Singapore archives go digital with Alfresco

Singapore government agency accelerates public access to historical records with Alfresco

Customer Background

The agency serves as Singapore’s official steward of public documents, managing decades of government publications, reports, and national records. With its role at the heart of digital governance, the agency ensures that official documents are preserved and accessible to the public, researchers, and government stakeholders. As the volume of digitized content continued to grow, so too did the demand for seamless, real-time access through the agency’s public-facing portal.

Challenge

With a growing archive of historical documents and an expanding mandate for digital public service delivery, the agency needed to modernize its legacy content systems. Their primary goal was to consolidate content into a central, scalable repository while enabling sub-millisecond retrieval through their public portal. Performance was non-negotiable, as was the requirement for end-to-end security and long-term reliability.

In addition, the agency needed a long-term support partner who could ensure continuous system uptime, deliver version upgrades without service disruption, and provide expert guidance on best practices for managing and securing large-scale government records.

Solution

Working closely with Crest Infosolutions, the agency selected the Alfresco Document Management platform to power its next-generation content infrastructure. Designed for enterprise-scale deployments, Alfresco offered the security, performance, and extensibility required to meet the agency’s long-term digital objectives.

Crest deployed a highly available Alfresco environment configured to manage terabytes of structured and unstructured content. Documents were migrated into a unified, metadata-rich repository, enabling advanced search, role-based access, and compliance-grade audit trails. To meet performance benchmarks, Crest engineered the Alfresco back-end to integrate seamlessly with the agency’s public portal, using RESTful APIs and caching strategies to deliver sub-millisecond response times for public document requests.

Beyond deployment, Crest provided a comprehensive annual support package that includes 24/7 technical assistance, regular health checks, bug fixes, performance tuning, and version upgrades—ensuring the system remains resilient, secure, and up-to-date.

Result

“Being part of this project was an enriching experience that reaffirmed our passion for solving complex challenges through technology.”
— Hemant Prasad, CEO, Crest Infosolutions

With Alfresco as its digital backbone, the agency has revolutionized public access to national records. Historical documents that once took several seconds—or even minutes—to load are now available instantaneously. The unified repository has streamlined internal operations and simplified compliance reporting, while seamless portal integration ensures that users—from students to government officials—enjoy a frictionless experience when retrieving public documents.

By centralizing content, enhancing searchability, and supporting massive scalability, Alfresco has empowered the agency to future-proof its document management strategy. Crest’s ongoing support ensures that the platform evolves alongside the agency’s needs, delivering uninterrupted service and peace of mind.

Why Crest Infosolutions

Crest Infosolutions brought deep expertise in enterprise content management and government digital transformation. From solution design and Alfresco deployment to long-term maintenance and support, Crest ensured the agency’s strategic objectives were met with precision and professionalism.

Location

Singapore

Industry

Public Sector

Impact

Instant, secure access to national records at scale
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Access

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Security

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Scalability

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Compliance

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Speed

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Efficiency

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