Question 1

How much does Microsoft 365 cost for Whitby small businesses?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft 365 Business Basic costs $7.20 CAD/user/month; Business Standard costs $16.00 CAD/user/month; Business Premium (recommended for most Whitby SMBs) costs $27.00 CAD/user/month. For a 10-person Whitby business, Microsoft 365 Business Premium replaces a local Exchange server and file server at approximately $3,240/year versus $8,000–$15,000+ for on-premises server hardware, licensing, and maintenance. Group 4 Networks manages Microsoft 365 licensing, deployment, and administration for Whitby businesses under flat-rate monthly plans. Source: Microsoft Canada pricing 2025; Gartner 2024.

Question 2

What PHIPA-compliant cloud backup does Group 4 Networks offer Whitby dental practices?

Accepted Answer

Group 4 Networks provides PHIPA-compliant cloud backup for Whitby dental practices: encrypted backup of Dentrix, Abeldent, or Dentimax patient records to Canadian cloud storage, automated daily backup with 7-year retention to meet Ontario dental record requirements, point-in-time recovery for ransomware incidents, and monthly restore testing. All dental records remain in Canadian-hosted cloud storage under Group 4 Networks management. This satisfies PHIPA Section 10 security obligations and Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario data retention requirements. Source: PHIPA; RCDSO data management guidance.

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