Case Study: Kingston University cuts SharePoint migration time by 30% with AvePoint's DocAve

Kingston University Reduces Migration From SharePoint 2003 Directly To SharePoint 2010 By 30% With DocAve®

Kingston University, a London-based institution serving more than 25,000 students and 2,000 staff, relied on a heavily used SharePoint 2003 environment (over 1 TB of data) for student portals, staff collaboration and admissions processing. Facing the need to upgrade to SharePoint 2010 for improved social and mobile features, administrators were blocked by Microsoft’s native requirement to migrate first to SharePoint 2007—an incremental path that would have added months, extra hardware/software and consultant costs during critical academic periods.

Kingston implemented AvePoint’s DocAve platform (Migrator, Backup & Restore, Content Manager) to perform a direct 2003→2010 migration, preserving folder structures, metadata and permissions while reducing migration time by two months and avoiding an estimated £20,000 in hardware/software spend. DocAve also provided granular, scheduled backups (e.g., every two hours during admissions/exams), easier content reorganization and automation that cut reliance on external consultants, backed by responsive global support.

Kingston University

Dena Lawson

SharePoint Project Manager, Kingston University