Archive for: March, 2026

The Importance of Translation tables for migration tools

31st March, 2026

In tenant-to-tenant (T2T) and Google-to-Microsoft 365 migration projects, maintaining accurate identity relationships is essential for ensuring data integrity, continuity, and security. Migration tools such as AvePoint rely heavily on mapping files (sometimes called translation tables) to link source objects to their target equivalents. Without accurate mappings, permissions break, content fails to align, and migrated users may lose access to their own data.  What is a mapping […]

Restore Exchange Online Archive Mailbox to Primary Mailbox

27th March, 2026

You’d think this would be easy and not an uncommon request.  There are genuine use cases for restoring an Exchange Online Archive mailbox to the primary mailbox. For example: With the right SKU, Microsoft gives you a 100 GB primary mailbox. Plenty of space for most users.  But even so, you might only use 15 […]

Manage and restore deleted and inactive mailboxes in Exchange Online

16th March, 2026

When a user leaves an organisation in Microsoft 365, administrators have several options for how to handle the user’s mailbox. The approach chosen determines how long the mailbox data is retained and how it can be recovered in the future. Option 1: Convert the mailbox to a Shared Mailbox A common approach is to convert […]

Providing expert migration services during Mergers & Acquisitions

11th March, 2026

Most organisations only migrate to Microsoft 365 once or twice in their lifetime. For us at Nero Blanco IT, it’s something we do every week. For over 15 years we’ve helped organisations of every size move to Microsoft 365 safely, securely and with minimal disruption. Nero Blanco migration experience15+ years delivering Microsoft migration projectsHundreds of […]

Fundamental Differences Between Google Workspace and Microsoft Tenant: A Migration Perspective – Part 1

4th March, 2026

In the modern digital workplace, organisations face a critical decision: do they choose Google Workspace or Microsoft 365? Both platforms offer cloud-based productivity tools, collaboration features, and storage, but there are many differences in their architecture, security models, and integration capabilities. For businesses migrating from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, understanding these fundamental differences, as […]