Enterprise Vault (EV) Deployment and Upgrades
A modern, supportable EV environment, designed correctly from day one.
Why you need expert deployment or upgrades
Enterprise Vault is powerful, but only when it’s implemented properly. If your environment was built years ago or upgraded incrementally, hidden inefficiencies and risks are likely holding you back.
Poor storage design. Fragmented indexes. Unsupported versions. Complex policies.
These issues quietly impact performance, compliance and reliability. When you modernise your EV platform properly, everything runs smoother and stays supportable.
You’re probably facing one or more of these:
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- Unsupported EV versions
- SQL end-of-life
- Increasing discovery workloads
- Security and audit requirements
- A move to Microsoft 365
- Pressure to reduce operational risk
Upgrading isn’t just maintenance anymore, it’s risk reduction.
What Happens with Legacy Environments
Without modernisation, you’ll likely experience:
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- Risky or failed upgrades
- Extended downtime
- Compliance exposure
- Slower archiving and discovery
- Higher support costs
- Migration blockers
Legacy complexity compounds over time.
What You Gain From a Modern Deployment
You get:
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- A clean, supportable architecture
- Improved performance and stability
- Lower operational risk
- Clear governance and retention alignment
- Future readiness for cloud or migration
- Predictable, fixed-price delivery
Simply put fewer surprises, better outcomes.
What We Deliver
Architecture and Design
A right-sized storage, indexing, SQL and DR/HA strategy
Installation and Configuration
Correct setup of servers, Vault Stores, MSMQ and policies
Upgrades and Modernisation
Version uplift, schema updates, OS/SQL alignment and remediation
Testing and Validation
Performance, discovery and failover proven before handover
Documentation and Handover
Clear diagrams and operational runbooks for your team
Why Reciprocal?
With Reciprocal you benefit from:
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- Governance-led design decisions
- Vendor-neutral advice
- 25+ years of EV expertise
- Deep SQL and storage knowledge
- End-to-end ownership from design to handover
- Fixed-price engagements
We build environments that last — not quick fixes.
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