Tenant Migration
Our parent company wants to migrate us to their O365 tenant. We would keep our Brand and domain name, but the goal of the tenant move is: - to allow people to work seamlessly in Teams (currently, we need to Switch orgs to access our parent company Team sites) to chat, share files - to allow seamless interaction with Outlook (free/busy, calendar access) - seamless access to Sharepoint sites across orgs So far, we have been using Guest Accounts to access their Teams or Sharepoint sites. Challenges on our end: - we have an on-prem AD synchronizing to Azure AD and our own set of conditional policies and SSO applications for many SaaS tools. The parent company is looking at migrating our AD domain to their AD as a sub-domain - we have enrolled our laptops to Intune/Autopliot using Azure AD Join (no hybrid join) - we have Azure File shares joined to AD using NTFS permissions When migrating to another tenant, at which stage should the AD migration happen? Can we keep administering our domain once the migration is done (Mail flow rules, policies, Intune,...)? Is the migration possible at all in this scenario or would a domain name change would be required?
How to convert from a GoDaddy Office 365 Email Essentials account to a full M365 Business Standard?
I am currently supporting a client who is using a GoDaddy Office 365 Email Essentials account, that they purchased along with their domain registration. They now have need of the full suite of services offered with a Microsoft 365 Business Standard account. However, it's my understanding that the GoDaddy tenants are a specialized product that isn't truly a native Microsoft 365 account. Is this true? If so what would the requirements be to migrate the user's account to a full Microsoft 365 Business Standard account?
How to Backup Emails in Outlook?
If you want to backup emails in Outlook, the easiest and most reliable way is by using the Mails.Daddy Email Backup Tool. I’ve used it personally to export my Outlook.com emails to formats like PST, EML, and MBOX with zero data loss. It connects via IMAP and lets you back up selective folders or the entire mailbox. Whether you're planning to backup Outlook emails to a hard drive or migrate them to another email client, this tool is fast, secure, and beginner-friendly. For anyone asking how to backup emails in Outlook, I strongly recommend trying this — it’s a smooth experience and saves a lot of time.
Extend M365 Archive Quota capacity
In my organization, we are currently on the O365 E5 License with default 100GB mailbox size per user and 1.5TB archive quota. However, due to organizational policy and regulatory requirements, we are expected to keep all the data from inception. Hence, the requirement for a solution to extend our archive size from 1.5TB. From the official Microsoft documentation, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-archiving-service-description/exchange-online-archiving-service-description#archive-storage-quota the maximum expansion of the archive mailbox is 1.5TB. Is it possible to extend the archive storage to an Azure blob? Like an automated script that moves the data from the Archive mailbox for each user to the Azure blob or any other storage service that does not have storage size limitation. I am open to suggestions. ThanksInterface Views in Microsoft 365 Admin Center
1. Simplified View Purpose: Designed for small businesses or organizations with limited IT resources. Features: Streamlined dashboard with essential tasks like user management, license assignment, and password resets. Minimal configuration options to reduce complexity. Quick access to support and basic service health info. Use Case: Ideal for admins who need to perform routine tasks without diving into advanced settings. 2. Dashboard View (Advanced View) Purpose: Tailored for medium to large enterprises with complex IT environments. Features: Full access to all admin centers (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, etc.). Advanced analytics, reporting, and configuration tools. Role-based access control and security management. Customizable widgets and navigation for personalized workflows. Use Case: Suitable for IT teams managing multiple services, users, and compliance requirements. Customization Needs Are there specific tasks we perform frequently that can be automated in the dashboard?Quest Tool Migrates Protected Email and Files Between Tenants
A new feature of the Quest On Demand migration suite supports the tenant-to-tenant migration of Exchange and SharePoint content protected by sensitivity labels. This might not seem a big deal, but it’s the first time that a migration product has been able to automatically move protected files and messages from one tenant to another, including files protected by sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions. https://office365itpros.com/2025/05/21/sensitivity-labels-t2t-migration/
Google workspace migration - Automatic doesn't download the JSON while creating the migration endpoi
I recently came across an issue where the google workspace migration wasn't downloading the Json file. After a lot of struggle, I figured out that google by default blocks service account key creation. To resolve this, follow the below mentioned steps 1) login to https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin and select the root org 2) Add Organisation Policy Administrator role 3) Click on Organization policies and then search for "Disable service account key creation" and set the enforcement to OFF. 4) Now you should be able to download the JSON.
Domain is on Godaddy but email is hosted by Gmail
I purchased our domains through Godaddy and that is where they are still registered, however, the email is hosted by Gmail. My office wishes to migrate everything to Microsoft 365. We only have 2 users so it should be easy but I am concerned that having the hosting split as it is will create issues. One of my users has massive psts files and uses Outlook as his home for everything. Currently it is all on his desktop and connects to Gmail through imap. The other user logs into Gmail directly and keeps no email on her desktop. We have no file servers. Both users keep all their files on their desktop. I'm not too worried about the files. We can migrate them later. It's the email that has me concerned. Can you tell me what I should do to make sure we have a seamless migration?
