CASE STUDY
Edcorp Group
A consolidated Microsoft 365 environment across three Australian sites and two acquired businesses, with Business Central on the way.
Overview
Edcorp Group is an Australian finance and project-solutions business operating across multiple specialist project areas. Since BaseHost took on the engagement, Edcorp has acquired two additional businesses, both successfully merged and migrated into the Edcorp Microsoft 365 environment under our stewardship.
The Situation
Growth through acquisition raises the bar on IT consolidation. Each acquired business brought its own user accounts, file stores, productivity tools and security posture. The brief was to fold every acquisition into a single, consistent Edcorp tenant without losing data, breaking workflows or compromising security, then keep the underlying platform stable enough to support the next layer of business systems on top.
What We Delivered
Standardised Microsoft 365 across three Australian sites. One identity layer, one productivity stack, one security baseline applied uniformly across every location.
Two successful acquisition integrations. Each acquired business migrated into the Edcorp tenant. Users, mailboxes, files and licences brought across without interruption to the working day.
SharePoint and OneDrive separated by business unit. Separate SharePoint sites per business unit so data ownership stays clean post-merger. Staff get the access they need without the security risk of a flat tenant.
Business Central rollout in progress. On our recommendation, Edcorp is implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central via a specialist partner. Once live, it will integrate with the existing Microsoft 365 environment for a unified finance, productivity and collaboration stack.
Website hosting and selected website management. BaseHost hosts the Edcorp web properties and manages a subset of them under ongoing website management.
A clear productivity roadmap. Teams telephony and other targeted enhancements queued up so the next phase of work has a direction rather than a wish list.
The Outcome
- Three sites, one consistent platform replacing what would otherwise be three parallel environments.
- Two acquisitions integrated without disruption and the existing team kept productive the whole way through.
- Data segmented properly for security and governance with each business unit’s SharePoint and OneDrive footprint isolated from the others.
- A clear forward roadmap covering Business Central integration, Teams telephony and ongoing productivity enhancements.