Database migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL has become increasingly common as organizations seek to reduce licensing costs, embrace open-source solutions, and modernize their database infrastructure. However, such migrations present significant…
Active Directory source domain: Any idea what’s in that?
An Active Directory migration can feel like you’re moving from one part of the globe to another. Quite possibly, you’ll want to keep your original home too, at least for a while, just in case…
Provide users with seamless device migration on their timeline
A great way to accelerate endpoint modernization is to migrate hybrid Active Directory devices to Entra ID. While the process no longer requires a complete device reset, it still involves…
Seamless Active Directory migration: reducing manual complexity with AI
Consolidating and modernizing IT environments can deliver tremendous benefits, helping organizations become as competitive and efficient as possible. But getting there isn’t necessarily…
Today we’re thrilled to announce that Microsoft selected Quest as a strategic partner in two Microsoft Azure Marketplace partner programs. This underscores Quest’s ongoing commitment to help organizations and governments around the world secure and modernize…
If you’re a Microsoft migration and security partner looking to enhance your cyber resilience and migration strategies, mark your calendar for the first-ever TEC European Partner Summit. Taking place 28-29 November, 2023 in Barcelona, this summit…
At Quest, we are aware that our customers and partners experience many Teams chat migration challenges, particularly when it comes to migrating private chats. I explored these challenges in my post on Practical365.com. We evaluated the available options…
Upgrading to Windows 11 will be a major initiative for many IT departments soon and planning for the rollout should begin right away if it hasn’t already. At the end of August, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 would become available on October 5, 2021…
No doubt the past two years have been challenging for all ERP teams, this is especially true for the healthcare industry. The pandemic, in many cases, has increased the number of changes to their ERP system(s) to support the business. This, along with…
As more and more Oracle users upgrade their databases to Oracle 19c and beyond, posts on the Oracle community mailing lists about changes in query performance are increasing. In most cases, users are seeing improved performance; but, as Scotty said in…
Today is Windows 365 day! As someone who started his early IT career as a Terminal Server Administrator, I am very excited about this new offering!
I remember those days fondly, with zombie printers, bad keyboard mapping, and orphaned sessions. As time…
“Microsoft continues to see multiple actors taking advantage of unpatched systems to attack organizations with an on-premises Exchange Server.” March 8th, 2021. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC).
By now you’ve all heard the …
If your organization is looking to migrate from Slack to Teams, be prepared for a few battles along the way. Slack devotees tend to be passionate about their platform, and winning hearts and minds can be a big challenge.
The reasons why organizations…
Microsoft Teams migrations are critical for many organizations that are considering, or in the middle of a merger, acquisition, and/or divestiture. With Teams rapidly becoming the go-to hub of collaboration, communication and planning activities, it’s…
Office 365 migrations can open the door to unforeseen cybersecurity risks. One aspect that is often overlooked is the security risks when PST files are left behind in a migration project. In this article, we'll dive into what the risks are and the importance…
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced=" - Obi Wan - Star Wars
if the lack of support for RAC in Oracle 19c is disturbing the Force in your environments, here…
Let’s assume you’ve decided to pursue an Exchange Online migration. Is your move motived by the 0-day exploits being perpetrated against Exchange servers by HAFNIUM? Perhaps you simply just want to take advantage of all the benefits that moving…
With the release of Microsoft Teams, many organizations have been exploring what a Slack-to-Teams migration would entail. Only recently has Microsoft provided APIs to allow the ingestion of data types. This has left organizations looking to undertake…
Many organizations are looking to replace their legacy on-premises environments and platforms. This blog will highlight how to approach your SharePoint migration plan and review a few tried and tested actions to help you get started on your big move. It…
In my last blog, we were discussing the HAFNIUM attacks and the probable impacts an Exchange Online migration may have on your infrastructure, systems, and internal processes within your organization. If you missed part one about whether on-premises Exchange…
Want to know the secret to a successful Office 365 migration? One element stands out as the hands-down most critical: thorough planning.
Whether you’re migrating to the Microsoft cloud from an on-premises environment or performing a tenant-to-tenant migration…
We are excited to announce a new version of Coexistence Manager for Notes 3.8 is now available for download.
Look what's new:
The full Coexistence Manager for Notes…
To start things off, how about some numbers?
30 speakers, 24 sessions, 2 keynotes and 6,967 eyes on sessions (aggregated across both days) with 1,719 attendees across 26 live Q&A Team Meetings. That’s what The Experts Conference (TEC) 2020 virtual…
Thanks for sticking with me as I dive into the details of my eight predictions for 2021! We’ve already covered half of them:
OneDrive migrations are becoming critical for many organizations. Just like email users, OneDrive users do not want to lose their files and folder structures during the migration process.
But what features and functionality should you look for as you…
