Migrate from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace [100% Success]

Introduction

Planning and performing a successful migration from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace requires a strategic approach that helps your company:

• Tackle challenges along the way
• Achieve the end-result goals
• Avoid the risk of downtime and user impact

Use this guide to frame such an approach and ensure 100% migration success for your company. You can also watch this video to get started: 

Use Cases of Migrating from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace

Many businesses move from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace during a merger, an acquisition, or other types of organizational restructuring. Apart from this, consolidating into Google Workspace is another common use case for businesses to make the transition.

Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace Migration Challenges

A successful Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace migration is not without its challenges. Similar to most companies, you may face these challenges on your journey to migrating users and data:

• API rate limiting and downtime when migrating high volumes of data
• The need to convert Google files, e.g., Docs, to .DOCX formats
• Replicating sharing permissions accurately
• Preserving permissions with external collaborators
• Preserving timestamps and other metadata

As an industry leader in Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace migrations, we at CloudFuze, can help your company tackle all of these challenges. As a result, you can ensure a smooth and secure migration that does not impact the ongoing operations.

Migrate from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace with CloudFuze

Perform a 360° migration from Office 365 to Google Workspace with our one-stop solution. We can help you migrate from all the primary storage drives and apps in Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace.

Content migration: Migrate users, files/folders, sharing permissions and other metadata from OneDrive to Google Drive and from SharePoint Online to Google Shared Drives.

Chat migration: Migrate channels, members, admins, and messages with history and metadata from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat.

Email migration: Migrate mailboxes, calendar, events, timestamps, attachments, and more from Outlook to Gmail.

Steps to Migrate Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace

Follow the steps we have listed below to understand how to migrate users and their files and folders from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace:

Step 1: Log in to CloudFuze Webapp

The first step, as always, is to login to the CloudFuze webapp. Don’t have an account yet? Create one here.

Step 2: Add and Authenticate the Microsoft 365 Cloud

After logging in, visit the “Business Clouds” dashboard and locate and add the OneDrive for Business cloud.

NOTE: We are taking OneDrive as an example in the steps.

Enter the Global Admin login details and authorize the cloud by granting CloudFuze secure access (which takes place through OAuth 2.0).

Step 3: Add and Authenticate the Google Workspace Cloud

Similarly, locate and add the Google Drive cloud.

NOTE: We are taking Google Drive as an example in the steps.

Enter the Super Admin login details in the login window.

Authorize the cloud by granting CloudFuze secure access.

Step 4: Verify Clouds Addition

Switch to the “Manage Clouds” tab and check and ensure both clouds, OneDrive and Google Drive, have been added properly.

Step 5: Configure the Source and Destination Cloud

Click on “Team Migration” on the left panel. Next, select OneDrive as the source and Google Drive as the destination cloud. Click on “Next.”

Step 6: Create User Mapping

Move to the “Content Mapping” stage and create user mappings. The first mapping option that you can choose is auto-mapping; it automatically maps OneDrive user accounts with Google Drive user accounts based on matching email addresses.

The second user mapping option is CSV mapping. To use this method, create user mappings on a CSV file with proper syntax. Our migration team will help you create the CSV mapping.

Step 7: Select the User Accounts to Migrate

After choosing your preferred mapping method, select the user accounts you want to migrate from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace. Click on “Next.”

Step 8: Configure Permissions

In the “Permissions Mapping” stage, review the permissions mapping. If the automatically generated permissions mapping need modifications, click on the edit icon to make the required changes. Once done, click on “Next.”

Step 9: Select Migration Options

In the “Options” stage, select the features you want to migrate. You can either choose all or select them individually. Once done, click on “Next.”

Step 10: Preview and Start the Migration

Lastly, preview all the migration parameters. If everything looks proper, click on the “Start Migration” button to start the data transfer process.

Step 11: Monitor the Ongoing Migration

You will redirected to the “Reports” dashboard upon starting the migration. There, check the status of the ongoing migration. The dashboard will display the “Completed” status after the migration gets completed.

Frequently Asked Questions