Why Microsoft ADMT Isnt Enough Avoiding the Pitfalls

Why Microsoft ADMT Isn’t Enough: Avoiding the Pitfalls of AD Migration with Quest Tools #Cloudscape 2017 Jimmy Cooper, Business Analyst Steve Bedell, Sr. Consultant/Migration Architect Melissa Schuler, PMP, Program/Project Manager

Agenda • What Is a Migration? • Active Directory Migration Tools vs. Quest Migration Manager • Project Management • Importance of Data #Cloudscape 2017 2

3 What Is a Migration? #Cloudscape 2017

What Is a Migration? "The process of moving or copying an object(s) from a source domain To a target domain, while preserving or modifying characteristics of the object to make it accessible in the new domain. " -Microsoft 4

What Is a Migration? • Common reason for Migration • Merger / Acquisition • Technical (outdated infrastructure, brand new start, errors) • Global/Cloud Build Out 5

6 #Cloudscape 2017 Available Tools Active Directory Migration Toolset (ADMT) vs. Quest Migration Manager (QMM)

Available Tools ADMT & QMM • Co-Existence/Continuous Synchronization (Long Duration Migrations) • Roll Backs • Trust vs. No Trust • Software security • Clean-Up 7

8 Migration Considerations #Cloudscape 2017

Migration Considerations • Security • Non Best Practice Configurations • Level of Co-Existence Desired / Needed • Target Standards (Is this the time to implement new standards) • Applications/Data interoperability 9

10 Project Management #Cloudscape 2017

Operational Considerations • Pre-Migration Data Validation • Business & Production Schedules • End User Migration Scheduling & Communication • Rollback/Contingency Plans • Aligning Teams throughout your Organization #Cloudscape 2017 11

Do You Have the Time Needed? 12 26 Sites, 1500 users, 1200 Workstations, 120 Servers • 13 weeks migration • Full Time Migration Consultant – 536 hours • Part Time Infrastructure Manager – 128 hours • Help Desk – post migration – 110 - 220 hours • Part Time PM responsible for Migration Scheduling – 116 hours • Part Time PM – overseeing entire project from start to finish – 200 hours #Cloudscape 2017

13 Data Considerations #Cloudscape 2017

Importance of Data • Identifying all necessary AD Objects for migration • Correlating Users & Workstations • Coordinating & Scheduling Migrations • Tracking Migration Results & Rescheduling Required Migrations • Communicating Metrics & Overall Completion Status 14

Next Steps Call to Action 15

16 #Cloudscape 2017 Thank You Q&A Jimmy Cooper Jimmy. Cooper@logicsone. com Steve Bedell Steve. Bedell@logicsone. com Melissa Schuler Melissa. Schuler@logicsone. c om #Cloudscape 2017