Personal Portfolio Project

Microsoft 365 & Exchange Online Migration Lab

A controlled migration scenario for moving selected executive mailboxes from a legacy hosted mail platform to Microsoft 365.

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Project Overview

The project documents the migration lifecycle from mailbox inventory and tenant preparation through DNS cutover, pilot validation, Outlook reconnection, PST checking and legacy-service decommissioning.

SourceHosted / cPanel mail

TargetMicrosoft 365 / Exchange Online

ValidationMail flow · Outlook · PST · DNS

MethodPilot → Cutover → Verify

UsePersonal migration lab

Project Scope

Tenant, accepted-domain and mailbox preparation
MX cutover planning and DNS validation
SPF, DKIM and DMARC validation concepts
Exchange Online mailbox creation
Outlook profile and Autodiscover considerations
PST export/import validation
Shared mailbox and delegation concepts
Rollback checklist
Post-migration mail-flow verification

Architecture / Workflow

Legacy / cPanel Mail
        |
        |  Inventory + Pilot
        v
Microsoft 365 Tenant
        |
        +--> Exchange Online
        |
        +--> DNS / MX / SPF / DKIM / DMARC
        |
        v
Outlook Client
        |
        +--> Send / Receive Test
        +--> PST Validation

Skills Demonstrated

Microsoft 365Exchange OnlineDNSEmail MigrationOutlookPST

Evidence & Scope Note

Test cases are documented as expected validation steps. Actual evidence should represent work performed in the personal lab.

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