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Migrating to SharePoint from Xoserve.com

Lee Harrison

UK Link Docs History

• UK Link Docs held UK Link Documentation and Gemini Files
• Previous Service provider could no longer offer the service to

Xoserve

– The contract ended in April 2015

• SharePoint was put forward as a system to replace UK Link Docs

– A number of Users had yet to update their systems to Internet Explorer 8 and above.

• Documentation temporarily held on Xoserve.com

Problems experienced

• Xoserve.com is not the right place to store critical documents
• Search function inadequate
• Users consistently experienced downloading issues
• Xoserve.com slow to respond

Benefits of SharePoint

• Documents held in Secure place

– Commercially sensitive data is already held within SharePoint – Available 24hrs a day 7 days a week

• Users create and manage their own accounts

– Following registration with Xoserve – SharePoint Online requires a Microsoft ID to sign-in

• Search function more aligned to business requirements

SharePoint Security

• The Data is kept at the Microsoft Data Centre. The Backup and

Disaster Recovery is controlled by Microsoft as part of Office 365 Cloud Services

– Data is encrypted at rest and in transit with SSL/TSL (Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security) – Built in security for threat management, security monitor with data integrity which prevents and detects any tampering of data

• Xoserve control the access to the data

– Xoserve has a contract with Microsoft – Xoserve assign the level of access

Requirements

• IE 8 and Above
• Sign in with a Microsoft ID
• Implementation March 2016 to allow Users the time to upgrade

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