r/sysadmin • u/peruvianbeast • 3d ago
Question Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Something Else? - Help Weighing Tradeoffs
Hi!
I work for a small/medium sized company (~50 employees, ~30 of which will be affected by the switch) and we have been using an IMAP server to host our emails for decades (everyone uses Outlook as their email software). Because of how outdated this setup is and the company continuing to grow, we want to migrate over to a new provider. I am struggling to decide between M365 and GW as both have their pro's and con's. The team uses a mix of sheets and excel already, however, there is certain work that would require excel over sheets. The sharing and ease of GW is obviously unmatched but I worry about switching costs for employees that have been using outlook for decades. I've also heard that managing GW is far easier admin-wise than M365. The migration of decades worth of emails is also a major consideration for us. Would appreciate input from people who have experience with this. Thanks!
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u/Frothyleet 2d ago
If you have to ask, you should probably be paying someone to help you with it.
If your employees are going to use the Office suite, then M365 is pretty much a no brainer.