Summary: If you wish to export or migrate user mailboxes from Novell GroupWise to Office 365, direct manual methods aren’t available. To perform the migration you need to convert GroupWise’s underlying data files to a format that is compatible with Office 365. Stellar Converter for GroupWise Technician is the ideal tool to perform this conversion.
Over the years, despite the popularity other emailing platforms have gained, Novell GroupWise has sustained its fair share of users owing to its reliability, uptime, ease of administration, and security. It is, in fact, one of the most deftly designed emailing platforms to ever be built. But that doesn’t make it perfect.
Many better-emailing solutions have emerged which have a lot of potentials and this has been driving loyalists of GroupWise to move away from it. Take the case of Office 365 for instance. Office 365 brings such attractive advantages to the table that organizations just can’t resist switching to it.
Key benefits of GroupWise to Office 365 Migration – Why switching to it is a good idea
Here are some reasons businesses prefer GroupWise to Office 365 conversion:
If you’re aware of the above-mentioned advantages and have already made the switch, good for you! If however, you wish to take the leap, let us inform you that there are no manual methods to do it. You’ll have to use a professional tool. And when it comes to email migrations, we always trust the best. In this case, it is Stellar Converter for GroupWise Technician.
Easily migrate GroupWise to Office 365
GroupWise to Office 365 migration internally requires a conversion of the GroupWise data file into PST format. The best software to complete the job is Stellar Converter for GroupWise Technician. The comprehensive software application enables you to convert GroupWise mailbox data into PST file which can be directly imported into Office 365. In fact, the software shortens the process by offering a direct method to export all data from GroupWise mailboxes to PST format.
Here are the steps to convert GroupWise to Office 365:
1. Download, install and launch the software.
2. From the software’s main screen, in the Connect to GroupWise Server dialog box choose whether you wish to connect to single or multiple GroupWise mailboxes. This will allow you to export single or multiple mailboxes to Office 365.
2(a): To connect single mailbox
2(b)To connect multiple mailboxes:
iii. The Batch module of the software will start scanning all connected mailboxes. Mailboxes of GroupWise will be listed below. Only connected mailboxes will be converted to PST. You can select or unselect the mailboxes as per your requirement. You can further filter and save data.
3. Once the GroupWise server is connected, the preview window is populated with the mailbox items. You can preview any item as follows:
4. To export any item to Office 365 click on it in the left pane and then click on the Save button from the file menu
5. When prompted to pick an output format, select Office 365 radio button and click OK.
6. Login by entering the E-Mail ID and Password and click on the OK button
The software will take care of the remaining aspects of the export. Once it ends, all your GroupWise mailbox data should be successfully exported into Office 365.
Things you need to remember before performing this procedure
To conclude
Stellar Converter for GroupWise Technician is the most efficient and accurate method of exporting all mailbox data to Office 365. When you decide to make the switch, this is the easiest method you can take
Eric Simson is an Email Platform Consultant and is associated with Stellar Data Recovery from last 6 years. He writes about the latest technology tips and provides custom solutions related to MS Outlook, MS Exchange Server, Office 365, and many other Email Clients & Servers.
Hi, can I convert multiple mailboxes to 365 in batch mode ? And if so is there a HowTo ?
Hi
When migrating emails will they be in the same folder format they were in -in groupwise
Hi Bev, yes you can try the demo version of Stellar Converter for Groupwise.
Is this software export New Group to Office 365?
Yes, you can convert New Group from GroupWise to Office 365 by using this software. After conversion Group will appear as a Distribution list in the PST file.
We have saved 1000+ clients contacts in our GroupWise mailbox which we are using from last 10 years. How I can export address book to Office 365.
You can easily perform conversion of Address book from GroupWise mailbox to Office 365 by using a professional tool such as Stellar Converter for GroupWise. You can try free demo version and preview converted entire mailbox.
Worked in 4.0.
Thank You!
We need to convert GroupWise mailbox to RTF (Rich Text Format) file format for our organization. Please guide us.
You can easily save the converted GroupWise mailbox to RTF format by using Stellar Converter for GroupWise Tech version.
Is software helpful for GroupWise 8 archive files?
Yes!
The software supports multi-mode conversion (Online, Remote, Cache & Archive).
Can I export multiple mailboxes?
Yes!
You can export unlimited mailboxes, using the option “Convert all GroupWise mailboxes to PST”. To perform the conversion, select the appropriate option and fill the required information and then click OK
The direct migration to Office 365 is definitely incredible, helped me migrate all the systems of my client to Office 365 in a very quick manner. Precisely it managed to migrate about 300 mailbox in a single day.
Great! If you are using Technician edition, then you can enjoy its feature for lifetime.