TechValidate Research on Quest Microsoft Platform Management

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise media & entertainment company is based on a July 2017 survey of Quest Microsoft Platform Management customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Quest Microsoft Platform Management:

• Migrated to Active Directory for the following reason:
  • Restructure / consolidate

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Quest Microsoft Platform Management that the surveyed company uses:

• Evaluated the following solution just prior to selecting Quest Migration Manager for Active Directory:
  • Binary Tree
• Migrated <500 users.

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Quest Microsoft Platform Management:

• Achieved the following outcomes with their Quest migration solution:
  • Minimized risk and disruption
  • Kept end-users productive during migration
  • Allowed for coexistence during migration
• Experienced ROI on their AD migration immediately.
• Performed an AD migration >2x faster in comparison to their expected timeline or previous methods.

Introduction

This case study of Wagner Spraytech is based on a January 2017 survey of Quest Microsoft Platform Management customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Quest Microsoft Platform Management:

• Previously used or evaluated the following solution before purchasing Quest to Migrate/Manage/Secure their platforms:
  • Microsoft native tools

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Quest Microsoft Platform Management that the surveyed company uses:

• Uses the following Quest solutions to Migrate/Manage/Secure their platforms:
  • Recovery Manager
  • Migration Manager for AD

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Quest Microsoft Platform Management:

• Purchased Quest over competitors for the following reasons:
  • Better time/cost savings
  • Prior success with Quest/Dell solutions
• Completes tasks more than 10x faster with Quest than their previous solution.
• Benefited in the following ways with their Quest solution:
  • Automated complex manual processes
  • Reduced help desk burden
• Saved more than 20 hours per week using Quest solutions to Migrate/Manage/Secure their platforms.
• Spends their extra time on the following:
  • On the business needs