Outlook 365 > Google Gmail

[MrWu]

Hi all

 

The SLTs are thinking of migrating our Outlook 365 mailbox into Gmail, so apparently they feel that Google classroom will integrate better.

 

Are there any pitfalls in doing this? I was thinking of migrating a few staff and student as a test first?

 

Thanks !

[FN-GM]

Hi all

 

The SLTs are thinking of migrating our Outlook 365 mailbox into Gmail, so apparently they feel that Google classroom will integrate better.

 

Are there any pitfalls in doing this? I was thinking of migrating a few staff and student as a test first?

 

Thanks !

 

Around 2 years ago I migrated our entire trust into G Suite and dumped Office 365. We didn’t see any pitfalls.

[supportman]

Google classroom is a great product.

[robyholmes]

@timbo343 I'm sure they'd welcome your thoughts.

[paulkerton]

I moved from 365 mail to Gmail in a school I used to work in a few years ago. 200,000 emails moved over with only 1 with an issue.

It was very smooth, and that was with the older tools. There are newer tools available now (if you're Enterprise) or paid for solutions also.

[mwnci]

We use 365 Mail and Google Classroom. I remain unconvinced that the two are mutually exclusive. Notifications regarding Google Classroom activity just go to the 365 mailbox.

[MrWu]

Thanks all; we have a hybrid Office 365 at the moment, was thinking of migrating a few mailboxes first..

 

looking at this guide:

 

https://support.google.com/a/answer/180898?hl=en

[timbo343]

I did our Office365 to Googlemail over a month.

 

Just keep running the google migration tool.

 

Fortunately we were moving to a new domain so (even to this day) we have our old domain - for emails - sat there on office365.

 

I have since added our new domain to our office365 tenant and now have the best of both world with emails just on Google.

[MrWu]

Had an idea for interim testing.

 

The primary domain for Google belongs to Office 365 (as in the account name and email) so MX records belong there.

 

I have a verified domain that is free and have the MX records as Google..

 

I was thinking of making that Primary so teachers and students can have Gmail switched on and test, if I switch this to primary, will that affect their current login name?

ie I hope to retain their current login domain name, just their email address needs changing.