Microsoft Online Migration Toolkit

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O Microsoft Online Migration Toolkit é composto por alguns materiais que pretendem auxiliar o planeamento da migração de uma infra-estrutura Exchange Server para os serviços Exchange Online. O toolkit inlcui vários documentos, tais como: project plan, communication plan, tracking spreadsheet, procedures, e-mail templates, Known Issues e FAQ.

Aqui fica um excerto do Migration Project Checklist:

Planning

1. Identify migration project manager.
2. Build migration project team.
3. Build migration Support team.
4. Develop migration project plan.
5. Develop migration procedures.
6. Develop migration communication plan.
7. Develop migration tracking process.

Pre-Migration

1. Configure Microsoft® Online for your organization.
2. Establish e-mail coexistence.
3. Establish directory synchronization.
4. Validate your migration plan and procedures.
5. Communicate.
6. Qualify people for migration.
7. Identify and track people to be migrated.
8. Users perform Before Migration procedures.

Migration Day

1. Activate the Microsoft Online accounts.
2. Migrate mailbox content.
3. Perform post migration validation.
4. Send Welcome communication.

Post Migration

1. Users perform After Migration procedures.
2. Users complete post-migration survey.
3. Delete local Microsoft Exchange Server mailboxes.
4. Enable incoming e-mail.

A Microsoft espera que metade das mailboxes de Exchange migrem para um modelo hosted durante os póximos 5 anos.