--- title: "Microsoft 365 for SMEs: deployment and migration | Avepto" canonical_url: "https://avepto.ch/en/productivity/microsoft-365" last_updated: "2026-09-13T20:46:37.444Z" meta: description: "Avepto deploys and governs Microsoft 365 for French-speaking Swiss SMEs. Security, third-party backup, support in French and English. Microsoft Partner." "og:description": "Avepto deploys and governs Microsoft 365 for French-speaking Swiss SMEs. Security, third-party backup, support in French and English. Microsoft Partner." "og:title": "Microsoft 365 for SMEs: deployment and migration" "twitter:description": "Avepto deploys and governs Microsoft 365 for French-speaking Swiss SMEs. Security, third-party backup, support in French and English. Microsoft Partner." "twitter:title": "Microsoft 365 for SMEs: deployment and migration" --- # Microsoft 365 for SMEs, deployed and managed by Avepto. Email, files, video meetings and calendar in one professional workspace, set up and managed by Avepto, in your language. Get started on Microsoft 365 What is Microsoft 365? ## Not just Word and Excel. A complete cloud platform. Communicate, meet, share files, produce documents and protect all of it, everything your team needs to move forward, in a single subscription built for organisations up to 300 people. Copilot Teams SharePoint OneDrive Defender Office apps Select a workload ### The connected ecosystem Explore the diagram to discover the role of each element and what it changes in the day to day work of your teams. The workloads, in detail ## What you really get. Mail and calendar Teams and meetings Cloud storage Office apps Security AI and automation Mail ### Professional email that earns trust - An address on your own domain, not a generic mailbox - Ample space for everyday professional use - Shared calendars and automated booking - Spam and scam attempts filtered before they arrive Inbox, 1 new Avepto Onboarding Your migration plan is ready Camille Rochat Re: your proposal, a few questions Microsoft 365 Your monthly security report Calendar Leadership meeting, tomorrow at 9am Finance Q3 invoice approval required A tailored offer ## We don’t sell licences. We compose your offer. Every company starts from a different point. We assess your needs, then assemble the Microsoft 365 combination that fits, no more, no less. Here are the three main levels. For small teams ### The essentials to work together Professional email, online meetings and shared files, your team stays connected and moves forward together, wherever they are. - A professional address in your name - Team meetings and chat - Your files accessible everywhere - 1 TB of space per person - A shared space for every team For most teams Recommended ### Complete productivity Everything above, plus the Office apps installed on every device to work without any constraint. - Everything above - Office apps on every device - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook - Your tools even offline - Webinars and online booking To go further ### The fully managed environment The whole workplace, with your devices and access fully taken care of by Avepto. - Everything above - Your devices managed remotely - Your access controlled - Your data kept confidential - Everything configured and monitored by Avepto Copilot, your AI assistant An AI assistant across all your apps, grounded in your own data, to add to any offer when you’re ready. Optional add-on The detail, plan by plan Our offers build on the Microsoft 365 Business plans, to name the most common ones: Basic, Standard and Premium. Here is exactly what each includes; we help you choose the right base. | What’s included | Basic | Standard | Premium | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Office on the web and mobile | | | | | Professional email in your name | | | | | Team meetings and chat | | | | | 1 TB of space per person | | | | | Shared workspaces | | | | | Office installed on every device | – | | | | Webinars and video editing | – | | | | Verified access at every sign-in | – | – | | | Ransomware protection | – | – | | | Remote device management | – | – | | | Confidential data protected | – | – | | | Encrypted emails | – | – | | Pricing is provided per project and follows Microsoft’s published prices. Contact Avepto for a current quote. Security ## Security isn’t an add-on, it’s included from day one. Your clients, suppliers and team rely on you. Microsoft 365 security is invisible, but it protects what matters, without getting in the way. Identity & access Devices & data Threats & monitoring Identity ### One identity per person Every team member has their own account, rights and password. Shared accounts are a thing of the past. Put simply, every account is named, and every action stays traceable to one person. Authentication ### Two-step sign-in A second factor joins the password: a mobile app, a one-time code or a hardware key, to suit your setup. In practice, a stolen password on its own is no longer enough to open a session in your name. Access ### Context-aware access A new location, an unknown device? The sign-in goes through an extra check before it succeeds. The result: vigilance rises with the risk, while everyday sign-ins stay as simple as before. Migration and integration ## Switching is the hard part. We remove it. Where are you migrating from? Google Workspace Mail, calendar, Drive Exchange Server On-premises mailboxes File servers Shares to OneDrive / SharePoint Another provider IMAP, POP or hosted mail Google Workspace vers Microsoft 365 We migrate mail, calendar and contacts to Exchange Online and move Drive content to OneDrive and SharePoint, with an overlap so nothing is lost during the switch. A typical SME migration: 4 to 6 weeks 01 Planning Week 1 Tenant setup, licence assignment, DNS audit and a migration plan tailored to your estate. 02 Workload migration Weeks 2 to 4 03 Adoption Week 5 04 Optimisation Week 6 and beyond Microsoft 365 day to day ## More than a tool suite, a complete workplace. Productivity, mobility, collaboration, three areas where Microsoft 365 concretely changes your team’s daily work, and that Avepto configures to get the best from. 01 ### Integrated productivity tools Microsoft 365 brings together Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, constantly updated. Their native integration makes your teams faster and more efficient. #### Automatic updates Always the latest features, effortlessly. #### Unified experience A coherent ecosystem across all Microsoft apps. #### Task automation Save time with advanced features. 02 ### Remote access and flexibility Access your documents, email and apps from any connected device. At the office, working from home or on the move, your people stay productive. #### Available on every device PC, Mac, tablets and smartphones. #### Real-time sync Instant access to files and email, wherever you are. #### Reinforced security Data protected by two-factor authentication and access management. 03 ### Enhanced collaboration tools Your teams collaborate in real time, wherever they are. Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint let them share, co-edit and communicate instantly. #### Real-time work Simultaneous document editing, no version conflicts. #### Instant communication Chat, calls and video meetings via Teams. #### Secure sharing Files centralised and protected with OneDrive and SharePoint. Why Microsoft 365 ## One provider. One bill. Google Workspace excels at browser-native collaboration. Microsoft 365's advantage is breadth and standardisation, desktop apps, dedicated storage and security under one per-user cost. - The real Office apps on every device, not just in the browser - 1 TB of dedicated space per person, not a shared quota - Managed devices and protected data, configured by Avepto - An AI assistant grounded in your own documents and email Tool sprawl calculator ### What are you paying for twice? Select the point tools you use today. See what Microsoft 365 consolidates. 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You have two distinct providers, each with its own bill, login and support queue. They fold into a single Microsoft 365 subscription, one admin console and one per-user cost. Why Avepto ## A managed partner, not a licence reseller. 01 ### Guided deployment We plan, migrate, configure and train your team, not just hand you a licence key. 02 ### Security-first setup Two-factor authentication, conditional access and device protection built into the deployment from day one, not bolted on afterward. 03 ### Continuous optimisation Monthly reviews, security-score tracking, licence tuning and adoption support. 04 ### Local, human support A real team in the Geneva area that picks up the phone, not a chatbot or an offshore queue. FAQ ## Your questions on Microsoft 365. If yours isn’t here, ask it in the contact form. ### What is Microsoft 365 for an SME, concretely? Definition and functional scope of Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 is the most widely used professional working environment in the world: Outlook email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams video meetings, and a shared space for company files. It stays accessible from any device, updated automatically and hosted by Microsoft. Avepto deploys and manages this environment for Swiss SMEs. ### Is my company big enough for Microsoft 365? Suited to SMEs from five people Microsoft 365 suits a company from the very first user, with no minimum size. Most of the SMEs we support in French-speaking Switzerland have between five and eighty employees. The earlier it’s deployed properly, the less mess there is to clean up later. Avepto matches the plan to your exact headcount. ### How much does Microsoft 365 cost for an SME in Switzerland? Microsoft licences and Avepto management fee The price depends on the number of employees and the plan you choose. Expect between CHF 6.- and CHF 25.- per person per month for the Microsoft licence, plus our management fee. Avepto gives a precise figure once we know your situation, in a detailed written quote. ### How long does deploying Microsoft 365 take in an SME? Phased cutover, no interruption to work Plan four to six weeks on average for an SME of ten to thirty people, from the initial audit to the end of post-cutover support. The migration runs in batches, with no interruption to work: the old mailboxes stay reachable throughout the transition. ### Will my team have to relearn everything with Microsoft 365? Team training No. Word, Excel and PowerPoint stay identical to what your teams already know. What changes is how files are organised and the arrival of Teams for meetings and discussions. Avepto trains each team at cutover, in small groups. Continue exploring ## Related services, and the reading that goes with them. The services most often deployed alongside this one, and the field notes published by our specialists. Related services - [kSuite Swiss data residency. nLPD-compliant.](https://avepto.ch/en/productivity/ksuite) - [VPN Managed remote access. Tunnels monitored.](https://avepto.ch/en/productivity/vpn) - [Telephony Cloud PBX. Swiss numbers, mobile, auto-attendant.](https://avepto.ch/en/productivity/voip) - [Apple fleet Macs managed through MDM. Onboarding and updates.](https://avepto.ch/en/managed-it/apple) A no-commitment start ## Your team on Microsoft 365, while business carries on. Tell us where you’re starting from today. We’ll come back with the simplest path to Microsoft 365, the steps to plan for and what it changes for your team.