Microsoft Achieves Milestone for new Canadian Cloud

MICROSOFT ACHIEVES MILESTONE FOR NEW CANADIAN CLOUD

Operational preview of Microsoft Azure cloud services available to Canadian customers

TORONTO, March 14, 2016 – Microsoft Canada today announced that its new Canadian cloud regions are delivering an operational preview of Microsoft Azure cloud services to select customers. This milestone marks the start of a significant expansion of Microsoft’s trusted cloud services into Canada. The preview gives select customers and partners a chance to run enterprise-ready Azure services which enable scalable access to infrastructure and storage services from the new cloud environment, helping customers achieve more through a highly scalable global cloud platform.

Existing HyCloud clients using Office 365 will be automatically moved to the new Canadian data centers. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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Microsoft Teams phone system

The Microsoft Teams Phone System is a modern, cloud-based communication platform that replaces outdated PBX hardware with a flexible, secure, and fully integrated calling solution. Built directly into Microsoft Teams, it allows your employees to make and receive calls from any device—desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile—while accessing chat, meetings, and collaboration tools all in one place.

Unlike traditional PBX systems that rely on expensive physical hardware and fixed phone lines, Teams Phone uses voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology to deliver high-quality calling over the internet. This eliminates the need for bulky on-site equipment while providing advanced features such as call queues, auto attendants, voicemail-to-email, call recording, and seamless integration with Office 365 applications.

With centralized management, built-in security, and the ability to scale instantly as your business grows, the Microsoft Teams Phone System gives organizations a future-ready communication solution that enhances mobility, reduces operational complexity, and improves overall productivity.

  • Lower Operating Costs – Cloud-based calling eliminates expensive PBX hardware, phone line fees, and long-distance charges, reducing overall communication costs.
  • No Hardware Maintenance or Repair Expenses – With no on-premises PBX to manage, you avoid ongoing maintenance, technician visits, and costly equipment failures.
  • Pay-As-You-Grow Scalability – Add or remove users instantly without purchasing additional hardware or over-provisioning capacity, ensuring you only pay for what you need.
  • Reduced Licensing & Software Overhead – Teams Phone consolidates calling, conferencing, and collaboration into one platform, lowering the need for multiple communication tools and extra subscriptions.
  • Lower Costs for Remote & Hybrid Workers – Employees can call from any device without desk phones, VPN appliances, or extra telephony equipment, reducing setup costs for off-site staff.
  • Increased Employee Efficiency – Integrating voice calls with Teams chat, meetings, and file sharing boosts productivity and reduces communication delays, resulting in labor cost savings.
  • Predictable Monthly Budgeting – Cloud-hosted service removes surprise hardware replacement costs and offers stable, transparent pricing for better financial planning.

Cybersecurity

Protect what matters most with next-generation Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). Our advanced platform delivers real-time visibility, AI-powered threat detection, and one-click remediation to stop cyber threats before they stop you. Built for today’s evolving digital landscape, EDR empowers your security team to detect, investigate, and respond to attacks instantly — keeping your business safe, compliant, and always moving forward. See it. Stop it. Secure it.

Disaster Recovery

HyCloud provides Cloud Based Disaster Recovery, which will minimize downtime, reduce the risk of data loss, and keep your business safe. By utilizing a hybrid backup solution, we can restore customer data and systems on-premises, in the cloud, or anywhere as required by the client’s business continuity plan.

Our solution backs up both M365 data and essential Servers and workstations. This means if important data goes missing or is deleted intentionally by a disgruntled employee we always have daily backups of all files and can restore. This can save days or even weeks of work progress that otherwise would simply be gone.