Five Steps to Choose the Best Slack to Teams Migration Company
If your organization is planning to migrate from Slack to Teams, the next step would be finding the right migration tool. As an IT admin, you should keep in mind that there are not a lot of Slack to Teams migration tools. There are, however, a few on the market that are worth researching and trying. In this article, we wrote down five very important factors you need to keep in mind before choosing a Slack to Teams migration tool.
. Research on Tool’s Features and Capabilities
. Check for Auto-Mapping Functionality
. Prioritize on Security
. Work with a Migration Partner That Can Migrate Data Too
. Look for Technical Support Capabilities- Research on Tool’s Features and Capabilities
Not all Slack to Microsoft Teams migration tools work the same or offer the same features. Some can only migrate the channels and direct messages, others can migrate workspaces as well.
When migrating from Slack to Teams, you can categorize Slack into the following.
1. Channels
2. Direct Messages
3. Users
4. Workspaces
5. Apps and custom integrations
If you plan to migrate from Slack to Teams manually, you can only migrate the Channels and not the chats. Even Microsoft suggests working with a third-party tool like CloudFuze to migrate the messages.
Understandably, apps and custom integrations can’t be migrated using a tool. You need to find and add a relevant app in the Microsoft Teams marketplace to ensure functionality. If you don’t find it in the marketplace, your company has to build it from scratch.
2. Check for Auto-Mapping Functionality
If your company is large and there are thousands of employees, it is always a wise option to check for a feature called auto-mapping in a Slack to Teams migration tool.
The auto-map option automatically pairs users in the source Slack and the destination Teams account. This will not only speed up the migration process but also save a lot of manual work. A manual-mapping option would come in handy in different business use cases, such as migrating one user’s chats to another.
3. Prioritize on Security
Business data should be secure and free from unauthorized access. Slack channels and even the chats between employees must remain confidential. Therefore, it is essential that the migration tool you will choose must be highly secure.
While researching tools or services, talk to the respective company representatives and inquire about their security features.
Slack to Teams migration tools like CloudFuze offers unmatched security and end-to-end encryption during migration.
In addition to that, CloudFuze can also be deployed in your own cloud or datacenter for increased security.
4. Work with a Migration Partner That Can Migrate Data Too
A few companies offer both data and chat (Slack to Teams) migration together. CloudFuze, for instance, is an industry-leading cloud data migration company. It also supports Slack to Teams migration. If your company is planning to migrate to Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint) from a different cloud service, you have both data and chat migrations done by the same company.
5. Look for Technical Support Capabilities
Even though Slack to Teams migration tools are SaaS-based, using them can be a little difficult. It may sometimes understand the concept of how migration works, and especially how the chats or channels will be migrated over to Teams. Without a proven support team, IT admins may find it very difficult to complete the migration successfully on their own.
If you represent an enterprise, look for a dedicated migration team that can work with you throughout the migration process on a project basis.
Looking for a Slack to Teams migration service?
CloudFuze provides Slack to Teams migration for companies of all sizes from the United States as well as other countries.
In addition to chat migration, CloudFuze is globally known for its data migration capabilities.
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