Domain migrations in Microsoft 365 are rarely as simple as shifting email addresses from one namespace to another. The doDomain migrations in Microsoft 365 are rarely as simple as moving email addresses from one namespace to another. Before a domain can be reassigned to a target tenant, that domain must be fully removed from every object […]
How Mailbox sizes and OneDrive data has exploded over the last 10 to 15 years – and the knock – on affect for Microsoft 365 Migrations
Over the past 10 to 15 years, Microsoft 365 has fundamentally reshaped how organisations store, manage, and retain data. What began as modest mailbox quotas and limited personal storage has evolved into enterprise‑scale cloud repositories frequently holding hundreds of gigabytes per user. This unprecedented expansion has materially increased the complexity of tenant‑to‑tenant and cross‑platform migrations, […]
Restore Exchange Online Archive Mailbox to Primary Mailbox
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
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
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 […]
Decommission Binary Tree DirSync and Coexistence – Part 3
Option 3 – HCL Directory Sync For AD to Domino, if you are brave, you could battle your way through HCL Domino Directory Sync. You would still need to decommission Binary Tree Coex and DirSync but switch to making your Group updates in AD and then back-sync them to Domino. You need to set up […]
Decommission Binary Tree DirSync and Coexistence – Part 2
Decommission DirSync New Users Depending on how your new joiner process is structured, you are most likely initiating user creation in Active Directory or an HR system that is populating Active Directory and other systems. Therefore, a new joiner request is already most likely being sent to the Notes Admin team or an automation process. […]
Decommission Binary Tree DirSync and Coexistence – Part 1
Now is the time Now would be a good time to bite the bullet and remove coexistence from your environment. Here we will talk about how you could achieve this. Why? Because on 1 September 2024 Quest announced that they will no longer support the Binary Tree Coexistence, Migration and Directory Synchronisation tools for HCL […]
Google to Microsoft 365 Migrations – Part 2
Addressing common issues with Google to Microsoft 365 migrations The migration discovery phase Like all migration projects, Google to Microsoft 365 migrations begin with a comprehensive discovery process – and we employ various methods to examine the Google Workspace when compiling our discovery analysis report. This report includes a comprehensive list of all domains associated […]
Google to Microsoft 365 Migrations – Part 1
Addressing common issues with Google to Microsoft 365 migrations With experience migrating close to a million seats, Nero Blanco specialise in Microsoft tenant-to-tenant migrations – so much so that our team have been described as “world leaders in Microsoft migrations”. We pride ourselves on our expertise in this area. Our projects have ranged from small […]
Working with the on-premises AD Recycle Bin
Generally in day to day identity management you would not often need to resort to the Active Directory Recycle Bin, but when you do, typically it is a high priority request and you find yourself having to reacquaint yourself with the commands you need. Accidental deletion scenarios Where we have seen the need to restore […]
Outlook Rules not running automatically
Recently we received a support request from a client regarding Outlook Rules for a shared mailbox not running automatically – but they would run manually by the end users. The had been running successfully up until now without issue. Being an Exchange Admin and Outlook specialist, I figured I would get this resolved in no time. Well it turned out to be a bit trickier than we had anticipated.