Case Study: the largest fire and rescue service provider achieves faster file migration and collaboration with Acuvate

A Fire Service Providers’ journey from File Shares to Microsoft 365

The client, the second largest fire and rescue service provider in a metropolitan county in England, was facing significant inefficiencies. They relied on a fragmented system of Alfresco and File Shares, resulting in chaotic management, high costs for multiple licenses, and slow processes due to a lack of a centralized platform. The challenge involved migrating over 90 GB of data while also needing to train their 2000+ employees on a new system and establish new governing guidelines.

Acuvate employed its AI Accelerator, Optimum, to migrate the required 2.5 TB of data from the legacy systems to Microsoft Office 365, specifically SharePoint Online and OneDrive. This solution eliminated the need for third-party tools, centralized management, and reduced licensing costs. The project was completed in just 16 weeks, resulting in a 50-60% faster time to market, significantly reduced storage expenditure, and improved collaboration and access controls for the client.