CASE STUDY:
Migration from SharePoint On-Prem to SharePoint Online
Energy Company Transforms Digital Workplace with SharePoint Online
Business Challenge
- Enterprise records were stored in SharePoint 2013 (on-premises)
- No plan structure of site deployment (site sprawl)
- No standardized metadata model for key lists and documents
Solution
- Decommissioned servers and moved to the SharePoint Online/Microsoft 365 cloud (SAAS)
- Migrated active content from on-prem SharePoint sites to new SharePoint Online sites
- Implemented enterprise-wide metadata model
- Created roadmap for deployment of future initiatives, including workflow & process automation
Benefits & ROI
- Eliminated the burden of managing multiple on-prem SharePoint servers
- Improved governance of SharePoint sites, eliminating unwanted “sprawl”
- Allowed users to take advantage of new SharePoint Online interface and functionality
- Significantly improved users’ search experience
