Properly managing Microsoft 365 and Azure requires specialized knowledge that evolves constantly; Microsoft releases hundreds of updates and configuration changes every year. Self-managed environments consistently show higher rates of security misconfiguration, compliance gaps and licensing waste than professionally managed environments. A local partner like G6 gives you the added advantage of understanding your regional business…

Yes, but it requires the right licensing and careful configuration. CMMC compliance for defense contractors typically requires Microsoft 365 Government GCC or GCC High plans, which are hosted in FedRAMP-authorized cloud environments separate from standard commercial tenants. Standard Microsoft 365 plans do not meet CMMC requirements on their own. G6 has experience supporting government and…

Business Basic includes web and mobile versions of Office apps plus 1 TB of OneDrive storage, but no desktop applications. Business Standard adds full desktop app installations and more advanced collaboration features. Business Premium adds everything in Standard plus advanced security, including device management, threat protection and information protection — making it the minimum recommended…

Pricing is typically structured per user per month or as a flat monthly fee, depending on the scope of management and the size of your organization. Cost varies based on user count, environment complexity, compliance requirements and whether you need Azure management in addition to Microsoft 365. The best way to get an accurate picture…

The risks we see most consistently for small businesses are accounts without multi-factor authentication enabled, overly broad file-sharing permissions that give employees and AI tools like Copilot access to data they should not see, a lack of conditional access policies allowing logins from unauthorized devices, no data loss prevention rules to stop sensitive information from…

No. Certain Microsoft 365 plans are HIPAA-capable, meaning they include the features required for compliance, but those features must be properly configured. Microsoft also requires a signed business associate agreement before any HIPAA obligations apply. Out of the box, audit logging may not be enabled, data loss prevention policies may not be configured and retention…

If no one has audited your licenses in the past 12 months, you almost certainly are. The most common sources of waste include orphaned accounts still assigned expensive licenses, users on premium plans who only need basic features, duplicate tools across overlapping subscriptions, and unused add-ons that were never canceled after a trial. Industry data…

No, and this is one of the most common and costly misconceptions. Microsoft operates on a shared-responsibility model: they keep the service running and protect the infrastructure, but safeguarding your data is your responsibility. Default retention for deleted items is only 14 to 30 days, and Microsoft explicitly recommends third-party backup. G6 implements enterprise-grade backup…

Microsoft 365 governance is the set of policies, configurations and ongoing management practices that keep your cloud environment secure, compliant and cost-efficient. Without governance, security settings drift over time, user permissions accumulate beyond what’s appropriate and licensing costs creep up without anyone noticing. Microsoft provides the tools, but governance is what makes those tools work…