Data Migration

Data migration is a critical initiative when deploying Google Apps. You must decide (1) what data to migrate, such as mail messages, calendar events and contacts, (2) whose data you need to migrate as well as (3) how to migrate the data or the approach that best suits your environment such as server-side (administrator-driven, centrally-managed) or client-side (user-driven) data migration or a hybrid using both approaches. In this section you'll how to migrate data from Microsoft legacy systems using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange (GAMME), a server-side tool and Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook, a client-side tool. 

To complete the hands-on exercises for GADS, you'll need access to the On-Demand Lab (instructions to order) 

Watch and Learn
  1. Video: Migrating from Microsoft Exchange and Outlook tutorial
  2. Presentation: Google Apps Migration Overview
Practice Exercises

      READ BEFORE STARTING EXERCISE:
  • We discovered an open issue with new version of GAMME 3.0. 
  • Yes - it successfully migrates data and the exercises work as documented.
  • But - you may continue to receive OAuth validation error on the Validating Settings screen.
  • Please continue to migrate the data any way..it's probably working fine.
    We're working with Engineering to identify and resolve the error message.
  1. Exercise:  Server Side Migration of Mail from Exchange 2003
  2. Exercise:  Server Side Migration of Mail from a PST file
Experiencing Issues?
Test your Knowledge
    1. Assessment: Take the Data Migration self-assessment
    Reference Materials 
      • Presentation: Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Overview
      • Presentation: Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook Overview
      • OAuth Overview  article
      • GAMME Download  site
      • GAMMO Download  site
      • Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes (GAMLN) Download site
      • Technical Transition Guide  pdf