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David Allen IT Solutions were both happy and proud to recently complete a migration to the Cloud project for ACTion with Communities in Cumbria, which was successfully executed by our IT Consultant, Andy Mapp – who has a wide range of skills from practical to technical. He’s a strong communicator who likes forming solid working relationships with a mixture of people and businesses.
ACT have worked tirelessly to support communities and clusters all across Cumbria for over 70 years. They have produced a range of both written and video case studies. Much of their hard work is featured here

The work David Allen IT Solutions carried out included:
- Migration of all files from the server to Microsoft 365 (Cloud).
- Provide a secure environment with Multi Factor Authentication enabled.
- Join all laptop devices directly to Microsoft 365 for security, rather than the server.
- Provide Backup of the 365 infrastructure and file data.
- Enhance the security profile of ACTion with Communities in Cumbria.
The following was also implemented:
- Migrate all files from the server to Microsoft 365 Teams sites, with shortcuts to the new folders on users’ computers for familiarity.
- Migration of all computers from security controller by the server to security controlled by Microsoft 365.
- Implement of Security using the Microsoft 365 Business Premium Multi-Factor Authentication app, with exclusions set for when in the Penrith office.
- Full user handoff and training.
Find out more about how our IT team can help your business, or speak to the team by calling our Carlisle office on 01228 585300 or our Dumfries office on 01387 214474





