avepoint cloud arcade: optimizing your office 365 migration
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OPTIMIZING YOUR OFFICE 365 MIGRATION Sag Baruss, Senior Strategic Advisor
To consider the complexity of migrating to Office 365. To understand the available options and key questions to ask. To provide guidance on how to move forward with your Office 365 migration.
THE OBJECT OF THE GAME
PART 1: CONSIDERATIONS
What are you going to move to the cloud?Are you going to move everything at once?What are you going to move first?How are you planning to manage the user impact?
KEY QUESTIONS
PART 2: DISCOVER
To find all the things that will trip you up during
the migration.
WHY RUN A DISCOVERY
Custom content typesWorkflowCustom code Legacy functionalityCustom web partsLinks and points of integration
Follow the traffic.Follow your critical data.Follow your most ( and least ) sophisticated users.Use a combination of automated tools and manual discovery.
HUNTING FOR FLIES
WHAT TO DO WITH LEGACY CUSTOMIZATIONS
Existing Customization
Is the functionality still
required?
No
Discard the Customization
Purchased Customization
No
Developed Customization
Is a new version available?
Yes Is it O365 compatible? Yes Purchase the new
version
Yes
Is the functionality
available natively?
Yes Replace the App with native functionality
No
Invest in rebuilding the Customization
No
Can it be ported? Yes Is it O365 compatible? Yes Port the
Customization
No No
PART 3: ASSESS & CLASSIFY
Identify your data sources. Start with your legal, regulatory, and business requirements. Look for organizational patterns.Start with broad strokes and manage the rest by exception.
CLEANING THE POND
EGGS, TADPOLES AND FROGS
PART 4: PLAN & DESIGN
People: - Technical and business resourcesProcess: - Repeatable and modularTechnology: - Migration software
PREREQUISITES
Don’t do it all at once. Look for natural separation. Align migration ‘waves’ to business activity. Don’t take on more than you can support.
DISSECTING YOUR MIGRATION
PART 5: MIGRATE
Migration Path: - Direct or indirectMigration Ownership: - Centralized or distributedAggressiveness: - Active or passive
MIGRATION OPTIONS
METHODOLOGY
Understand your migration scenarios.Pre-migrate and test before you commit.Look for 'low hanging fruit' opportunities.Be organized and methodical.
GETTING YOUR CARS IN A ROW
PART 6: CLOSING THOUGHTS
Getting caught by surprise. Migration speed. Not considering the differences between on-premises and the cloud. Understanding the impact on users.
THE TRUCKS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Know your requirements.Understand the business processes you are supporting.Leverage the advantages of O365.Think ahead to user adoption. Know your data.
HOPPING YOUR PROJECT FORWARD
VISUALIZING YOUR DATA
Looks like Pac Man
Does not look like Pac Man