Introducing data import for Microsoft OneDrive: An easier, faster, and higher-fidelity migration to Google Workspace

For enterprise organizations, migrating files along with their permissions to a new platform can feel daunting and risk interrupting daily business operations. To help simplify this transition, we are excited to announce general availability of Google Workspace data import (advanced mode) to support large-scale file migrations from Microsoft OneDrive. Just like the other features of the data import, this is available at no additional cost.

This update allows IT teams to execute large migrations efficiently, as you can import multiple concurrent batches at a time. Data import automatically adjusts import speeds to match your Microsoft licensing tier, maximizing throughput without exceeding source quotas.

Data import provides:

• Ease of use: A turnkey, scalable cloud-native service that can be accessed and used directly from the admin console. 
• Quicker speeds and accuracy: Finish importing data sooner with faster migration speeds from parallelization and improved algorithms.
• No additional cost to use: No additional infrastructure costs during migration or licensing costs for third-party data migration tools.

Additionally, customers will be able to use the migration planning utility for file migrations that will help improve their change management and data migration forecasting. The migration planning utility is available to provide source data corpus details and migration timeline estimates. This offers customers no-friction discovery and data-driven planning when undertaking large scale enterprise migrations from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace.

Getting started

• Admins:
• Access data import within Google Workspace Admin console. Visit the Help Center to learn more about migrating files from an OneDrive account to Google Workspace via data import advanced mode. You must be a Workspace super admin to perform a migration.
• Click here to access the migration planner tool.
• End users: There is no end user impact or action required.

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now

Availability

• Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
• Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
• Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
• Other Editions: Frontline Starter, Standard, and Plus; Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Nonprofit

Resources

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Use the advanced migration mode for OneDrive
• Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up the Azure application for an advanced migration