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What is an Active Directory migration?

22/10/2024

If your organisation uses Microsoft Server or Microsoft Azure platforms to manage your users and files, then you’ll most likely have your everyday user identity, domains and user profiles managed by Active Directory. Active Directory (commonly shortened to AD, or in the case of cloud, Azure AD or AAD) is where all the connectivity takes […]

What common migration issues does Migration Agent avoid?

22/10/2024

How can I avoid user authentication issues after workstation migration? When migrating workstations between Active Directories, user authentication can be an issue as the process of an activity such as a Hybrid join to Azure AD join usually requires new user credentials to be added to the machine in order to access the target AD. […]

What can the PowerSyncPro Active Directory Sync tool do?

22/10/2024

PowerSyncPro consists of two key elements: a Microsoft Active Directory sync tool, and a Workstation Migration Agent. The Active Directory bidirectional sync tool can be used to sync or migrate Active Directories depending on your specific requirements. Any number of Active Directories can be included for sync or migration, with virtually unlimited scope on the […]

How users experience PowerSyncPro

22/10/2024

Anyone who has been a user in any organisation that has gone through migrations, mergers, or divestitures knows all about the usual effects of having all of your email, documents and identity moved from one place to another, sometimes with properties of these directory objects transformed along the way. Lockouts or inability to access mailboxes, […]

How do the best Active Directory migration tools measure up?

22/10/2024

PowerSyncPro is one of many Active Directory migration tools out there, but that’s for a good reason. Many of these tools only perform a specific function or functions within a migration, and usually have to be used in conjunction with other tools. PowerSyncPro is the only toolkit that contains all the functionality you need to […]

How do I manage Active Directory during business mergers?

22/10/2024

In the modern business landscape, there’s no doubt that mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are becoming more common. PowerSyncPro was built for operations in this landscape. The tools that have been traditionally used to manage DirSync operations and migrations between organisations are somewhat limited in function, and are unable to deal with many of the complex […]

Do I need to use ADMT to migrate Active Directory?

22/10/2024

No. PowerSyncPro can take care of that for you. In fact, those other tools that may have traditionally been part of your go-to migration or DirSync toolkit list; you don’t need those either. PowerSyncPro can ensure communication between domain controllers, provision and manage DirSync, migrate structures to tenants, from tenants or connect between tenants, maintain […]

Do I need to migrate from Active Directory to Azure Active Directory?

22/10/2024

Not necessarily. Moving to the cloud brings some advantages, but depending on your current Active Directory arrangements, this can be a long and difficult process. PowerSyncPro can change this for you. DirSync and migration with PowerSyncPro changes the game for organisations having difficulties with hybrid AD configurations, or those looking to migrate to, or sync […]

Can I migrate my Active Directory without affecting my users?

22/10/2024

With PowerSyncPro you can effectively implement a DirSync or migration with little to zero impact on your users. Changes to objects and directories are made and managed through the PowerSyncPro sync tool, and with 2-way password sync and outstanding Identity Management your users might be completely unaware of these updates.  Can I migrate Windows workstations […]

AD synchronisation and Active Directory migration

22/10/2024

What does PowerSyncPro do? PowerSyncPro is the ultimate solution for AD synchronisation and Active Directory migration. It can provide complete AD or Azure Active Directory sync between any number of on-premises, hybrid or cloud-based Active Directories, as well as cross-tenant synchronisation, bi-directional password sync, SIDhistory, and flawless identity management. It also enables tenant to tenant […]