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simple Exchange 2007 to Office 365 migration
This is a great inquiry and is super necessary for many people right now.
The process that you're describing might be faster and easier for I.T., but is probably going to be painful for your end users, and will in the long run, likely take more time than it creates from having to help your end users (unless you have a small number of super savvy ones, which I hope is true for you!).
Everything you're looking for is in the last two links below, but I've included more for anyone who comes across this information.
Basic https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Ways-to-migrate-multiple-email-accounts-to-Office-365-0a4913fe-60fb-498f-9155-a86516418842.
Planning and https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Cutover-migration-to-Office-365-9496e93c-1e59-41a8-9bb3-6e8df0cd81b4.
Please see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2798131/how-to-migrate-mailbox-data-by-using-the-exchange-admin-center-in-offi.
And check this https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj898490(v=exchg.150).aspx.
Thanks for the reply and information - I know I am taking an unconventional approach but will the basic steps I listed work? As long as my users can access their old info via PSTs in the short term, I can deal with the data over time at a slower pace - especially during the next couple of slow weeks due to the holidays.
"Technically" yes, but per my reply, I believe this will not actually simplify your migration, and in fact will create more work in the long run.
- I agree with Hunter - the approach & steps will work, but with a little more effort, you could do a cutover migration that will achieve the desired end result (all data in the cloud) with less work required from the end users, and less opportunities for user error.
