Following on from this post:Office 365 Migrations - What happens to Outlook Meetings with embedded Teams URLs? - Nero BlancoWe developed a tool to strip out Teams info from Calendar invites, so that new Teams info co...
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Uninstall Microsoft Teams cleanly
Teams Cache CleanerTry this one last time...Start PowerShell as Admin and run:Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope Processtaskkill /IM teams.exe /F /TGet-ChildItem -Path ([System.Environment]:...
Where do emails sent to the default Microsoft Teams email address go?
Where does the default Teams email go?When you first create a Microsoft Team it allocates an email address for the Team. That email address is built by the Display Name (with spaces and special characters remove...
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, […]
Lessons learned from large tenant‑to‑tenant migrations
Large tenant‑to‑tenant (T2T) migrations are complex, multi‑workload programmes that touch every layer of Microsoft 365. Over time, recurring patterns and lessons emerge, especially when dealing with thousands of users, legacy configurations, holds, storage constraints, and identity dependencies. Below are some of the most valuable lessons we’ve learned from delivering large‑scale M365 migrations. Lesson 1: Active […]
From valve radios to artificial intelligence and self driving cars!
Yesterday we had an all company meeting and I thought it would be cool to kick it off with a quiz to keep everyone engaged. I had been thinking about my parents and reflected on the technology changes that they have witnessed in their lifetime. They were both born in the late 1940’s, so allow […]
The Importance of Translation tables for migration tools
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
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 […]
Fundamental Differences Between Google Workspace and Microsoft Tenant: A Migration Perspective – Part 2
Migrating from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 requires careful planning and execution.
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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 […]
Fundamental Differences Between Google Workspace and Microsoft Tenant: A Migration Perspective – Part 1
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 […]
Streamlining Workflows: Using Power Automate with SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
Power Automate, Microsoft’s workflow automation tool, is a game-changer for boosting productivity across Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint and Teams. Whether you’re managing documents, coordinating team tasks, or sending notifications, Power Automate can simplify repetitive processes with minimal effort. In this blog, we’ll explore how to harness Power Automate for automations in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams, break down the capabilities and options for […]
Manually Copy, Move or Export OneNote
In some circumstance during a tenant-to-tenant migrations, we have occasionally seen OneNote that don’t migrate correctly. This could be for a multitude of reasons, perhaps they were legacy OneNote stored outside of OneDrive or they had not sync’d from the user’s device. Here I will explain how you can copy the content manually if the […]
Nero Blanco Achieves ISO 27001 Certification
We’re proud to announce that Nero Blanco has officially achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification, the internationally recognised standard for information security management. This certification is a testament to our ongoing commitment to safeguarding client data, managing risk, and maintaining the highest standards of security across all our operations. As a trusted partner in complex IT migrations and hybrid environments, […]