In the age of virtual work and digital teamwork, organizations often find themselves at crossroads when it comes to choosing the right suite of productivity tools. Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365) and Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) stand out as the two major contenders in this arena.
Overview of Microsoft Teams and Google Chat
Microsoft Teams: Launched in 2017, Microsoft Teams has become a preferred choice for team collaboration, offering features like real-time messaging, file sharing, and third-party integrations. As of 2023, Microsoft Teams boasts over 145 million daily active users.
Google Chat, previously known as Hangouts Chat, is a communication platform developed by Google. It’s part of Google Workspace and offers direct messages, group conversations, and integrated access to Google Workspace apps, providing a unified platform for team collaboration and communication.
Why Migrate from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat?
Initially, two separate ecosystems existed. One was the Microsoft stack, which included Microsoft 365 and its fully integrated service, Microsoft Teams. The other consisted of Google Workspace coupled with Slack. Historically, Google did not offer a channel-based chat service. As a result, Google customers typically used Slack for chat collaboration and Google Workspace for other services such as email, Drive, and so on.
However, Google has recently introduced Google Spaces, a channel service within their chat offering. They now have access to a chat service that is deeply integrated with Google Workspace, enabling users to collaborate directly on Docs, Sheets, and Slides within the chat platform itself. For businesses already subscribed to Google Workspace, Google Chat comes at no additional cost, potentially offering significant savings compared to maintaining a separate subscription for the chat service.
Why choose Cloudiway:
As far as this article is written, Cloudiway is the only solution of the market able to migrate Microsoft Teams to Google chat. Everything is covered, channels and one-one private messages.
Getting Ready for the Migration
Before initiating the migration process, it’s crucial to assess your current Microsoft Teams structure, strategize your Google Chat structure, formulate a comprehensive mapping document, and communicate the plan to your team.
The Migration Procedure
The migration procedure entails creating rooms in Google Chat based on your Microsoft Teams channels, migrating data from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat, testing the new environment, training your team, and ultimately, going live.
The Cloudiway platform automates all these tasks. It will recreate the chats and spaces, migrate the permissions, content, and automatically map the identities.
Post-Migration: Guaranteeing a Seamless Transition
Following the migration, it’s essential to provide continuous support to your team. This includes monitoring and collecting feedback, providing ongoing training, promoting collaboration, regularly updating your team, and offering technical support.
Conclusion
Customers who are making the move from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace now have a complete solution to migrate their data between the 2 solutions.
