Listing Top Complex Issues About Moving To Office 365 That Everyone Should Know!

The time you decide to move to MS Office 365, you should be prepared to deal with a few special surprises that come with it. This article will discuss some of the noted factors we encountered during this transition. Though moving to Office 365 will prove fruitful, some surprising elements may put you in a puzzling situation. So, to avoid falling into that situation read all the points we cover in this article. 

 

I. Migrating Is A Complex Process-Moving to Office 365 

If you use an Active Directory on-premise environment and try to start the migration process of moving to Office 365, then be informed that the process will undoubtedly be complex. The SP2 Exchange Server 2010 has a wizard that lessens the step counts from around 50 down to 6; however, the process is still very hectic and needs your vital planning. 

II. You should begin with the spam filtering  

Spam filtering can be a big issue for you during this process if you are unaware of it in advance. Fine-tuning spam filters can be time-consuming, but it is essential because it keeps spam away from you. This suite utilises MS Forefront Online Protection for Exchange, a great spam filtering tool that requires ample time to get configured. 

III. Addresses of Outbound Emails May Change  

While subscribing to MS Office 365, each user account uses an email address that comes as default, and this email address last in onmicrosoft.com. Though any user can use their domain, more than accepting emails of your domain name is required. Moving to Office 365, all the outbound messages will keep using onmicrosoft.com domain until configuration changes are made, which would not be intuitive. 

IV. Chances for you to say bye to third-party utilities  

Several companies utilise third-party utilities for handling Exchange Server. So, if you use any of these utilities that should be installed on the Exchange Server, you will need help using Office 365. To use it, you should get an on-premise Exchange Server. Moreover, Microsoft does not permit users to install software over Office 365 servers. 

V. DNS Issues Can Arise  

Moving to Office 365- Users who include the domain in their Office 365 account would get a DNS entries list that has to be made for the part to work correctly. Though most of these entries are straightforward, Microsoft Lync needs a few SRV records to be made. 

It should not be an issue for users who use DNS servers of Microsoft, yet it will surely be a problem for people using Non-Microsoft DNS Servers. For instance, if you use ISP to handle your DNS entries, then it would not be able to take SRV records creation due to its utilisation of a Linux DNS server. Though it is not meant that these DNS entries would not be effective with a Linux server, if your DNS is being handled by someone else, then it will be troublesome to get the required DNS records made. 

VI. You would require utilising multiple management tools  

Moving to Office 365, Control Panel in Exchange is used as a primary management tool for Exchange Server. Similarly, accounts of various users are being made via a proprietary interface instead of the computer’s console and Active Directory users. Hence, you would require relying on multiple management tools in this process. 

VII. Resetting permissions of file server  

If you plan to move your entire domain of Active Directory, make sure to get a clear plan for the file server's data before decommissioning the domain controllers. Moving to Office 365, you can shift all your data to the NAS appliance; however, there are other perfect situations. Though the focus on that. If you think of moving everything except file servers, you cannot utilise your accounts in Active Directory to manage file access. 

VIII. Get Ready To Be Filled With Email Messages & Phone Calls 

One of the most surprising aspects of moving to Office 365 is that; you would be attacked with so many emails and phone calls from Microsoft. Though it is quite helpful to users in many ways, it won't be enjoyable if you do not need assistance. 

IX. No Instant Connection With Mobile Devices Of Users  

It is a particular issue of this process as, moving to Office 365, you must keep your Windows phone connected to the mailbox for many days, ultimately leading you to stay disconnected from the mobile device. This issue mainly affects those who start the process from the beginning instead of working through co-existed scenarios and migrating each thing to the servers. 

At the fresh start of the transition, you would be required to make the PST file on the system and then move each of your calendar entries, contacts and emails from Outlook to PST. After completing it, you can disjoin your system from the on-premise domain. Now, switch Outlook to the new mailbox of Office 365. After that, copy all data in the PST file to the mailbox. It will not let your contacts and other important content disappear from your mobile device. 

Indeed, it will be acceptable for companies to work through an entire migration process. However, small companies that abandon on-premise domains would undoubtedly need to consider it. 

X. A Control Loss May Happen  

Lastly, migrating to Office 365 is meant to give up your control. For instance, there will be no control over the patch management process, administrative tasks, and software upgrades you may use to perform on-premise. 

So, by knowing the aspects of moving to Office 365, you can confidently drive to this suite and positively enhance your activity.

 

For more information on how to migrate or need help, contact Server Consultancy.