and email from day one.
Serving businesses from our offices in Salt Lake City and Knoxville.
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IT Consulting
Not sure whether to go cloud-first, hybrid, or stay on-prem? We help you decide without the sales pitch.
CLOUD QUESTIONS WE ANSWER ON DISCOVERY CALLS
Straightforward answers on Microsoft 365, Azure, and when cloud actually helps — vs. when it just reshuffles the bill.
Should I move off my on-prem server?
Usually, yes — but not always, and not all at once. If your on-prem server is mostly a file share, authentication, or line-of-business app that runs fine in M365 or Azure, cloud is cheaper and more resilient over a 5-year horizon. If it’s a piece of specialty software with hard local hardware requirements, staying hybrid is the right call. We map your actual workloads to the right destination instead of pushing a blanket ‘go cloud’ answer.
What’s the difference between Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Business Premium?
Business Standard gets you the Office apps, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Business Premium adds the security and device-management layer most SMBs actually need — Intune for device policy, Azure AD Premium P1 for conditional access and self-service password reset, Defender for Office 365 for email threat protection, and information protection (DLP, retention). For most businesses running sensitive client data or pursuing cyber insurance, Premium is the right floor.
Do I need Azure if I already have Microsoft 365?
Not necessarily. Microsoft 365 covers productivity, email, and collaboration. Azure covers everything else: hosted servers, databases, virtual desktops, custom line-of-business apps. If you only need email and Office, you don’t need Azure. If you have an on-prem server you want to retire, or you want cloud-hosted desktops, Azure becomes part of the conversation.
How long does a cloud migration take for a 25-person company?
Typical range is 4 to 10 weeks end-to-end. Email and file-share migrations can complete in weeks. Line-of-business app migrations, virtual desktop rollouts, and anything touching legacy identity (on-prem Active Directory, on-prem Exchange) take longer because the cutover windows have to line up with the business calendar. We publish a written migration plan with milestones and rollback checkpoints before we start moving data.
What happens to my on-prem data during migration?
Nothing destructive until you’ve signed off on the cutover. We use staged sync (Azure Migrate, Exchange hybrid, BitTitan, or similar depending on the source) to copy data to the cloud environment while the on-prem source keeps running. Users run on both until validation is complete, then we cut DNS and mail flow. The on-prem server stays intact (read-only) for a 30-day rollback window before decommission.
If I leave Gravity, do I keep my M365 tenant and data?
Always. The Microsoft 365 tenant is owned by your business, not by us — we operate under a delegated admin relationship you can revoke at any time. On the way out you get a full documentation packet: tenant owner creds, admin accounts, all license assignments, DNS records, security configurations, and backup exports. Same policy for Azure and every other cloud platform we deploy.