Case Study: Japan Business Systems achieves faster SharePoint migration and business-critical data protection with AvePoint DocAve

Japan Business Systems Saves Time In Its Microsoft® SharePoint® Migration And Protects Business Critical Data With DocAve®

Japan Business Systems (JBS), a Tokyo‑based systems integrator founded in 1990, had used SharePoint since SPS 2003 and faced a company‑wide migration from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010. Key challenges included moving content without disrupting business, exposing large file‑server content through SharePoint without inflating SQL storage, ensuring easy granular backup/restore (including Nintex workflows), and simplifying permission reporting to prevent information leakage.

JBS deployed AvePoint’s DocAve platform—including Migrator, Archiver, Backup & Restore, Administrator, Report Center and Content Manager—to handle migration, archive large files on the file server while surfacing them in SharePoint, and provide file‑level restores and permission/audit reporting. The solution reduced overall migration time, protected business‑critical data with fast, granular restores, conserved SQL resources by keeping large files on file servers, and simplified access management and reporting, while DocAve 6’s improved operability and PowerShell support positioned JBS for future SharePoint and Office 365 options.

Japan Business Systems

Ms. Sayuri Matsubara

Information System Department, Japan Business Systems, Inc.