Migration from Gmail to Exchange Online

[toffee_paul]

Hi, looking for some advice on partners who may be able to help with a Gmail to Exchange Online email migration. I know Microsoft offer a method to do this which doesn't involve working with a migration partner but for the piece of mind I'd like to look at other options. I've seen MigrationWiz mentioned on here by @%1; last year but wondered if there's anyone else who's done something similar and can recommend a company?

 

I need to migrate (up to) 180 pupil accounts, 60 staff accounts, several email distribution groups, a few service account type mailboxes, and a shared school calendar, which needs to be done over a half-term and without any problems!

 

I spoke with someone from Microsoft about this and took up their suggestion to receive calls from three suppliers who specialise in cloud migration/transition. I've spoken with a couple but get the impression there's not the level of expertise there that they claim!

 

Has anyone done this themselves using the Exchange admin centre?

[slugshead]

So, I went from exchange on prem to Google. Slightly different but the same method applies.

 

Get people to do it themselves! write instructions and let them know the consequences of not following them.

 

I only had one complaint, 3 years afterwards where someone wanted a file from their old mailbox. The servers and backups were long gone by then.

[toffee_paul]

You mean manually exporting .pst files? We're an SEN school and I feel that would prove too problematic for most of our student cohort.

[djm968]

https://www.ergo.co.uk/education/

[mehball]

Bittitan

[toffee_paul]

Waiting on Bittitan (MigrationWiz) to get back to me after I emailed them yesterday. Mehball have you used them yourself for the same type of migration?