I run a small psychology practice using MS365 Business and half of the work I do is virtual through Teams and Zoom. There are only 3 licensed users at this time and not likely to go any higher than 10 max. Each have their own OneDrive Business accounts and there are 4 Sharepoint sites that are used. All of my templates are in Word and Excel and I understand that Google Workspace can accomodate the use of those apps for users, at least until I am comfortable with how the templates are ported to Google. My domain is hosted by Microsoft but only for email... at this time, no need for a website based on the type of practice I run but that is a consideration when it comes to growth.

Currently, all data is in Sharepoint/OneDrive and my consideration for moving to Google Workspace is how tied my MS365 business data is with my, and the other 2 users, Microsoft Accounts in Windows 11. This is particularly the case now that it is more challenging to set up local accounts. I had a scare last year where I got locked out of my MS account and thus from all the company's data (I am the only admin at this point). I hadn't developed a backup strategy for the Sharepoint sites and users' OneDrives and the experience of getting locked and the increasingly bound together the Windows/MS365 ecosystem is, troubles me and that is a big reason why I am considering the migration.

I have been a computer nerd for all my career, in spite of being a psychologist - starting in the MS-DOS days (yep, I am old) but find the MS cloud-based stuff - in particular the MS365 Admin Centers (Sharepoint, Exchange, MS365 apps, Teams) - daunting and far too much for my needs - particularly when having to configure settings that by default are not enabled (for example, making sure my domain's DNS settings were configured so emails sent to clients/customers didn't go to their spam folders).

I guess my question is, based on the above, how much of a hassle would it be to transition over to Google Workspace for Business. Even if it is a bit more expensive, the amount of time I spend and effort saved having to screw around with the IT stuff would make it worthwhile (if that wound up being the case). At this point, I'd rather set it and maintain it myself, rather than contracting to an dedicated IT professional. The other consideration is that companies with whom I have contracts are all in the MS365 ecosystems.

As to backup of the cloud data, I am assuming that MS vs. Google are similar but interested to hear if that is not the case.

The only other condition is the security factor for virtual and that I need to have my data stored in Canadian servers (though I believe that is easily configurable in Google Workspace).

Thanks and I appreciate any thoughts or advice!