IMAP / POP3 to Microsoft 365 Migrations

Most POP servers only store a few weeks of mail data. The majority resides on the local client such as Outlook. When performing a POP migration, the SkyKick Outlook Assistant will perform the entire migration process at cutover by uploading the Primary POP data store into the new Office 365 Outlook profile created by the Outlook Assistant. Talk to your SkyKick Migration Suites service provider for more information.

Typically, only mail and folder structure are accessible directly from an IMAP server, whereas contacts and calendars are typically stored locally on clients like Outlook. The Outlook Assistant works with SkyKick Server Sync to provide a comprehensive migration of both server-side and client-side data. Talk to your SkyKick Migration Suites service provider for more information.

The best way to get started with an POP3 to Microsoft 365 migration – or any migration – is to contact a SkyKick Migration Suites service provider. They can share detailed information on Pre-Migration Prep Guide, Migration Planning and Configuration, Migration Monitoring and Management and Getting Started Guide for Microsoft 365.

SkyKick migrates server-side data, including email, calendars, tasks, contacts, and shared mailboxes. SkyKick also migrates local client-side data, including auto-complete and email signature blocks.

We built the SkyKick Migration Suites to provide IT partners with an automated migration tool to accelerate their customers’ cloud transformation with comprehensive planning, accurate provisioning, no lost data, and a great end-user experience. Unlike other Microsoft 365 migration tools that focus primarily on moving server-side data—one step in a comprehensive migration-consulting project, SkyKick technology automates the migration of client-side data which is critical to migrate the extensive types and amount of POP3 and IMAP data that is not stored on the server. Beyond data migration, SkyKick technology automates up to 90% of the manual effort and enables partners to effectively manage all the essential steps across the entire migration project.

Because no two migrations are identical, it is difficult to predict precisely how long to migrate POP to Office 365. This is due to a variety of factors, including migration method, data source, data type and density, network performance, end-user engagement, and throttling, that can extend the duration required to complete the migration. However, SkyKick makes it easy to schedule and adjust a migration date, scope, and requirements, depending on the desired timeline.

SkyKick migration technology automatically processes data at the nearest regional Microsoft Azure data center in the country where the Office 365 tenant specified in the Migration Planner is located. All email content remains in the region during a migration. This includes compute, path of information from source to destination, and storage of metadata/state files. This information is transferred directly from source server to Office 365. At no time are data written to disk, stored, or taken possession of by SkyKick.

Directory synchronization is not required for Office 365 or SkyKick Migrations. However, if the company being migrated wants to implement directory synchronization, SkyKick technology can still be used. For more information, see Configuring Active Directory Synchronization for an Office 365 Migration.

SkyKick conforms to all the HIPAA requirements of a Business Associate. It can therefore sign and fulfill the elements contained in its Business Associate Agreement (BAA) (once completed and signed by a covered entity performing the migration). The BAA contains the elements specified at 45 CFR 164.504€, including:

• A description of the permitted and required uses of protected health information by SkyKick.
• The provision that SkyKick will not use or further disclose the protected health information other than as permitted or required by the contract or as required by law
• Requirements to use appropriate safeguards to prevent a use or disclosure of the protected health information other than as provided for by the contract.

For more information, see HIPAA Compliant Migrations.