Case Study: STIHL migrates 12 TB to SharePoint Online with ShareGate

STIHL migrates 12 TB to SharePoint Online with ShareGate

STIHL, a global leader in outdoor power equipment, faced the challenge of migrating 12 terabytes of data from their aging SharePoint 2013 on-premises installation to SharePoint Online. With over 40 subsidiaries, the task was enormous, and they needed a flexible solution to ensure a secure migration with 100% accurate permissions to prevent data breaches. They turned to their existing vendor, ShareGate, which they were already using for permissions reporting and smaller copies, to manage the large-scale migration.

Using ShareGate's migration solution, STIHL successfully automated the transfer of 1,500 site collections to the cloud with all permissions copied accurately. The solution provided complete visibility throughout the process and was straightforward for administrators worldwide to use. As a result, STIHL eliminated the risk of data loss and now relies on ShareGate for ongoing content movement and permissions management, with plans to use it for an even larger future migration of close to a hundred terabytes.

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