Google Workspace setup, migration & support

Moving your business email should start with a plan for the people who use it. hostme.ie helps businesses in Galway and across Ireland set up Google Workspace, plan a migration and manage the accounts, files and access that keep work moving.

Whether you are moving from another email provider or sorting out an existing setup, start with the problem you need to solve. We agree the scope and quote before making changes.

Discuss your Google Workspace setup

Starting fresh, moving over or needing support?

Set up business email properly

Get email on your own domain, named user accounts and a clear owner for administration. Agree the licence and storage requirements, sign-in protection, groups and shared access your business needs. Plan how staff will use Gmail, calendars and files on their computers and phones.

Plan and carry out a migration

Identify the mail, calendars, contacts and files you need to move, then check what the source system and chosen tools support. A representative pilot, an agreed change window and checks after the move are part of the plan. Exceptions and work that needs a separate approach are identified before committing to the full move.

Keep ownership and access under control

Get practical help with account administration, new starters, leavers, sharing and day-to-day email issues. Ongoing support is agreed separately from a migration or other project that changes your systems. You keep a record of the accounts, responsibilities and access your business depends on.

What we check before quoting a move

• Your current email and file providers, number of users and approximate data volumes.
• Who controls the domain, DNS and source and destination administration.
• Aliases, groups, delegated mailboxes, calendars, file shares and external collaborators.
• Important applications, devices and working practices that must still work afterwards.
• The change window, recovery options and who will approve the result.

Not every item or permission moves in the same way. We agree the risks, exceptions and acceptance checks for your systems, with licence costs, project work and ongoing support identified separately.

Get the free migration planning pack

Still working out what is involved? Use this editable Excel pack to record the decisions before changing anything. It contains three working sheets: Readiness, Permissions and Cutover checks, plus instructions and a clearly labelled fictional example.

Download the free Excel planning pack · No email signup.

The pack helps organise a move; it does not run a migration or replace an agreed technical plan. Keep passwords, recovery codes and private customer information out of it.

Practical guides for the next step

• Google Workspace security: accounts, sharing, devices and edition checks
• Google Workspace migration: tools, file shares and planning checks
• New-starter IT checklist for preparing accounts and equipment.
• Staff-leaver IT checklist for access removal and handover.
• Business account ownership worksheet for documenting who controls essential accounts.

Tell us where you are starting

Send your current provider, approximate team size and whether you need setup, migration or ongoing support. That gives us a useful starting point for agreeing the work. Talk through your Google Workspace requirements.