FILE MIGRATION TO MICROSOFT 365
Move file shares to the right place in Microsoft 365
Escape the shackles of legacy workloads. Harness the benefits of Microsoft 365 any place, anywhere collaboration & Azure flexibility.
Overview
OneDrive or SharePoint? Choosing the right destination matters.
Cloud-based solutions such as OneDrive and SharePoint give users secure access to their files from anywhere while improving collaboration, data protection and governance.
A successful file migration isn’t just about moving data – it’s about choosing the right destination. Personal Home Drives are often best suited to OneDrive, while shared file shares, departmental documents and project information typically belong in SharePoint.
Rather than simply copying folders from one platform to another, we help organisations decide what belongs where. And, as an independent consultancy, we’ll provide unbiased advice on the technologies and solutions that best fit your organisation’s requirements.
Public folder migration
Sticky Bit 4: Migrating On-Prem Public Folders to Microsoft 365
Introduction to public folders in Microsoft 365 Introduced into Microsoft Exchange over 25 years ago, public folders are shared folders that can be accessed by multiple users in an organisation. […]
Public folder migration
Why there’re no good tools to migrate public folders to Microsoft 365
Along with PSTs, Public Folders are usually the last data repository to be dismantled when you’re migrating to Office 365. They’re typically big and full of static content, much of […]
Public folder migration
On-prem Public Folder Migration to Microsoft 365
Back in the day, when Exchange was all ‘on-prem’, Public Folders were a popular and heavily used service. They provided a convenient way for teams to share emails, documents, calendars […]
BENEFITS
The benefits of our Homedrive & Fileshare Migration
Migrate fileshares to the optimal Microsoft 365 architecture
A successful migration isn’t about recreating your existing file server in the cloud. It’s an opportunity to organise information in a way that aligns with how Microsoft 365 is designed to work.
We help organisations decide where different types of content belong, for example:
- Personal files → OneDrive
- Team documents → SharePoint
- Project workspaces → Microsoft Teams
- Departmental information → SharePoint team sites
- Company-wide content → SharePoint communication sites
Looking at how differences and opportunities for new ways of working can be addressed with your user base is an essential component of our service.
Cope with complexity in your file migration
Fileshares and Homedrives are rarely well-behaved
Default folders in the wrong places, illegal characters in filenames, overly long filename and folder names – nothing can ‘throw’ our experienced migration experts.
Where leading tools like Robocopy fail, our bespoke migration services take over.
FEATURES
Features of our Homedrive & Fileshare Migration
Analyse your current file storage
Visualise and drill into your file storage before migration to size up the effort and make informed decisions on what needs moving and where…and whether it needs moving at all.
Navigate change
Most migrations involve change. For example SharePoint demands a whole new way of working in comparison to navigating mapped drives and folders.
Zero-downtime migration methodology
We can ensure your migration allows business activities to continue uninterrupted, with the option to synchronise content between on-prem and the cloud.
Cope with complexity
No migration is straightforward: There’s always edge cases and non-standard scenarios that need a bespoke approach. Our experienced migration team can help navigate the best solutions.
What our customers have to say about us
What our customers have to say
The challenge was to migrate 11TB of Public Folders for our 5,000 users, which the Essential team carried out professionally with a minimum of downtime.
Kenneth Olsted, Norconsult AS
What our customers have to say
“Thank you so much for a successful migration and all help and guidance on the way. You and your team have been very helpful throughout the project.”
Kenneth Olsted, Norconsult AS
What our customers have to say
“We found migrating our archived email and public folders to Office 365 was complicated, both from an IT & admin perspective. Given our long & successful relationship with Essential it was a natural step for them to manage the entire migration process.”
