{"id":2184,"date":"2018-04-20T15:19:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridgwaywilkes.co.uk\/FS\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2018-04-20T15:19:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T15:19:41","slug":"content-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/case-studies\/content-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"How to migrate large volumes of content."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/FlareSolutions2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/content-migration.jpg\" alt=\"Moving content from shared drives, and legacy stores to corporate EDMS\" class=\"wp-image-2513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/content-migration.jpg 800w, https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/content-migration-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/content-migration-768x250.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-pricing-table\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-pricing-thf9b68 \"><div class=\"eb-pricing-thf9b68 eb-pricing-wrapper eb-pricing-content-center\"><div class=\"eb-pricing style-2\"><div class=\"eb-pricing-item\"><div class=\"eb-pricing-item-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-pricing-header\"><h2 class=\"eb-pricing-title\">Key Benefits<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"eb-pricing-tag\"><span class=\"price-tag\"><span class=\"original-price\" data-price=\"\"><span class=\"price-currency\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"price-period\" data-period-separator=\"\" data-price-period=\"\"> <\/span><\/div><div class=\"eb-pricing-body\"><ul class=\"eb-pricebox-features \"><li class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-item\" data-icon=\"fas fa-check\" data-color=\"#03bb89\" data-clickable=\"false\" data-link=\"\"><span class=\"eb-pricebox-icon fas fa-check\" style=\"color:#03bb89\"><\/span><span class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-text\">Complete, large scale migration with no interruptions or loss of service.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-item\" data-icon=\"fas fa-check\" data-color=\"#03bb89\" data-clickable=\"false\" data-link=\"\"><span class=\"eb-pricebox-icon fas fa-check\" style=\"color:#03bb89\"><\/span><span class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-text\">High return on investment due to significant savings on time and resources.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-item\" data-icon=\"fas fa-check\" data-color=\"#03bb89\" data-clickable=\"false\" data-link=\"\"><span class=\"eb-pricebox-icon fas fa-check\" style=\"color:#03bb89\"><\/span><span class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-text\">Low-risk automated document by document migration ensured no documents were left behind.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-item\" data-icon=\"fas fa-check\" data-color=\"#03bb89\"><span class=\"eb-pricebox-icon fas fa-check\" style=\"color:#03bb89\"><\/span><span class=\"eb-pricebox-feature-text\">Configurable adaptors and an industry taxonomy ensured metadata was enhanced through the migration process.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flare\u2019s client, a multinational energy company, had embarked upon a technical refresh initiative to replace all Livelink-based central data hubs and in-country document repositories with SharePoint. With over seven million documents to migrate, Flare was asked to provide the solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flare\u2019s Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flare worked with the client to understand the existing information architecture, identify all existing document stores and best practices for metadata tagging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flare\u2019s application suite, , was used to create outbound adaptors to read the original sources, ensuring that no metadata was lost in the transfer.&nbsp; In-bound adaptors were configured to connect to SharePoint, recognising the metadata model required for each SharePoint site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By leveraging a central data catalog of metadata, the client was able to initiate migration of all the documents simply by modifying just one attribute in the Catalog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/content-migration.png\" alt=\"Content Migration\" class=\"wp-image-2306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/content-migration.png 800w, https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/content-migration-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/content-migration-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sirus makes it possible to migrate content easily, either one document at a time, or as part of a mass migration exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solution used Flare\u2019s Sirus platform to provide a robust mechanism for identifying items to be moved, deciding on what metadata would be migrated and automatically completing the move and delete operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Outcomes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All content was successfully migrated to the appropriate repositories with appropriate metadata.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users suffered little to no disruption during the migration, as access to documents was granted through the metadata catalog and pointed to the relevant repository.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No additional training of users was required as the user interface of the metadata catalog was used throughout for document access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.flare-solutions.com\/book-a-meeting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5045\" src=\"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1.png 786w, https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/flare-solutions.com\/FS2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1-768x244.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Challenge Flare\u2019s client, a multinational energy company, had embarked upon a technical refresh initiative to replace all Livelink-based central data hubs and in-country document repositories with SharePoint. 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