{"id":728,"date":"2020-09-16T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T20:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poiseddevelopers.com\/vertex-old\/?post_type=case_study&p=728"},"modified":"2023-02-27T09:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T14:29:46","slug":"migrate-outdated-sharepoint-site","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/poiseddevelopers.com\/vertex-old\/resources\/case-studies\/migrate-outdated-sharepoint-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to Migrate an Outdated SharePoint Intranet?
We Got IT."},"content":{"rendered":"

Migration Goals: Maintain Compliance, Add and Improve Functionality, Simplify Workflows, Offer Mobile Access<\/h2>\n

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Problem and Background<\/h3>\n

Staying current with intranet technology is a reality that any business must face. The shiny new systems purchased today will eventually morph into tomorrow\u2019s dinosaurs as newer and faster tools are developed. However, when handled with creativity and competence, a migration doesn\u2019t need to be an apprehensive odyssey. Rather, an intranet migration can be an opportunity for businesses to focus on their communication, content, and collaboration needs, and produce a system that improves upon existing functions.<\/p>\n

Such was the case for our client, a huge paper producer with over 50,000 employees. Their SharePoint<\/a> 2010 intranet was outdated. Being out of support has serious consequences including security vulnerability. Our client knew they wouldn\u2019t be able to pass internal compliance audits. Plus, maintenance costs for aging hardware are far higher on an outdated system. The cost of inaction was far higher than a migration.<\/p>\n

Enter Vertex. We worked with the client to determine their needs and migrate the existing necessary content into the new environment. Not only was our client looking for an easy-to-use content management system, but they also had several applications and HR functions on the intranet that needed to be migrated.<\/p>\n

The Vertex Solution<\/h3>\n

Our teams worked with the key intranet users to identify opportunities to leverage the features that worked well in the existing site as well as dream about new possibilities. We created a new Information Architecture that reflected the organization structure and would facilitate easy collaboration, content creation, and governance of the intranet site.\u00a0 A new governance structure was defined that is easy to administer and was not obtrusive.\u00a0 Seeing the migration process as a chance to provide new functions, we re-implemented several applications such as:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See how Vertex migrated this global paper company’s intranet to SharePoint 2019 so that employees can reliably access critical applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":804,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[118,126,138],"acf":{"is_a_flyer":false,"additional_information":"