From on-prem to cloud: why archive migrations are nothing like mailbox migrations
In our experience, many organisations approach email archive migration with the same mindset as mailbox migration. After all, both involve moving email data from one system to another. But this assumption is where problems begin. Mailbox migrations are typically...
How to audit a legacy email archive in one week
Auditing a legacy email archive can feel like a long, complex exercise. Years of accumulated data, unclear ownership and outdated policies often make it difficult to know where to start. But it doesn’t have to take months. With the right focus, most organisations can...
The 10 biggest data-quality issues found during archive migrations (and how to solve them)
Archive migrations rarely fail because of tooling. They struggle because of data quality. Years of organic growth, PST imports, mergers and policy changes leave most legacy archives in less-than-perfect shape. Understanding common data-quality issues before migration...
What IT teams forget to analyse before starting an archive migration (and why it matters)
When organisations embark on an email archive migration, the project typically begins with evaluating tools or selecting a destination. But some of the most important decisions aren’t about what you migrate into, but what you understand before you start. Failing to...
The hidden dangers of “partial migrations” and why they fail
When organisations plan email archiving projects, it’s common to focus on an incremental or “partial” migration. The idea sounds reasonable: start small, move user archives first, leave journals for later, or only migrate the most recent years of data. But what seems...
The real-life impact of slow eDiscovery: how legacy archives create legal risk
Slow eDiscovery creates real legal and compliance risk when historic email is trapped in legacy archives. Fragmented search, outdated tooling and inconsistent retention policies make FOI, SAR and litigation responses harder to deliver and harder to defend. Migrating legacy email archives into Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace enables faster searches, consistent governance and more reliable legal outcomes.
Why legacy email archives undermine cloud security strategies
Modern cloud security depends on visibility, consistency and control — but legacy email archives often sit outside that model. When archived email isn’t governed by the same access controls, monitoring and audit processes as live mail, it creates hidden security gaps. Migrating legacy archives into Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace is a critical step in closing those gaps and strengthening cloud security strategies
🎄 the 12 days of email archive migration
A festive guide to escaping legacy archiving in the new year It’s that time of year again: inboxes are overflowing with out-of-office replies, IT teams are racing to finish projects before the break, and somewhere in the corner of the server room sits a blinking,...
What the 2025 Gartner magic quadrant for email security means for your archive
Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for Email Security paints a clear picture: this market is moving fast, the leaders are investing heavily in AI and social engineering detection, and buyers are increasingly comfortable running more than one email security product to stay...
How legacy email archives block Microsoft 365 adoption more than you think
Many public sector organisations have moved to Microsoft 365 but still depend on outdated email archive systems. This creates fragmented search, slower FOI/SAR responses and rising technical debt. Migrating legacy archives into Microsoft 365 improves compliance, unifies retention policies and eliminates the cost of maintaining ageing platforms. It’s the most effective way to complete cloud transformation and restore a single, secure system of record.