Posted 06/10/2024
Managing user data across Active Directory (AD), Entra, and Google Groups can be a complex task. Manually scripting exports and imports is time-consuming, prone to errors, and lacks the capabilities for ongoing synchronisation.
This blog delves into the advantages of using an automated directory synchronisation tool compared to the time-consuming and error-prone approach of manual scripting with CSV files.
Imagine spending hours writing and maintaining scripts, only to worry about errors during data transfers. Manual processes are prone to errors during both the export and import phases, especially when dealing with complex extended attributes, Google Groups, and their memberships.
Here’s why manual scripting for DirSync is a recipe for frustration:
Managing new joiners and leavers, as well as name changes all becomes more difficult the longer the project runs for. Without continual updates, the target data quickly becomes stale.
This is why CSV exports and imports are typically suited for one-time exercises rather than continuous synchronisation operations.
The good news is that there is a better way.
PowerSyncPro, our dedicated DirSync tool, offers many benefits that overcome the limitations of manual scripting. Our tool synchronises multiple Active Directories, Azure Entra ID, and Google Groups seamlessly. It allows you to automate the entire process, saving you time and ensuring accuracy.
PowerSyncPro is equipped with a user-friendly graphical interface and a comprehensive dashboard capable of scoping, matching, attribute rewrites, and reporting. Highly scalable, PowerSyncPro runs automatically every 30 minutes, or on your preferred schedule, ensuring your directories stay in sync without any manual intervention.
Here’s how it saves you effort, time, and money:
PowerSyncPro can sync from AD to AD, AD to Entra, Entra to AD, Entra to Entra, Google to AD or Google to Entra
When synchronising AD to AD. PowerSyncPro will synchronise passwords, even if the legacy passwords RC4 and the NTHash / NTLM has been disabled in your environments. We will sync modern passwords that are Kerberos.
While there is an associated cost with utilising any DirSync tool, this is offset by the substantial savings in the human hours required for manual script development and monitoring.
Notably, PowerSyncPro is trusted by numerous Global Enterprise Organisations for synchronising hundreds of thousands of objects within minutes, with references available upon request.
If you’re tired of manually handling directory synchronisation, PowerSyncPro is the simple solution.
Curious how PowerSyncPro can simplify your next directory synchronisation?