Migrate Google Workspace to Office 365- Step-By-Step Process

Why Migrate from Google Workspace to Office 365?

G Suite and Office 365 platforms offer a wide range of productivity tools. However, larger organizations prefer a more compatible service, hence they migrate G Suite to Office 365. Some more reasons explaining the need are as follows:

• Office 365 is more flexible, scalable, and has advanced features.
• Also, it is secure, cost-effective, and user-friendly.
• Office 365 provides cloud service and extra storage too.
• Moreover, we can efficiently collaborate between different organizations.

Methods for Migrate Google Workspace to Office 365

Users always want a way that creates minimal disruption in their workflow. Therefore, to ensure a seamless Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 Migration, there are various methods:

• Using Exchange Admin Center
• Using Powershell
• Professional Migration Tool

These methods along with their steps are discussed in detail below.

Method 1: Using Microsoft Exchange Admin Center

The process of migrating emails, contacts, calendars, and more can be done using EAC. It provides both an automated and a manual solution. Follow the steps below:

1. Open Exchange Admin Center, select Migration > Add Migration.
2. In the open window, give the batch a unique name and add the path Migration to Exchange Online. Click Next.
   
3. Now, choose Google Workspace(Gmail)migration as the migration type and click Next.
4. Further, in Prerequisites, expand and choose Manually Configure your Google Workspace for migration.
   
5. Then, configure the following:
• Create a Google Service Account
• Enable API Usage
• Grant access to Google tenants for the service account. Click Next.
6. Subsequently, set a migration endpoint and click Next. In the add user mailboxes page, import the user’s CSV file and click Next.
7. After that, select the target delivery domain and verify other configurations. Click Next.
   
8. Lastly, strong>schedule batch migration, click Save, and hit Done.
9. When synced, to complete the migration batch:
• Click Migration > Select Batch > Complete Migration Batch > Confirm.

Method 2: Using Powershell to Migrate Google Workspace to Office 365

Powershell includes the use of some commands to complete the migration process. The steps are as follows:

1. Firstly, connect to the Exchange Online Powershell.
2. In the Google Workspace Environment, find a super admin email address.
3. Now, to test connectivity between Google Workspace and Office 365, run the command:

Test-MigrationServerAvailability -Gmail -ServiceAccountKeyFileData $([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(“C:\\path\\yourkeyfile.json”)) -EmailAddress “……………..”

(Enter your particular email address in place of “……………..”)

4. Additionally, verify the test. If successful, run the command:

New-MigrationEndpoint -Gmail -ServiceAccountKeyFileData $([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(“C:\\path\\yourkeyfile.json”)) -EmailAddress “……………” -Name …………..

5. Further, create a migration batch. It includes:
• Create a CSV file containing the email address of all users to migrate.
• Run command:

New-MigrationBatch -SourceEndpoint gmailEndpoint -Name ………. -CSVData $([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(“C:\\path\\gmail.csv”)) -TargetDeliveryDomain “…………………”

(Particularly, provide the name of the file and address of your target delivery domain)

6. Finally, to start the migration batch, run the command:

Start-MigrationBatch -Identity …………..

(Enter the name specified in the above step)

7. When synced, to complete the process, run the cmd:
Complete-MigrationBatch

Though the manual method to migrate Google Workspace email to Office 365 is cost-free, it has some cons:

• The process of migrating contacts and calendars is tedious and takes time.
• There is a high possibility of human error, resulting in huge losses.
• Also, there are problems with file size and storage space.
• Moreover, there is no guarantee that all your data is secure from threats.

Method 3: Professional Way to Migrate Google Workspace to Office 365

The process of migrating manually is tedious, complex, and unsafe. In addition, no user would wish to go through so much hassle. Therefore, the Google Workspace Backup Tool is an easy and quick solution to migrate your workspace in no time. It has multiple features that make it a better option, such as:

• It is compatible with all the versions of the system.
• Enables migrating organization data to Google Workspace in bulk.
• It supports migration to different formats and email clients.
• Provides a date filter and other advanced feature options.

Step-by-Step Procedure for Migration

1. Download and install the tool on your system. Run it as an administrator.
2. From the Backup Google Workspace All Services, click Continue.
   
3. After that, enter your credentials, select the Get Users Mailbox, and click Login.
4. Now, choose the user IDs from which you want to migrate data and click Next.
5. Subsequently, select the Google Workspace Services to export and click Next.
   
6. Then, choose Email Client to migrate Google Workspace to Office 365 and click Next.
7. Further, select Office 365 email client type, enter your email, choose mailbox settings, and click Login.
   
8. After a successful login, select additional filters as required, and click Next.
9. Lastly, hit the Start Migration button to complete the process.

Conclusion

The process of migrating Google Workspace to Office 365 is undeniably needed for multiple reasons. Overall, it is a good decision for organizations planning to expand themselves. There are manual cost-friendly ways to migrate. However, the process is time-consuming and lengthy. Therefore, users can switch to an automated tool to export the workspace more efficiently. Go through the write-up above to follow the steps and quickly migrate your Google workspaces.

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Deep Shikha

Deep Shikha Pandey is a Tech Writing Expert having deep knowledge about Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo, SQL, and other databases and email clients. She will guide you the best about email migration and SQL Database recovery using her expertise and making all the processes a cakewalk for the readers. Make your technical journey easy with simple layman’s blogs and accurate technical information.