Case Study Insights to Move Slack Files to Microsoft Teams

Are you planning to move your company’s chat messages and files from Slack to Microsoft Teams? Using strategic approaches is the way to go!

And what better way to gain insights on strategic migration approaches than from real-world implementations?

We’re here to help you do just that! Here’s a case study analysis of one of our premier customers for Slack to Teams migration, Stryker.

Case Study Overview & Challenges

Stryker, a leader in the medical technology industry, needed to migrate Slack chat and data (of a company they had acquired) to Microsoft Teams. Their need to migrate selective number of users among a vast pool of users from Slack created a major challenge.

The need to migrate the selective users’ entire files, mentions, and emojis further added to the Slack to Teams migration challenge. Another major requirement of Stryker was to keep the migration as lightweight as possible.

What Was the Plan to Move Slack Files to Microsoft Teams?

Our migration team collaborated with Stryker to create a plan where our team would sort through the list of users in Slack and shortlist the ones to be migrated. The plan also included a strategy to block bot messages in order to migrate chat messages, files, and features in a smooth and lightweight way.

A fully managed migration service for offering complete handholding was also a mission-critical aspect of the migration plan.

What Were the Migration Results?

As per the planned scope of work, our team migrated Stryker’s Slack chat messages to Microsoft Teams while retaining:

• Files
• Mentions
• Emojis
• Timestamps
• Channels

To achieve this success, our team implemented several approaches, including user batch segregating, blocking bot messages, preserving permissions, and replicating Slack channel structure.

Our team also provided Stryker with end-to-end support throughout the migration and helped them avoid the heavy lifting which enabled them to focus on their acquisition.

Takeaways from the Stryker Case Study

As it is evident from the Stryker case study, specific requirements can make the process of moving Slack chats and files to Teams highly challenging. The going can get tougher in time-sensitive use cases like mergers and acquisitions.

By choosing a proven Slack to Teams migration service, you can streamline the entire migration with a high level of security and performance.