Migration from Sharepoint 2013 to sharepoint 2016

Question

Hi All,

I wanted to Migrate from SharePoint 2013 to 2016. I have around 35 TB of data , more than 30000 users and around 2000 sites.

Can you please provide any references or Guidelines how to complete this huge tasks in upcoming months.

Answer 1

I'm sure you've probably seen https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/upgrade-and-update/upgrade-to-sharepoint-server-2016 which would be the approach provided by Microsoft. You can also use 3rd parties for content migration (i.e. Sharegate) but that isn't full fidelity.

Migrating that much data will largely depend on the structure of your web applications, whether you can use new URLs for the new web applications, amount of downtime you an incur, database size, customizations, etc. If you need a real estimate and approach method, you're going to need a consultant who can examine your farm.

Answer 2

In addition to Trevor’s Answer:
You will need to build the SharePoint Server 2016 farm ahead in need for the migration no matter which method to use. Make sure you meet all prerequisites and system requirements for the new farm before the migration/upgrade.

Here is a blog introducing the full process of migration you can read for reference: Step by Step Guide to Migrate from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016 – Part 1.

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