Mr Tarsem Chand and Mrs Kanta Devi Mittal, founders of Mount Meru group, started journey in 1979, driven by a relentless commitment to innovation and creating a lasting impact. As a distinguished business conglomerate headquartered in Dubai (UAE), we have established a formidable presence across Africa. Our operations span the Downstream Petroleum Business, Manufacturing of Edible Oils, LPG, Lubricants, Storage and Logistics, and Infrastructure (Real Estate).
About:
With over 40 years of experience and a footprint in more than 15 countries, we have cultivated an invaluable wealth of knowledge, unparalleled expertise, and a profound understanding of diverse markets. Our remarkable growth is attributed to the dedicated efforts of our diversified workforce, which exceeds 6000 strong. We recognize our employees as the pillars of our organization, propelling our transformation from a humble trading company to a prominent enterprise in Sub- Saharan Africa.
Meru is deeply committed to fostering growth and enhancing the well-being of communities. We embrace environmentally friendly business solutions, aligning our practices with sustainable development. As we embark on this journey, we aim to ignite progress, empower communities, and create a future that resonates with prosperity and harmony.
As we continue to forge ahead, our unwavering dedication to excellence, coupled with our passion for empowering progress, propels us to transform lives and create a brighter future for all.
Phase 1: Assessment of Source Cloud Data
The first phase of an Office 365 migration plan is assessing the data with the company’s internal IT team needs to migrate. Here is a closer look at what this phase entails.
Identify the volume and type of data:
The first step in evaluating MOUNT MERU GROUP source cloud data is to determine 650 users’ data organization needs to migrate and what type of data it is. It includes identifying files, emails, contacts, calendars, OneDrive data, Teams Chat, SharePoint Online data, requirements.
Categorize data based on priority:
Once you have identified the data to migrate, the next step is categorizing it based on its priority. It will help you determine the order in which your IT team must migrate the data and the level of effort required for each category.
We started with exchange, contact, calendar, then OneDrive, Teams Chat, Teams Channels, SharePoint Online data.
Pre-migration analysis:
We have a cap of 20 users’ batches have to migrate in a single day. This capping is given by Microsoft only. Accordingly, we created a migration batch of 20 users each.
Develop a migration strategy:
We had taken the first batch as IT users to check all migration aspect, after the confirmation from IT team, we are going to take other users to migrate.
Phase 2: Preparation
The second phase of the Office 365 migration plan is to prepared the target environment. Here are the key tasks in this phase:
Account setup:
We were created users in target tenant, assign license and permission as per requirements.
Configuration:
Configured the target environment by defining policies and assigning security settings.
Pre-provisioning:
We were cross check all the users are created in target tenant, all groups, teams channels, SharePoint sites. If it is not the same replica as source tenant, we had done same aspects in target tenant.
Devise an email migration plan:
We were Developed a dedicated email migration project plan that includes filtering source emails and choosing the associated email attributes like attachments, calendars, events, contacts, tasks, etc.
Phase 3: Migration
The third phase of the Office 365 migration plan involves migrating the desired data to Microsoft 365. Here are the critical tasks in this phase:
Pilot run:
Conduct a pilot run to test the migration process with less data and identify any issues your IT team must address.
Actual data migration:
Once your team executes the pilot run without issues, migrate the entire source data to Microsoft 365 following the best practices.
Phase 4: Validation
The fourth and final phase of the M365 migration plan is to validate whether the migration was successful or not. Check out what are the essential steps to follow in this phase.
Post-migration validation through reports:
Examine the migration report to validate if the data transfer was successful and if the tool has migrated all records without any data loss.
User validation:
Validate the migration results with end-users to determine whether they can access and use the new Microsoft 365 apps as expected.
Training:
Provide training to end-users on how to use the new Microsoft 365 apps and how it differs from the previous source cloud platform.
Monitor and support:
Monitor the new environment to ensure it works as anticipated and supports users as needed.
Conclusion:
This migration is based on 6 domains, out of which 4 domains merge with Mount Meru Group and rest 2 domains remains same but in same tenant where Mount Meru Group default domain exist.
Migration has been done successfully and all the data are migrated 100%.