Hybrid Active Directory and Cloud Migration Project M365/Azure

In response to the evolving needs of my client's digital infrastructure, I undertook a comprehensive hybrid Active Directory and cloud adoption project. Here, I outline the structured approach and key milestones achieved in each component:

𝑶𝑵 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑹𝑽𝑬𝑹:

The client had existing users on-premise.

Installed and configured Entra Connect (Azure AD Connect / DirSync)

Utilized security best practices for AD Connect service account

Optimize Active Directory

𝑴𝑰𝑪𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑶𝑭𝑻 365 𝑨𝑫𝑴𝑰𝑵 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹:

Setup M365 Admin Center ( Configure Domain, Setup Groups, Assign appropriate roles, Added users)

Recommend appropriate license for user needs

Documented onboarding process for new users

𝑬𝑿𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑨𝑫𝑴𝑰𝑵 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹:

Assign appropriate mailbox permissions

Assign appropriate forwarding rules

Implement other messaging rules

Setup Mailbox archives for appropriate users

𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑹𝑨 𝑨𝑫𝑴𝑰𝑵 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹:

Recommended appropriate license

Setup conditional access policies (Multi-Factor Authentication)

Configure enterprise/app applications for users

Setup appropriate access reviews for management

𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴𝑺 𝑨𝑫𝑴𝑰𝑵 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹:

Setup appropriate team groups for users

Setup appropriate Team policies, including guest and external access policies

𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑷𝑶𝑰𝑵𝑻 𝑨𝑫𝑴𝑰𝑵 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹:

Setup appropriate sites based on company needs

Setup appropriate sharing policies and access controls

Migrated data files to SharePoint

𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑼𝑵𝑬 𝑨𝑫𝑴𝑵 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹:

Setup appropriate licenses

Setup device enrollment and compliance policies

𝑴𝑰𝑪𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑶𝑭𝑻 𝑫𝑬𝑭𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹:

Setup appropriate Threat and Alert policies

Setup message quarantine review

Document procedure for generating reports

Optimize security posture to generate a higher secure score

𝑴𝑰𝑪𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑶𝑭𝑻 𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾:

Setup appropriated governance policies

Document procedure for generating eDiscovery cases

The transition from on-premise to cloud has not only streamlined processes but also fortified security measures. This comprehensive approach to cloud migration resulted in tangible improvements for my client.