# Server & Cloud in Chicago

Cloud services for Chicago and Chicagoland — migrations, Microsoft 365, Azure and backups, delivered remotely by Amen Security. Chicagoland mixes finance and trading, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare and a deep bench of law and accounting firms.

Manufacturers and distributors run older plant-floor systems next to Microsoft 365, and professional firms face client audits of their security controls.

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) makes fingerprint time clocks and face-based access a real legal exposure, on top of client and insurer security requirements. We document where each dataset is stored and who can access it.

## Why Amen for cloud in Chicago
- Phased migrations with no surprise downtime
- Identity and access secured from day one
- Cloud spend tracked and right-sized
- Same team for managed IT, website and apps

## What is included
- Email and file migration to Microsoft 365
- Azure workloads and conditional access
- Cloud backups with tested restores
- License and cost reviews

## How a migration runs
- Free assessment and inventory
- Written migration plan
- After-hours migration in batches
- Post-migration support

## FAQ

### We use fingerprint time clocks — does BIPA affect our IT?

It can. We inventory where biometric data is collected and stored, tighten access and retention, and flag consent and policy questions for your legal counsel — we do not give legal advice.

### Where will our data live?

In the Microsoft regions chosen for your tenant; we document where each dataset is stored and who can access it.

### How long does a migration take?

It depends on data volume and users; the timeline is written into the plan after the free assessment.

## Contact

- [Book Free Assessment](https://amensecurity.ca/en/contact?tab=consult)

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