Plan and execute Multi-Geo migrations for international data residency and tenant readiness
Our Multi-Geo Enablement (Migrations) service helps organisations prepare and migrate Microsoft 365 data across geographic regions while meeting data residency requirements within a single tenant.
We assess your current tenant setup, define preferred data locations, plan migrations for Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams, and deliver migration artefacts so that data resides where required and collaboration continuity is preserved.
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Service Overview
Highlights
- Discovery and audit of existing tenant data locations
- Define geographies and preferred data locations (PDL)
- Migration planning across workloads with data residency alignment
- Operational handover and readiness documentation
Business Benefits
- Support regulatory and compliance data residency obligations
- Clarify steps to move user and group data to satellite geographies
- Reduce migration friction with clear plans and artefacts
- Maintain collaborative experiences across regions
Typical use cases
- Multinational organisations with regulatory data residency needs
- Mergers or acquisitions requiring jurisdiction-specific data locations
- Centralised tenancies expanding into new regions
- IT teams needing formal Multi-Geo migration planning
Objectives & deliverables
What Success Looks Like
- Evaluate current data geography footprint in Microsoft 365
- Define satellite geographies and PDL values
- Plan workload migrations for Exchange, SharePoint/OneDrive and Teams
- Document migration steps, checkpoints and fallback controls
What You Get
- Multi-Geo discovery and readiness report
- Preferred Data Location mapping for users and groups
- Migration plan for Exchange, SharePoint/OneDrive and Teams
- Operational handover artefacts and runbooks
How It Works
- Perform tenant Multi-Geo readiness discovery
- Define target geographies and assign preferred data locations
- Plan migration sequences and tooling for eligible workloads
- Validate readiness and hand over artefacts for execution
Engagement Options
- Multi-Geo Readiness Assessment
- Preferred Data Location (PDL) Workshop
- Workload Migration Sequence Planning
- Operational Handover and Adoption Support
Additional Information
Prerequisites & licensing
To begin Multi-Geo enablement and migration planning, you must have administrative access to your Microsoft 365 tenant and visibility of current workload data locations and residency goals.
- Global administrator access to Microsoft 365 tenant
- Inventory of current Exchange, SharePoint/OneDrive and Teams usage
- Data residency requirements for relevant jurisdictions
- Preferred Data Location strategy and compliance constraints
Security & Compliance Notes
- Data residency alignment must reflect compliance and regulatory obligations for each geography.
- Migration plans should address potential cross-geo replication and access controls.
Common Bundles
Customers who use this service often bundle with these services
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Migration
Plan and execute Exchange hybrid migrations with staged mailbox moves, coexistence, and validated mail flow for controlled transition to Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Intune MDM Migration
Migrate from legacy mobile device management to Microsoft Intune with staged enrolment, policy validation, and minimal disruption safely.
Group Policy to Intune Migration
Migrate on premises Group Policy to Microsoft Intune through structured assessment, policy mapping, pilot rollout and validation reporting.
Microsoft Graph API Integrations
Build secure Microsoft Graph integrations for Microsoft 365 automation, using app registrations, least privilege permissions, auditability, and documented operational controls.
CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark Assessment
Assess Microsoft 365 configuration against CIS Benchmark guidance, identifying posture gaps and producing a prioritised, evidence-ready remediation backlog.
Microsoft Exchange Online Migration
Plan and deliver Microsoft Exchange Online migrations to move mailboxes, calendars and contacts to Microsoft 365 with continuity.
Microsoft SharePoint Online Migration
Planned SharePoint Online migrations moving sites and content between environments with phased delivery, permission mapping, and minimal user disruption.
Microsoft OneDrive Migration
Plan and execute OneDrive data migrations between Microsoft 365 tenants, preserving files, permissions and continuity with structured verification.
SharePoint Governance & Information Architecture
SharePoint governance and information architecture defining permissions, site lifecycle, taxonomy, templates, and reporting to reduce sprawl and improve findability.
Microsoft Teams Migration
Plan and execute Microsoft Teams migrations preserving teams, channels, files, meetings, and collaboration structure across tenants with minimal disruption.
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