Microsoft’s Migration Manager Update Enhances Data Migration for Businesses

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Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft’s Migration Manager tool has received a series of updates to enhance security and streamline the migration process for organizations.
  • Migration Manager now allows IT administrators to migrate Google Forms definitions and results to Microsoft Forms.
  • Other capabilities include file-level permissions support and the ability to manage multiple migrations simultaneously.

Microsoft announced yesterday a slew of updates to enhance its Migration Manager solution. The new features focus on bolstering security and ensuring a smoother migration experience for commercial customers.

Migration Manager is a powerful tool that allows organizations to migrate their data from various sources (like on-premises file shares, Google Drive, BOX, and Dropbox) to Microsoft 365. It lets customers configure one or more computers or virtual machines (VMs) as migration “agents” to streamline the management of large file share migrations.

First off, Migration Manager has added a new feature that allows IT admins to migrate Google Forms definitions and results to Microsoft Forms. This capability should make it easier for enterprise customers to move to Microsoft Forms.

Migration Manager Update Enhances Data Migration for Businesses

Microsoft has recently released a new tool that enables administrators to identify incompatible formulas and invalid embedded links in Google Sheets during the scanning phase of the migration process. The “Sheet scan” feature can be enabled in the Migration Manager project settings for a more thorough scanning of Google Sheets. Customers have the option to download sheet scanning reports for reviewing and addressing the identified issues.

Additionally, Migration Manager now supports the migration of file-level permissions. Microsoft says that IT admins will need to enable file-level permissions in the project settings to ensure that migrated files are shared with the same users as before. Migration Manager has introduced a new feature that provides the ability to automatically convert Box Notes to Word files.

Migration Manager gets usability improvements

Microsoft has released some new capabilities to streamline the migration flow for commercial customers. These include guided first run experience, multi-project support, flexible migration filters, and a migration time estimator.

Last but not least, the latest Migration Manager update now lets administrators manage multiple migrations from the source. It’s possible to create up to 5 projects per source type and easily switch between different projects. Moreover, Microsoft has introduced a new overview page that provides a guided tour of the migration process.