Migration Center · Google Workspace assessment
Discovering a Google Workspace domain
Proposed interface concept Not released. A design for discussion, drawn in HTML and CSS; not a screenshot of working software.
Read-only discovery of Gmail, Drive and shared drives, Calendar, Contacts, Groups and Chat, sorted into what migrates directly, what needs conversion, what needs validation and what is not supported, with complexity per workload rather than a duration. Counts are illustrative example data.
Proposed interface concept Not released · example data · subject to change
| Workload | Found | Status | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| GmailLabels become folders; one decision needed for messages with several labels | 61 GB | Ready | Low |
| CalendarRooms become bookable resources; 3 booking pages re-created by hand | 17 · 4 rooms | Ready | Low |
| ContactsPersonal contacts and the shared clinic directory | 2,140 | Ready | Low |
| My Drive3,906 Google Docs, Sheets and Slides to convert | 74 GB | Needs conversion | Medium |
| Shared drivesBecome shared folders; 2 outside members to review | 3 · 29 GB | Needs conversion | Medium |
| GroupsThe front-desk collaborative inbox becomes a shared mailbox | 6 | Ready | Low |
| ChatHistory only through a Vault export, which this edition lacks | 9 spaces | Needs validation | High |
Complexity reflects how much needs converting, checking or rebuilding by hand. It is not a duration: timing depends on bandwidth, Google’s API quotas and the waves you choose.
- Migrates directly14Gmail messages and attachments · calendar events and rooms · contacts · uploaded files such as PDF, images and Office files · group membership
- Needs conversion5Google Docs, Sheets and Slides to OOXML or ODF · labels to folders · shared drives to shared folders · Drawings to SVG
- Needs validation4Chat history from a Vault export · comments and suggestions in converted files · links shared with people outside · booking pages
- Not supported3Apps Script projects (4) · Google Sites (2) · Forms as live forms (6; responses export as spreadsheets)
- Chat history cannot be exportedVault is not in Business Standard. Upgrade for one month, or keep Chat history in a per-person Takeout archive
- Labels decision needed4,812 messages carry two or more labels
- “Clinical records” shared drive has 2 outside membersA lab and a referral clinic · confirm before copying
- DNS is at the domain registrarAccess needed later for MX, SPF and DKIM
Convert Google Docs, Sheets and Slides to
Office Open XML.docx · .xlsx · .pptx — what most outside contacts send and expect OpenDocument.odt · .ods · .odpA message with several labels goes to Undecided
One folder, the first labelOther labels kept as categories Every label’s folderCopies use more space; about 6 GB more here- Apps Script · “Vaccine reminders”Emails owners from a sheet · rebuild as a scheduled flow
- 3 other Apps Script projectsSheet macros · owners to confirm still used
- Google Sites · “Staff handbook”, “Rota”Content exported as pages for the wiki
- Forms · “New client intake” and 5 moreResponses move as spreadsheets; forms re-created
Shape this before it is built
This screen is a proposal. MSP design partners review concepts like this one against how they actually run customers, and say what is missing.