Microsoft Consulting Service

Active Directory & Hybrid Identity

Modernise Active Directory, consolidate domains and establish a secure hybrid identity foundation.

Specialist Microsoft consulting

Plan, modernise and transition with confidence

Active Directory remains critical to many organisations, but ageing domains, inherited configurations and complex synchronisation can increase risk. We provide structured assessment and migration services to create a cleaner, supportable and cloud-ready identity platform.

Our capabilities

  • Active Directory health, security and configuration assessment
  • Domain and forest migration or consolidation
  • User, group, computer and service account migration
  • Domain controller upgrade and operating system modernisation
  • Microsoft Entra Connect and Cloud Sync design
  • Hybrid identity architecture and synchronisation
  • Group Policy review and rationalisation
  • Active Directory security hardening and privileged tiering

Common challenges we address

  • Legacy domains and unsupported domain controllers
  • Multiple forests with duplicated identities and trusts
  • Unclear service account and application dependencies
  • Synchronisation errors and hybrid identity complexity
  • Excessive privilege and inconsistent security controls

Delivery approach

Structured from discovery through handover

Every engagement is adapted to the organisation's risk profile, technical dependencies and delivery governance. We focus on practical designs, controlled migration, meaningful testing and clear operational ownership.

  1. 01DiscoverAssess the current environment, risks and dependencies.
  2. 02DesignDefine the target architecture, controls and migration plan.
  3. 03ValidatePilot, test and refine before broader rollout.
  4. 04TransitionDeliver phased migration, documentation and handover.

Typical deliverables

  • Current-state discovery and health findings
  • Target domain, forest and hybrid identity architecture
  • Dependency-led migration plan and rollback strategy
  • Pilot migration and phased production transition
  • Hardening recommendations and decommissioning plan

Business outcomes

A safer, clearer and more supportable target state

Our aim is to reduce legacy dependency, improve resilience, strengthen security controls and leave your team with a platform that is documented and ready to operate.

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