Customer story
A large educational institution with a global reputation, serving thousands of students, faculty, and staff across multiple campuses, needed to migrate from a third-party intranet solution to an Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) SharePoint experience — ensuring continuity, eliminating vendor dependencies, and modernizing collaboration. We designed and executed a comprehensive migration plan that moved over 100 intranet sites and 500+ active users onto SharePoint without business disruption.
Engagement facts
Client
Large educational institution — global reputation, multiple campuses
Industry
Education
Region
Not specified in the source article
Service
Valo to SharePoint intranet migration & modernization
Stack
SharePoint (Out-of-the-Box)
Communication Sites — migrated from Valo
intranet sites migrated without business disruption
active users transitioned seamlessly to the new intranet
Zero
third-party vendor dependency remaining after migration
5
solution capabilities delivered, from new Communication Sites to adoption training
The client
A large educational institution serving thousands across multiple campuses
The client is a large educational institution with a global reputation, serving thousands of students, faculty, and staff across multiple campuses.
The need
Moving from a third-party intranet to an Out-of-the-Box SharePoint experience
The institution needed to migrate from a third-party intranet solution to an Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) SharePoint experience to ensure continuity, eliminate vendor dependencies, and modernize collaboration.
The challenge
A discontinued platform, 100+ sites, and 500+ users needing a seamless transition
- The existing intranet platform was being discontinued.
- Over 100 intranet sites required migration and restructuring.
- Content types created within the old system needed to be preserved and repurposed.
- A seamless transition was required for over 500 active users.
The solution
A comprehensive SharePoint migration and modernization plan
Leveraging deep expertise in SharePoint migrations and intranet modernization, the Star Knowledge team designed and executed a comprehensive migration plan.
New SharePoint Communication Sites
Built new Communication Sites using SharePoint OOTB components.
Full site migration
Migrated over 100 existing sites with complete data and content structures.
Content type modernization
Repurposed legacy content types into modern SharePoint equivalents.
Information architecture & navigation
Implemented a robust information architecture and site hierarchy for easy navigation.
Adoption & training
Conducted adoption and training sessions to enable a smooth user transition.
Benefits
What changed for the client
Zero-disruption migration
Successful migration of 100+ sites without business disruption.
Modern, user-friendly intranet
A fully modern, user-friendly SharePoint intranet aligned with best practices.
No vendor dependency
Elimination of third-party vendor dependency.
Stronger collaboration
Enhanced collaboration and productivity for 500+ end-users.
Lower maintenance costs
Reduced long-term intranet maintenance costs.
Technology
What we used
See how our SharePoint migration team plans a smooth intranet transition.
Your intranet
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