Case Study

How We Migrated a 45-Person Dubai Trading Company to Microsoft 365 Over a Weekend

By Zeeshan Khan • Based on actual client work • 8 min read

The client: A Dubai-based trading company with 45 employees, using outdated servers and dealing with daily email issues.

The problem: Server crashes every few weeks, email downtime affecting deals, and IT costs eating into profits.

What We Actually Did (No Fluff)

Friday 6 PM: The Preparation

Backed up everything (twice - because Dubai businesses can't afford data loss)
Set up Microsoft 365 tenant with UAE data residency
Pre-configured security policies for Dubai business requirements
Prepared user accounts with Arabic/English display names

Saturday 8 AM: The Migration

Migrated 2TB of company data to SharePoint
Moved 45 email accounts with all historical data
Configured Teams for their specific trading workflows
Set up mobile access for the sales team

Monday Morning Results:

Zero downtime - Team logged in normally
45% cost reduction from eliminating server maintenance
Faster performance - No more slow email complaints
Mobile access - Sales team could work from anywhere in UAE

Actual Cost Comparison (Monthly):

Before Migration:

Server maintenance: AED 8,000
Email hosting: AED 2,500
Backup solutions: AED 1,500
IT support: AED 5,000
Total: AED 17,000/month

After Migration:

Microsoft 365: AED 6,500
Managed IT: AED 3,000
Total: AED 9,500/month

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