It is not a straightforward process to migrate from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365. You can. GoDaddy is an excellent Web Host for small businesses and start-ups who need a simple and cost-effective online presence. GoDaddy attracts businesses to the platform with simplified billing and low first-year expenses. They even offer an easy upgrade from the dreadful webmail that GoDaddy provides with their hosted domains.
The GoDaddy Microsoft 365 version is a poor firm decision no matter which angle you take it.
- Microsoft is not hosting GoDaddy Microsoft 365, and Microsoft does also not manage it. As your business grows, you will need more services like Power Platform, Power BI, or Dynamics. If you are looking for these tools, the only way is to migrate to Microsoft.
- 301 employees? Nope. GoDaddy 365 is just available for Microsoft 365 Business plans and not Enterprise. There is a limit of 300 users per plan and after you reach 301 users, it is time to upgrade to Microsoft’s actual Microsoft 365. Enterprise plans permit more than 300 users.
- Instead, purchase Microsoft 365 via a CSP partner. They can offer a license and allow you to navigate complicated licensing options to ensure you get the right features and pricing for your business.
Migrating from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365
You are in GoDaddy Office 365. You require to migrate to Microsoft 365. Migrating from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365 is not a painless process, we have gained repeated success with it. These are the essential points to know before you start.
Here are the specific problems you will face when migrating from GoDaddy to Microsoft.
- The GoDaddy Admin interface is “limited” and does not provide the traditional tenant-to-tenant migrations necessary tools. Standard migration tools will not work if there is no admin access. By using Office 365, users can universally access company data on Virtual Desktop Hosting at anytime from anywhere. Apart from this, O365 even provides all Office applications, like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.
- GoDaddy offers services and a process to assist you to manage your migration. Then Outlook Export will provide PST files, and this is a risky way to go about it. Once you start the process, you have one chance.
- GoDaddy’s support team is not all experienced with this process. If you require assistance, you might have to wait for an escalated response that could take several days.
Here are the specific issues you can avoid while migrating from GoDaddy to Microsoft.
- Migrating from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365 can migrate all Azure Active Directory groups and users from GoDaddy to Microsoft.
- While you migrate Office 365 from GoDaddy to Microsoft, Migration Experts can move any additional SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Microsoft Teams objects into Microsoft 365.
- All mailboxes should be assigned to the temporary SMTP Domain registered above so that Microsoft can consume your domain when you migrate. Here comes the fun part. You cannot remove the federation of an actual SMTP domain. So, you will require to call GoDaddy support to coordinate the removal.
- You can also transfer a domain from GoDaddy to Microsoft.
- Remove your customized domain from your office 365 plan in GoDaddy.
Conclusion
Microsoft 365 Migration Services from Apps4Rent has a standardized and repeatable process that reduces downtime and ensures a successful GoDaddy migration to Office 365. Apart from that Apps4Rent even assists in providing Azure Virtual Desktop at affordable pricing and provides support to their clients which makes them superior partners to select for the service.