The college achieved 24/7 uptime, ensuring consistent and reliable access to email and collaboration tools.
Morehouse College Migrates to Office 365
College improves collaboration by migrating educational systems to the cloud-based Office 365 platform.
Client context
The work begins with the operating reality.
Client
Morehouse College was founded in 1867 in Augusta, Georgia, before relocating to Atlanta in 1879, where it is still in operation today. Morehouse is a renowned private, all-male, historically Black college, and typically has an enrollment between 2,000 to 3,000 students and about 600 employees.
EngagementMorehouse College, a renowned institution with a long legacy of academic excellence, faced challenges in modernizing their communication and collaboration systems. To keep up with the digital demands of a modern education environment, the college sought to migrate their infrastructure environment to Office 365.
IndustryEducation
SolutionsCloud
The challenge
What had to change
Morehouse College’s existing Microsoft infrastructure had become outdated and difficult to manage. The platform’s lack of modern collaboration tools, limited storage, and increasing maintenance needs hindered productivity and strained IT resources. The college required a scalable, cloud-based solution that could meet the needs of its growing population while reducing operational overhead. Additionally, the college had been through a downsizing of personnel, and brought on a new, visionary CIO, all requiring strategy alignment and team alliance.
The BlueAlly solution
How the work came together
After an in-depth assessment of Morehouse College’s needs, BlueAlly designed a migration plan to transition the college’s entire email system to Microsoft Office 365. This cloud-based solution provided the college with a more reliable, secure, and scalable platform while reducing the burden on its IT department. BlueAlly led the migration effort, including the move of 3,000 mailboxes to the new system, all while minimizing disruption to the college’s daily operations.
BlueAlly also provided tailored training to faculty and staff to ensure a smooth adoption of Office 365’s advanced collaboration features, such as OneDrive and SharePoint. These tools allowed for greater flexibility and productivity, aligning with the college’s vision for a modern educational experience.
The results
What changed
The migration to Office 365 provided Morehouse College with several key benefits:
Outcome highlights
What the client gained.
Post-migration, the college gained access to more efficient support services, reducing the burden on its IT department.
The migration enabled mobile access to essential communication tools, enhancing responsiveness and flexibility for both students and staff.
By adopting Office 365 features like OneDrive and SharePoint, faculty and students have experienced greater flexibility and productivity.
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