Lotus Notes to Microsoft 365 Migration · Durham
Lotus Notes to Microsoft 365 Migration in Durham
Moving Durham organisations from Lotus Notes to Microsoft 365, where the mail is the straightforward part. Domino databases hold dozens of small applications built by departments over decades — approvals, registers, request forms — and each one is a system somebody still uses that has no destination unless it is given one.
Why this comes up
The problem
Forty Notes databases hold departmental applications, and the migration plan covers only mail and calendars.
What you get
What we deliver
- Notes applications inventoried, since these are the actual scope of the work
- Each application assessed for whether it is used before anything is rebuilt
- Destinations chosen per application, from SharePoint lists to a proper rebuild
- Mail, calendars and contacts migrated with a tested cutover
- Doclinks addressed, because references between databases break on the move
- Retention and archive requirements settled, as Notes stores go back decades
Want this scoped for your business in Durham?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what lotus notes to microsoft 365 migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Microsoft 365
- SharePoint
- Power Platform
- Lotus Notes
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Financial services
- Manufacturing
- Public sector
- Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals
Why us
Why Durham businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Lotus Notes to Microsoft 365 Migration in Durham — common questions
- Why are the applications the real project?
- Because Notes made building them easy. Departments created their own registers, approval forms and trackers without involving IT, so an estate accumulates dozens — and each is a working system for whoever depends on it, however unofficial its origins.
- Do they all need rebuilding?
- Rarely. An honest inventory usually finds a third genuinely in use, a third replaced by something else years ago and a third nobody has opened in a decade — so establishing usage before scoping is what makes the project affordable.
- Where do the surviving applications go?
- It varies by complexity. Simple registers become SharePoint lists, workflow-driven ones suit the Power Platform, and a few justify proper development — matching each to the lightest option that works keeps the programme from becoming a rebuild of everything.
- What about archived mail and documents?
- It needs a retention decision rather than a bulk transfer. Notes estates hold decades of correspondence, and migrating all of it costs real money to store and search — so agreeing what must be kept, for how long and in what form is worth settling with whoever owns your retention policy first.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Lotus Notes to Microsoft 365 Migration in Durham
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise