TechValidate Research on Quest Microsoft Platform Management

Introduction

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

Challenges

• Migrated to Active Directory for the following reasons:
  • To manage merger/acquisition activity

Use Case

• Evaluated the following solutions prior to selecting Quest Migration Manager for Active Directory:
  • Microsoft native tools
  • Binary Tree
• Migrated <5,000 users

Results

• Achieved the following outcomes with their Quest migration solution:
  • Reduced IT costs
  • Improved IT efficiency
  • Minimized risk and disruption
  • Kept end-users productive during migration
  • Allowed for coexistence during migration
• Experienced ROI on their AD migration within 3 months
• Performed an AD migration >2x faster in comparison to their expected timeline or previous methods