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Project context

SharePoint Knowledge Layer

Permission-aware semantic search across 50,000+ SharePoint documents. Search time dropped from 12 minutes to 45 seconds, with zero permission violations in production.

Live productionProfessional services firm2024

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12min → 45s
Search Time
Measured
95%
Search Success Rate
Measured
Zero
Permission Violations
Measured

Evidence

Measured after production deployment across more than 50,000 SharePoint documents. Permission performance is based on monitored production usage.

The challenge

The solution

Technology stack

Azure OpenAISharePoint Graph APIQdrantTypeScript

Client perspective

"People used to just ask the colleague who'd been here longest. Now they search first - and actually find what they need. The fact that permissions are enforced automatically gives us confidence to roll this out firm-wide."

IT Director

The result

Average document search time dropped from 12 minutes to 45 seconds.

Search success rate improved from ~60% to 95%.

Zero permission violations since production deployment - users only see what they're authorized to access.

The permission-aware architecture proved that enterprise AI search doesn't have to compromise on security to deliver speed.

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SharePoint Knowledge Layer Case Study | Laava