Content migration planning

Description:

Align with a Box specialist on best practices for migrating existing content into Box, including analyzing existing content, planning and prioritizing, and your technical approach to the migration.

Preparation:

The following questions are critical and will be asked of you ahead of kicking off this module. Be sure to read these and prepare your answers before beginning work on this topic!

• Where does the content you’d like to migrate to Box reside today?
• How much content are you looking to migrate to Box?
• Have you thought about how you want to migrate your content? If yes, please elaborate.
• How many users currently work with the content you need to migrate to Box?

In addition to your Box admin(s) and project team, you'll need to bring the following stakeholders to meetings related to this module:

• Content owner(s)
• Source system administrator (i.e., DropBox admin, IT admin)

Recommended content:

Looking for more information before starting this module, or want to use your credits elsewhere? No problem. Take a look at some of our do-it-yourself resources around this topic:

• Article: Migrate content
• Article: Preparing your content for migration
• Box Shuttle knowledgebase
• Course: Migrate content with Box Shuttle standard tooling

Module details:

• Anticipated customer time commitment: 3-5 hours
• One session to explore migration strategy best practices
• One session to review strategy and outstanding questions
• At the end of this module, you will have:
  • A documented strategy for your content migration