Moving an engineering company from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365

The challenge

A Sydney engineering company had been using Google Workspace for email, file storage and collaboration but wanted to standardise its business environment around Microsoft 365.

The company had years of email stored in Gmail and business files spread across Google Drive. Those services were actively used by staff, so the migration needed to preserve existing information while allowing employees to continue working throughout the transition.

What Bang IT did

Bang IT planned and carried out the migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. Email was migrated from Gmail into Exchange Online, while business files held in Google Drive were moved into the appropriate Microsoft 365 locations using a combination of SharePoint and OneDrive.

The migration was staged so that data could be transferred and checked before the final transition. User accounts, access and the new Microsoft 365 environment were prepared in advance, allowing the final changeover to take place without interrupting normal business operations.

The outcome

The company moved from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 without business downtime. Staff retained access to their historical email and business files while gaining an environment built around Exchange Online, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and Microsoft 365 identity and access controls.

Rather than operating across two productivity ecosystems, the business now has email, files, collaboration and identity working together within Microsoft 365.