India Smart Grid Knowledge Portal (ISGKP)
Project Overview
NetCreativeMind Solutions Pvt. Ltd. was engaged to migrate, secure, and configure the India Smart Grid Knowledge Portal (ISGKP) from the Reliance Data Centre to the NIC Data Centre.
The scope included the installation and configuration of SharePoint 2013, security hardening, migration of all services, and achieving a Safe-to-Host Security Certificate through a Cert-In empanelled auditor.
The objective of the project was to ensure the portal’s seamless migration, maintain zero downtime, enhance security compliance, and deploy ISGKP on the NIC cloud infrastructure.
Key Features
SAFE-TO-HOST Certification
- Full security audit by a Cert-IN empanelled auditor
- Identification and resolution of security vulnerabilities
- Submission of official Safe-to-Host clearance to NIC
SharePoint 2013 Configuration & Installation
- Remote installation of SharePoint 2013 at NIC Data Centre
- Configuration of required SharePoint services
- Migration-ready environment setup
End-to-End Portal Migration
- Migration of ISGKP from Reliance DC to NIC DC
- Replication of existing environment including: Search Service, User Profile Service, Custom modules & existing configurations
- Domain transfer and NIC linking
- Zero downtime migration
Technologies and Tools
Platform
SharePoint 2013
Backend
.NET / SharePoint Services
Hosting
NIC Data Centre
Security Audit
CERT-IN Empanelled Agency
Compliance
Safe-to-Host Security Certification, MeitY/NIC Hosting Guidelines
Improve Efficiency
Real-time governance and data driven decision making.
Citizen-Centric
Enhanced transparency and accountability.
Performance Tracking
Custom KPIs and departmental monitoring.
Certified Solution
CERT-IN compliant and safe-to-host certified.
The project ensured that ISGKP was successfully migrated to the government-managed NIC data Centre with zero downtime, improved security posture, and enhanced system reliability.
The Safe-to-Host audit strengthened the portal’s cybersecurity readiness, while the SharePoint configuration enabled stable operations and improved content management.
The migration to NIC provided:
- Better performance
- Higher uptime
- Enhanced data security
- Faster content delivery
- Long-term scalability
This engagement reinforced ISGKP’s digital presence while aligning it with national security and hosting standards.
