How would we migrate from GCC High Azure tenant to GCC?

Hello Nena,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

I understand that you would like to affirm on how to Migrating from a GCC High tenant to a GCC tenant.

Migrating from a GCC High tenant to a GCC tenant involves several steps which have follow best practices as any other migration. Steps involves are the following, however each category might need to be more expanded:

1. Preparation:

• Assess Compliance Requirements and
• Data Backup.

2. Tenant Setup:

• Create a New GCC Tenant and
• Configure Security and Compliance Settings

3. Data Migration:

• User Accounts
• Email Migration
• OneDrive and SharePoint
• Teams Migration

4. Domain Transfer:

• Remove Domain from GCC High Tenant
• Add Domain to GCC Tenant
• Update DNS Records

5. Post-Migration:

• Test and Validate
• User Training

6. Decommission Old Tenant:

• Decommission GCC High Tenant

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365/m365-gcc-high-to-m365-commercial-migration/td-p/3284438

The process above requires careful planning and execution to ensure a smooth transition. You can use third-party migration tools or consult with a migration expert that can help streamline the process. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365/how-to-migrate-from-commercial-tenant-to-government-tenant-with/td-p/1421655.

I hope this is helpful! Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions.

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Best Regards,

Sina Salam

Hi Sina, thank you for this. I would like to clarify that we want to move to a lower security government tenant (the step down from government high). I imagine the steps are probably the same, correct? Can you provide new URLs for the aforementioned tenant?

Thank you for the help.

Nena