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thanks man for watching...really do appreciate it

awesome! thanks for watching

thank you! yes, much needed.

You're welcome! I'm glad you're finding the series helpful. If you have any specific questions or topics you'd like me to cover, feel free to let me know. Happy to help!

thank you so much for watching...I really do appreciate it.

awesome! thanks for watching

Thank you for watching

Working on them

Thanks for watching. I am working on a series for sp2016 migration into the cloud.

Thanks for watching

Hi there! Thank you for your comment and your interest in the migration series. I appreciate your patience, and I promise to cover all the aspects of migration in the upcoming videos. If you have any specific topics or questions you would like me to address, please let me know. Stay tuned for more content on migration!

Thanks Jon. Incremental is right for a lot of larger orgs.

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you found the content valuable. If you have any specific questions or topics you'd like me to cover in future videos, feel free to let me know!

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful. I don't have a specific video on using Sharegate for migrations at the moment, but I can definitely create one for you. In the meantime, if you have any specific questions about using Sharegate or need assistance with a migration, feel free to let me know and I'll be happy to help.

Thank you kindly!

I'm on it...I think this one is coming up next

@@DeShonClark Agreed. Would like to see the same.

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you found the video helpful. I'll definitely consider making a video on the full migration strategy in the near future. Stay tuned!

any luck with this?

@@henryott5070 It certainly had its share of challenges but that turned out not to be one of them. They had on premises SharePoint setup that hosted their Intranet and that was what needed to be lifted and shifted so to speak. Their file shares were kept separate and were not integrated into SharePoint at all.

Hey Steve, just now looking into this...quick question..when in the cloud, and viewing the documents on prem on the file-share, do they need to edit the documents? or do they just need to be able to ready the documents? If ready only, then I would recommend doing a one-way sync onprem file share to SharePoint Online document library. This way SPO can interact and surface the documents in a natural way.

Thanks for your comment! Unfortunately, I don't have the specific steps on how to use the SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) to create a OneNote notebook from exported folder content. However, I would suggest reaching out to Microsoft support or checking their documentation for detailed instructions on how to achieve this. They will be able to provide you with the specific information and guidance you need. Good luck with your migration process!

Hi! Yes, there is a strategy for migrating from a classic SharePoint site collection with variations to a hub modern UI SharePoint site architecture. In this case, you would follow the full migration strategy. In this strategy, you would migrate your classic site collection to SharePoint Online and then restructure it using the hub and site collection architecture. The first step is to plan your information architecture (IA) by identifying the hub sites and their associated sites. Then, you would create the hub sites and the modern site collections for each associated site. Next, you would migrate the content from the classic SharePoint site collection to the corresponding modern site collections within the hub architecture. During the migration process, you would need to consider the navigation, site structure, custom web parts, security mappings, and branding guidelines. It's important to ensure that the navigation is updated to reflect the new hub and site collection structure. You may need to recreate the site structure in the modern SharePoint sites or make adjustments based on the new architecture. Additionally, you need to determine how to handle any custom web parts that were used in the classic SharePoint site collection. You may need to consider if they can be reconfigured or replaced with modern web parts in SharePoint Online. Security mappings involve mapping the site owners and permissions from the classic SharePoint site collection to the hub and associated site collections in SharePoint Online. Lastly, you would need to update the branding to align with the modern UI of SharePoint Online. This includes updating the look and feel, page layouts, and any custom branding elements. Remember, each migration project is unique, so it's important to assess your specific requirements and consult with a SharePoint migration specialist or expert who can guide you through the process.

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That sounds like a valid strategy! Doing a slow background incremental migration to SharePoint Online and establishing everything quietly before cutting over users to Online can be a good approach. This allows you to gradually move your content and infrastructure to the cloud while minimizing disruption to users. It's important to plan and coordinate the migration process to ensure a smooth transition for your users. If you have any specific questions or need more details on the steps involved in this strategy, feel free to ask!

it stays in tack...the migration is a "copy" of the content from onprem to SharePoint online

@@DeShonClark THANK YOU! I was asked for risk mitigation/rollback should it destroy our only copy (other than our backups). Glad to hear I can migrate without much risk.

I love doing that type of migration...it saves the client a ton of storage space and it provides better management of security and access. I usually go file share to multiple document libraries (all under the same site collection) or the entire file share under a single document library with different security at the level 1 folder layer. The tech will provide you a lot of flexibility...how deep or wide is requirement base.

⁠@@DeShonClarkthank you for the feedback do you have a specific video on this? What tools do you typically use? Sharepoint migration tool,or sharegate?

This is the biggest gotcha. SharePoint forms (info path, nintex, or custom forms) will not migrate automatically to spo... mostly because there are two different technologies here. We either use the oob form in spo, or manually create the forms using powerapps. Good to know this before migrating to ensure there's the right time and budget allotted.

Hi there! Thank you for your comment and suggestion. I appreciate your interest in a tutorial for HostGator. I will definitely take note of your request and consider creating a tutorial on HostGator in the future. In the meantime, if you have any specific questions or need assistance with HostGator, feel free to let me know and I will do my best to help you out. Thanks again and have a great day!

very good point, I'll get these series completed...thank you for the reminder

@@DeShonClark To be honest I loved all your informative content but when I see part 1 out of 10 and there are only 3 parts of that series, I got surprised. Nah... Are those parts are paid one? 😆

I agree, full migration is the cleanest for those orgs that can dedicated the time and budget to pull it off

I agree, full migration please!