Global Intranet Solutions

ThinkShare specialises in designing and deploying global intranets for multinational organisations. We’ve delivered intranets spanning 40+ countries, supporting 30+ languages, for clients with up to 13,000+ users across 40+ countries.

Key Challenges of a Global Intranet

Rolling out an intranet across multiple countries introduces complexity: language and localisation, time zone–sensitive publishing, regional compliance (GDPR, data residency), varying digital maturity, and balancing central control with local autonomy. ThinkShare addresses each with proven architecture patterns and governance frameworks.

How We Design Global Intranets

Our process starts with a global discovery phase where we interview stakeholders across regions to map communication flows, content ownership, and governance requirements. We design a hub-and-spoke architecture: a global home site for company-wide news and policies, with regional hub sites that aggregate local content. Each region gets its own content editors, news channels, and event calendars while inheriting the global brand, navigation, and permission model.

Multilingual Publishing Made Simple

SharePoint Online’s multilingual pages feature lets you create content in your primary language and publish translated versions that route automatically based on browser language preference. ThinkShare configures translation workflows — human, AI-assisted, or hybrid — and builds language-specific navigation. We’ve delivered multilingual intranets in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, and 20+ other languages.

Governance for Global Scale

A global intranet without governance becomes chaos. ThinkShare implements tiered permission models, content approval workflows, and retention policies that satisfy both corporate standards and regional compliance requirements. We set up automated site provisioning so new departments or offices get correctly permissioned sites from day one.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a global intranet rollout take?
A typical phased rollout takes 8–16 weeks: 4–6 weeks for the global hub and pilot region, then 2–4 weeks per additional region.

Can we keep regional intranets and add a global layer?
Yes. SharePoint hub site architecture lets you overlay a global home site on top of existing regional sites without disrupting what’s already working.

How do you handle data residency?
Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo lets you store data in specific geographic regions. ThinkShare configures Multi-Geo alongside your intranet architecture to ensure GDPR compliance.

Multi-Region Deployment

Built a native SharePoint intranet with regional hub sites for thousands of users across Europe, Asia, and North America. Integrated Viva Connections for frontline workers accessing the intranet via mobile and shared devices.

Professional Services Firm

Designed a knowledge management intranet for professionals across multiple international offices, with secure workspaces, document governance, and compliance-first architecture.

Let’s Build Your Global Intranet

ThinkShare has the expertise to design, deploy, and support a global intranet that scales with your organisation. Whether you have 1,000 users in 3 countries or 50,000 users in 40+, we’ll help you choose the right architecture and platform.

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Why ThinkShare for Global Intranets?

We’re a specialist Microsoft 365 intranet consultancy with hands-on experience delivering intranets across 40+ countries. Every project is led by senior consultants who understand both the technical complexity and the change management challenges of global rollouts.