{"id":25217,"date":"2026-03-10T15:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/insights\/uncategorized\/late-night-brew-google-to-microsoft-365-migration-what-organisations-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T05:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:11:25","slug":"late-night-brew-google-to-microsoft-365-migration-what-organisations-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/insights\/videos\/late-night-brew\/migrations-late-night-brew\/late-night-brew-google-to-microsoft-365-migration-what-organisations-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Night Brew &#8211; Google to Microsoft 365 Migration What Organisations Need to Know\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"1405\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jCMnCw3E0OY\" title=\"Late Night Brew - Google to Microsoft 365 Migration What Organisations Need to Know\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of&nbsp;Late Night&nbsp;Brew, host Robert&nbsp;Buktencia&nbsp;is joined by Josh Pusateri to explore why organisations are increasingly moving from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many migrations are initially framed as a technical project, the reality is that these transitions are&nbsp;largely driven&nbsp;by security requirements, licensing&nbsp;flexibility&nbsp;and the need for stronger enterprise capabilities. However, the biggest challenge organisations face is not the technology itself. It is managing the user experience during the transition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365&nbsp;represents&nbsp;a fundamental shift in how employees access tools, collaborate on documents and manage communication. For many users who have only worked with Gmail and Google Docs, learning Outlook, Teams and the broader Microsoft ecosystem can be a significant adjustment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this discussion, Robert and Josh break down the&nbsp;real world&nbsp;considerations that organisations need to plan for before starting a migration project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you will learn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why security capabilities are a major driver behind Google to Microsoft 365 migrations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Microsoft\u2019s flexible licensing options support different types of users and roles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why user adoption and training are critical for migration success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The differences between Google\u2019s web first collaboration model and Microsoft\u2019s application ecosystem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which Google services do not have direct migration paths into Microsoft&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TIMESTAMPS\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00 Introduction and episode overview&nbsp;<br>01:24 Why organisations move from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365&nbsp;<br>03:10 Why these migrations are really change management projects&nbsp;<br>05:10 What IT admins must learn in Microsoft 365&nbsp;<br>06:19 Google services that do not directly migrate&nbsp;<br>08:59 Episode wrap up and what is next in the series&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are considering this transition, our detailed\u00a0ebook\u00a0provides a deeper guide to planning,\u00a0risks\u00a0and best practices for a successful move.\u00a0Read the full guide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/insights\/geek-speak\/migrations\/navigating-the-transition-migrating-from-google-workspace-to-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navigating the Transition Migrating from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Considering a Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 migration?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reach out<\/a> to our team to discuss your migration strategy and learn how to manage security, user\u00a0adoption\u00a0and platform changes for a successful transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image {\n  display: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn why organisations migrate from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, including security benefits, licensing flexibility and migration challenges. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":25218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-migrations-late-night-brew","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25219,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25217\/revisions\/25219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}