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Enterprise search server upgrade — Asia Pacific

Summary

The Asia Pacific on-premises enterprise search instance runs on a server operating system that reaches end of life at the end of 2026. An in-place operating system upgrade is required.

Score breakdown

Category score is the share of that category's criteria answered yes. Contribution is that score times the category weighting.

  • Areas of focus0/1×5%0.0
  • Clients0/3×10%0.0
  • Expansion & global footprint0/3×25%0.0
  • Increasing revenue & profitability0/2×25%0.0
  • People & culture0/2×10%0.0
  • Innovation & service delivery0/2×10%0.0
  • Operational infrastructure3/3×15%15.0
Weighted score15.0

Criteria

Areas of focus

  • Improves growth in the areas of focus: no

Clients

  • Improves client satisfaction scores: no
  • Improves client retention rate: no
  • Improves net promoter score: no

Expansion & global footprint

  • Supports expansion of regional offices: no
  • Supports expansion into new countries: no
  • Increases revenue from international markets: no

Increasing revenue & profitability

  • Improves fee earner revenue: no
  • Improves utilisation rate: no

People & culture

  • Improves employee engagement scores: no
  • Improves staff retention: no

Innovation & service delivery

  • Improves efficiency through adoption of legal technology: no
  • Improves processes through automation: no

Operational infrastructure

  • Reduces operational footprint through optimisation and automation: yes
  • Allows for risk mitigation: yes
  • Aligns with the technology roadmap and future plans: yes

Benefits

IT risk and security certification exposure mitigated.

Resources required

Managed services partner; internal IT

Review note

Good candidate for a functional project. Awaiting vendor guidance on version compatibility.

Position

15.0

Weighted score out of 100

#24

of 28

Facts

Sponsor
Grace Milburn — Senior Applications Systems Manager
Sponsor identified
Yes
Cost band
<£50Kmidpoint £25k
Benefits
Non-tangible benefitsscore 1
Complexity
Mediumscore 2
Strategic alignment
14%
Schedule
Aug 2026 — Sep 20262 months
Delivery team
Peter Hollis