{"id":5726,"date":"2021-06-11T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=5726"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:03:45","slug":"5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration","title":{"rendered":"5 Challenges Faced While SharePoint Online Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration\/#Disorganized_Content\" title=\"Disorganized Content\">Disorganized Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration\/#Storage_Space_Issue\" title=\"Storage Space Issue\">Storage Space Issue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration\/#Security\" title=\"Security\">Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration\/#Connectivity\" title=\"Connectivity\">Connectivity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration\/#Performing_Bulk_Migration\" title=\"Performing Bulk Migration\">Performing Bulk Migration<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/5-challenges-faced-while-sharepoint-online-migration\/#Hire_SharePoint_Professionals_for_Seamless_Migration\" title=\"Hire SharePoint Professionals for Seamless Migration\">Hire SharePoint Professionals for Seamless Migration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Migration to SharePoint online is not that easy as it sounds. There are many hurdles that comes in the way of the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/dedicated-sharepoint-developer\/\"><strong>SharePoint developers<\/strong><\/a><\/span> while performing migration process. If you are thinking that it is exactly the same as the upgradation process, then they you are highly mistaken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Within this section, we\u2019ve highlighted the common challenges faced during SharePoint migration. Let\u2019s take a look at them:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disorganized_Content\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Disorganized Content<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When your organization does not pay attention towards the organizing the content, then you will face issues during migration. If the libraries, list, and content types of the websites are organized in a systematic manner, then sit can simply the entire task, and migration will be done in the fastest possible time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storage_Space_Issue\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Storage Space Issue<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another hurdle that might will arise while migration is the data storage space issue. Organizations that are already having a less data space will face a major challenge in the long run. It is advisable to have more space for the data storage and data structuring should be done in the right manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 40px auto; border: 2px solid #065beb; padding: 20px 25px; border-radius: 6px; background: 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 62%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Are You Looking to Hire Dedicated SharePoint Developers?<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 36%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"padding: 10px 22px; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: middle; cursor: pointer; color: #ffffff; background-color: #065beb; -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; display: block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us today!<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Security\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Security<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Security is another issue while performing <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/sharepoint-migration-and-upgradation\/\">SharePoint Online migration<\/a><\/span>. When you move to the clouds, you will not get that control as you get with on-premises. Moreover, organizations fear from the idea of sharing single multi-tenant server with other companies that can give a rise to security threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connectivity\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Connectivity<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When you have to migrate lots of data within a limited bandwidth, the migration process becomes complex. After the migration, SharePoint Online will take lots of time in loading pages and files owing to the less bandwidth. For this, you have to do analysis of the content and the structure. This will decrease the overall time of the migration process.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/how-sharepoint-makes-employee-onboarding-process-smooth\">How SharePoint Makes Employee Onboarding Process Smooth?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performing_Bulk_Migration\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Performing Bulk Migration<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the migration process, there are chances of the files to get corrupted. To combat this issue, it is recommended to create a specific folder for the similar types of files. You can also utilize the third-party tools that can easily check and perform content migration on the basis of content type.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hire_SharePoint_Professionals_for_Seamless_Migration\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Hire SharePoint Professionals for Seamless Migration<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you have plans to migrate to SharePoint online, then you should look for the trusted <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/sharepoint-migration-and-upgradation\/\">SharePoint migration company<\/a><\/span>. They are equipped with the experienced SharePoint team that knows all the ins and outs of this platform. They will make sure that the entire process should be as smooth as possible for the organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/why-choose-sharepoint-platform-for-the-document-management\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Why Choose SharePoint Platform for the Document Management?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[643],"tags":[278,280,894],"class_list":["post-5726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sharepoint","tag-sharepoint-development","tag-sharepoint-development-company","tag-sharepoint-development-company-india"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5726"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10836,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5726\/revisions\/10836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}