- Google admins can now migrate data from Microsoft Teams channels to Chat
- Customization is supported, including date ranges.
- Now available to all Google Workspace subscribers
Google has launched a new offensive in the online collaboration market with a new service that makes it easier to migrate Microsoft Teams conversations to its own Chat service.
“We’re expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace administrators to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat,” the company said in a Google Workspace updates blog post announcing the news. .
The hope is that businesses will be able to implement Google Chat more easily by experiencing less downtime during the transition.
Migrating from Teams to Chat just got even easier
Within Google Chat’s ‘Chat Migration’ menu, administrators can connect to opposing Microsoft accounts to import data from Teams. Migration maps and identity maps can be uploaded as csv files, and administrators will also have the option to enter the start date from which messages will be migrated.
“You can also run a delta migration, which will migrate all messages added to Teams channels from the main migration. Messages that have already been successfully migrated are skipped,” Google added.
Administrators can also generate reports based on completed migrations to identify content that was skipped, failed, or had warnings.
Additionally, the feature requires those performing the action to be Google Super Admins and Microsoft Teams Global Admins.
Google said the feature is now available to all Google Workspace users; However, a shared screenshot of the process shows a “Beta” icon next to the “Chat Migration” header. TechRadar Pro We asked Google to confirm whether the feature is now generally available or remains in beta, but didn’t immediately get a response.
Although Microsoft has resolved a complaint that its Teams integration into Microsoft 365 puts its competitors at a disadvantage, the company still faces distrust, if only from its competitors.
Businesses that still need to use both platforms (and/or others) should consider enabling Mio. Google announced its interoperability with Teams and Zoom using this third-party service in early 2024.
