The next step was to create an Azure storage account, create the folders for the migration packages (a bunch of XML manifests outlining what needs to be migrated) and start the upload of the data. Once downloaded, I installed the updated SharePoint Online Management Shell, and followed the instructions in the provided Word documents above.

I just used the Google Drive sync tool for this, though you can also use Google’s Takeout tool if you need to convert your Google Docs/Sheets/Slides to their Microsoft Office equivalents. It downloaded incredibly fast on the Azure VMs connection and completed in a couple of hours. I used a Microsoft Azure virtual machine to do the initial download of the Google Drive Directory – about 150 GB of data. This is the document I used, and it can be downloaded here. Microsoft released an IT User Guide on the steps required when it was in preview. The method that stuck out to me was the new SharePoint Online Migration API from Microsoft. I came across this handy article that goes into more detail on these methods. There are a few online tools that will do this for free, or at a cost, with varying degrees of functionality. When switching from Google Apps/Google for Work to Office 365, you’ll usually want to migrate your Google Drive files as well as your mail.

Google drive vs onedrive 2015