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Microsoft 365 Migration Services in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the UAE
Moving to Microsoft 365, or between Microsoft 365 tenants, is mostly about planning: knowing what you have, moving it without losing anything, and making sure people can work on day one. We plan and run migrations for businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE, and set up security properly while we’re at it.
Migrations we handle
Google Workspace to Microsoft 365
Gmail, calendars, contacts and Google Drive to Exchange Online, OneDrive and SharePoint, with Teams set up for chat and meetings.
Exchange Server to Exchange Online
Cutover, staged or hybrid migrations from on-premises Exchange, including public folders and shared mailboxes.
Tenant-to-tenant migrations
Mergers, acquisitions, rebrands and divestments: mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint sites and Teams moved between Microsoft 365 tenants, including domain moves.
File servers to SharePoint and OneDrive
Shared drives and home folders moved into a SharePoint and Teams structure that matches how your teams actually work, with permissions cleaned up.
Other email platforms
IMAP-based mail systems and hosted email providers moved into Exchange Online.
SharePoint upgrades
Older SharePoint Server sites moved to SharePoint Online, with the content reorganised where it helps.
How a Microsoft 365 migration works with us
- DiscoveryWe inventory mailboxes, shared mailboxes, files, permissions, domains and devices, and agree what moves, what gets archived and what gets cleaned up.
- Plan and prepareWe set up or tidy the destination tenant, verify domains, choose licences, and switch on MFA, Conditional Access and security baselines before any data arrives.
- Pre-stage the dataMail and files copy in the background while everyone keeps working. We test with a pilot group first.
- Cut-overOn the agreed date we run a final sync, switch DNS and mail flow, and help users with Outlook, Teams and OneDrive on their devices.
- AftercareWe check that every mailbox and site arrived complete, fix stragglers, decommission the old system safely, and stay on hand for questions.
What’s included
- A written migration plan with dates, responsibilities and a rollback option.
- Item-count checks per mailbox and site before we switch anything off.
- Security set up from day one: MFA, Conditional Access, Defender for Office 365 and sensible sharing settings.
- User guides and support for the first days after the move.
- Licence advice so you only pay for what you need, for example Business Premium versus E3.
Why businesses choose Virtual Petals
Our engineers in Abu Dhabi and Chennai have delivered Microsoft 365, Azure and integration projects for clients in the UAE, India and worldwide. Cut-overs can be scheduled outside UAE working hours, so your team isn’t interrupted.
Mito by Virtual Petals
See your Microsoft 365 security every day, not once a year
Mito is our own Microsoft 365 security assessment service. It runs read-only checks against your tenant every day across Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Defender and Intune, ranks what it finds by severity, and shows what changed since the last run. Results map to the CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A and the UAE IA Regulation, so you have evidence to work from. It uses read-only access that you can revoke at any time.
Areas we serve
We run Microsoft 365 migrations for businesses in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and across the UAE, and for clients in India and worldwide. Almost all migration work is done remotely, and we come on site in the UAE for cut-over support when it helps.
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Microsoft 365 migration FAQ
How long does a Microsoft 365 migration take?
For a business with up to 100 users, most email and file migrations take two to four weeks from planning to cut-over, with the actual switch done over an evening or weekend. Larger or more complex moves, such as tenant-to-tenant migrations after a merger, take longer and are done in waves.
Will we lose emails or files during the migration?
No. We copy mail, calendars, contacts and files in the background while you keep working, run a final sync just before cut-over, and check item counts per mailbox and site before we switch anything off.
Can you migrate from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365?
Yes. We migrate Gmail, Google Calendar, contacts and Google Drive to Exchange Online and OneDrive or SharePoint, and help users get comfortable with Outlook and Teams.
Is there downtime during the migration?
Users can keep working throughout. The only change they notice is at cut-over, when mail starts arriving in Microsoft 365 and they sign in with their new profile. We plan this for a quiet time and provide simple instructions.
Do you set up security as part of the migration?
Yes. A migration is the best time to switch on MFA, Conditional Access, device management and sensible sharing settings, so your new tenant starts secure instead of being fixed later.
Talk to us
Tell us about your Microsoft 365 or Azure environment and what you want to achieve. We reply within 24 hours on business days.
Phone: +971 2 409 3026
Email: contactus@virtualpetals.com
Office: Level 36, Etihad Towers 3, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Branch: Chennai, India