Hello,
University Communications continues to make significant progress on the implementation of Sitecore XM Cloud, development of a robust library of web components and the migrations of sites from the current version of Sitecore (Sitecore XP) to the new version (Sitecore XM Cloud).
If you haven’t heard from us about the migration of your site yet, you will soon. When you do, it will be important for us to work together to minimize the time it will take to launch your site. As we have communicated in the past, we have a contractual obligation to complete all migrations early 2025.
We included some information below on our progress as well as some information about the migration process for your awareness and to help you prepare.
Migration project update
- Foundational components have been completed.
- Many sites that only require foundational components have been migrated or are in the process of migrating.
- Training has been conducted or has been scheduled for owners of sites that have been migrated or are nearing completion.
- Advanced feature components (news, events, people directory, academic program finder and Sprinklr Gallery embed) are in development and nearing completion.
- Sites requiring advanced feature components will begin migration soon.
Note: Please continue to update your content in Sitecore XP. There is no need to wait for the migration. All content in your Sitecore XP site at the time migration begins will be migrated.
Migration and review process and launch scheduling
Below are the primary steps of the migration process.
- Migration notification: Site owners are notified when the migration process is scheduled to begin and are advised to track changes they make to their site once the process begins. All content already in the site at the time migration starts will be migrated. Content added, removed or changed after the process begins likely will need to be updated by the unit.
- Site migration: Your site will be built in Sitecore XM Cloud, and all content will be migrated (except for changes made after migration starts) for you.
- Site review: The migration work will be thoroughly reviewed before being considered complete. Site owners will not have to do their own reviews.
- Training and launch schedule notification: As reviews are nearing completion, the site owner will be notified, and training and the site launch will be scheduled. Since sites will be thoroughly reviewed prior to training, launch schedules will consider the time needed to complete training and to complete updates made after migration started.
For additional information and answers to common questions, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.
Please feel free to contact me if you have additional questions.
Regards,
Katie
Katie Kelly
Director, Digital Engagement Optimization
University Communications