Addressing throttling during large migrations
Published Feb 8, 2024
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Updated May 1, 2026
Overview
Cross-tenant and large mailbox moves hit Microsoft throttles. Planning beats firefighting.
Strategies
- Use vendor migration tools respecting limits; parallel threads per guidance.
- Schedule off-hours batches; pad timelines in SOW.
Client expectations
“Weekend cutover” may still need incremental sync days before.
Health
Monitor service health advisories; open premier/vendor tickets early if enterprise scale.
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