Moorsway Federation needed to replace ageing physical servers, standardise staff devices across three sites, and move to a cloud-first environment. All delivered with zero disruption to teaching and learning.
One federation. Three schools. A single, coordinated transformation.
Managing IT across a federation of three schools multiplies both the complexity and the stakes. Every decision affects staff and students at multiple sites simultaneously — which means planning, communication, and sequencing have to be right before anything is touched.
We designed a phased, fully managed upgrade that removed the federation's physical servers, migrated all critical services to Microsoft 365 and Intune, standardised every staff device across all three schools, and handed everything back documented and ready to run.
Fragmented. Unreliable. Increasingly expensive to maintain.
Five workstreams. One clean outcome.
On-premises servers removed. Critical services migrated to Microsoft 365 and Intune. DHCP migrated to Synology NAS — a cost-effective alternative to cloud-only subscription solutions.
All staff laptops rebuilt with Windows 11 Education, standardised configurations, and enrolled in Intune and Azure AD. New admin desktops commissioned with secure access and pre-installed software across all three schools.
Microsoft Office 2021 ProPlus, Google Drive, VLC, and school-specific applications deployed centrally. MFDs configured for printing and scanning on all staff devices — no manual setup required.
All staff data backed up to Google Drive before device wipe. BitLocker encryption enabled on every laptop. No data was at risk at any point during the transition.
Guided staff through the secure data backup process and device labelling before the transition. Onboarding process designed to minimise disruption and ensure every device was ready for immediate use.
Cloud-first — with a practical approach to cost.
Standardised. Secure. Ready for the future.
Every staff device enrolled in Intune — visible, manageable, and consistent across all three schools from a single platform.
Physical server dependency eliminated — services running in Microsoft 365 with no single point of hardware failure.
BitLocker, Intune policies, and Azure AD conditional access applied across the whole federation — consistent security, not per-school patchwork.
Synology NAS for DHCP avoided unnecessary SaaS subscription costs while still delivering reliable, modern infrastructure.
Access to SIMS maintained throughout and after migration — no interruption to school management or admin workflows.
Book a free, no-obligation IT review and we'll show you exactly what a migration or device rollout could look like for your school — without the disruption.