Tenant to Tenant In-Place Archive Migration — Office 365 Archive Transfer
IT Partner’s Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration service helps companies transfer mailbox data from the In-Place Archive of one Office 365 tenant to another Office 365 tenant while maintaining the metadata and folder hierarchy of the data. This service is for organizations that need assistance planning, configuring, monitoring, and verifying the migration of In-Place Archive data between tenants. SKU: ITPWW495MIGOT. Price: $10 per mailbox. Duration: 7 days. Manager: Roman Sotnik.
What this engagement is
In-Place Archive is a Microsoft Exchange Online feature that allows users to store older or less frequently accessed messages in a separate mailbox in the same tenant. When organizations merge or undergo other changes, there may be a need to move this data to a different tenant. IT Partner helps ensure that the migration is done correctly to prevent data loss or corruption by planning and preparing the migration, configuring the source and target environments, monitoring the migration, verifying migrated data, and supporting necessary post-migration tasks while minimizing user intervention.
Success criteria
What you receive
How the work unfolds
Kickoff meeting.
Identify the users whose data will be migrated, map the source and target environments, and set up the target tenant.
Create the necessary migration endpoints, set up administrative accounts, grant the necessary permissions, and create a migration batch.
Start the migration batch and monitor the progress of the migration.
Verify that all data has been successfully migrated to the target tenant.
Follow-up / closure conversations.
Prerequisites
Who does what
IT Partner
- Plan and prepare for the migration by assessing the environment and setting up the target tenant.
- Configure the source and target environments for migration, including setting up the necessary permissions and creating a migration batch.
- Monitor the progress of the migration.
- Verify that all data has been successfully migrated and perform any necessary post-migration tasks, such as updating DNS records or reconfiguring client devices.
- Minimize user intervention during the migration process.
Your team
- Provide a dedicated point of contact responsible for working with IT Partner.
- Coordinate any outside vendor resources and schedules.
- Provide temporary access to the existing environment/IT Infrastructure.
- Configure all network equipment, such as load balancers, routers, firewalls, and switches.
- Perform changes to internal and external DNS, as required.
- Inform users about upcoming changes and provide the necessary information.
What's not included
Frequently asked questions
What is IT Partner’s Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration service?
IT Partner’s Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration service helps move In-Place Archive mailbox data from one Office 365 tenant to another Office 365 tenant. The service is designed to preserve messages, folders, metadata, and folder hierarchy while minimizing user intervention during the migration.
What type of data is migrated with this service?
This service migrates mailbox data stored in the Exchange Online In-Place Archive from the source Office 365 tenant to the target Office 365 tenant. The stated migration scope includes archive messages, folders, and metadata, with verification that the migrated data is accessible and usable in the target tenant.
Does this service migrate primary mailboxes or only In-Place Archive data?
This service is specifically scoped for Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration. If primary mailbox migration, Teams data, OneDrive data, SharePoint data, or other Microsoft 365 workloads are required, those items should be confirmed separately with IT Partner because they are not listed in this service scope.
How much does the Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration service cost?
The listed price for IT Partner’s Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration service is $10 per mailbox. The service SKU is ITPWW495MIGOT, and any assumptions about mailbox count or additional work should be confirmed with IT Partner before purchase.
How long does the migration engagement take?
The listed duration for this service is 7 days. The actual migration schedule can depend on tenant readiness, licensing, mailbox/archive size, permissions, and completion of prerequisites such as target tenant setup and test migration.
What is included in the service deliverables?
The service includes migration planning and preparation, assessment of the environment, target tenant setup, source and target configuration, permission setup, migration batch creation, migration progress monitoring, migration verification, and necessary post-migration tasks such as DNS updates or client reconfiguration where required. It is designed to minimize user intervention during the migration process.
What are the main milestones during the engagement?
The engagement follows a structured process: kickoff meeting, user identification and environment mapping, target tenant setup, migration configuration, migration execution and monitoring, migration verification, and follow-up closure. This sequence helps ensure the source and target environments are ready before data is moved.
What prerequisites must be completed before the migration?
The target tenant must have a valid Office 365 subscription, the necessary user licenses, sufficient storage space, and properly synchronized user accounts and mailboxes. The source and target environments must be correctly configured with required permissions, relevant custom settings such as retention policies or transport rules should be set up in the target tenant, and a test migration and migration plan should be prepared.
Will the migration preserve folder hierarchy and metadata?
Yes, the service is intended to migrate In-Place Archive data while maintaining metadata and folder hierarchy. IT Partner also verifies the migrated data after the migration to help confirm that messages, folders, and metadata were successfully transferred.
How does IT Partner reduce the risk of data loss or corruption?
IT Partner reduces risk by planning the migration, preparing and configuring both tenants, setting permissions, creating migration batches, monitoring progress, and verifying the migrated data. The service success criteria state that all In-Place Archive data should be migrated without data loss or corruption and remain accessible in the target tenant.
Will users be able to access email and archive data during the migration?
The service is designed to have minimal impact on users in both the source and target tenants. The stated success criteria include users being able to access their email accounts and In-Place Archive data throughout the migration process, although any specific downtime or access constraints should be addressed in the migration plan.
Does this service affect mail flow during cutover?
This service focuses on migrating In-Place Archive data between Office 365 tenants, not on a full mail-flow migration project unless separately scoped. Any required DNS changes, client reconfiguration, or mail-flow considerations should be handled according to the migration plan and confirmed with IT Partner for the specific tenant scenario.
What responsibilities does IT Partner handle during the migration?
IT Partner is responsible for planning and preparing the migration, assessing the environment, setting up the target tenant, configuring source and target migration settings, granting or setting up required permissions, creating the migration batch, monitoring migration progress, verifying migrated data, and performing necessary post-migration tasks within scope. IT Partner also aims to minimize user intervention during the process.
What responsibilities does the client have during the migration?
The client must provide a dedicated point of contact, coordinate outside vendor resources, provide temporary access to the existing environment and IT infrastructure, configure network equipment if required, perform internal and external DNS changes as required, and communicate upcoming changes to users. These responsibilities matter because IT Partner needs timely access, coordination, and tenant/network readiness to complete the migration.
Are DNS changes included in the service?
The service includes necessary post-migration tasks such as updating DNS records where required, but the client responsibility section states that the client performs internal and external DNS changes as required. In practice, IT Partner can guide or include DNS-related post-migration work within scope, while the client should be prepared to execute DNS changes in their own environment.
Is a test migration part of the preparation?
Yes, performing a test migration is listed as a prerequisite for this service. A test migration helps validate tenant configuration, permissions, and the migration process before the full In-Place Archive migration is executed.
What happens after the archive data is migrated?
After migration execution, IT Partner verifies that the In-Place Archive data has been successfully migrated to the target tenant. The service also includes necessary post-migration tasks, such as DNS updates or client device reconfiguration where required, followed by follow-up and closure conversations.
What is not included in the service?
The service excludes items not specifically listed in the scope. For example, work outside In-Place Archive migration—such as broader Microsoft 365 workload migrations, unrelated tenant remediation, or custom projects—should be confirmed separately with IT Partner.
Who manages this service at IT Partner?
The listed manager for the Tenant to tenant In-Place Archive Migration service is Roman Sotnik. Prospective buyers should confirm scheduling, final scope, and tenant-specific details with IT Partner before the engagement begins.