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Cloud DC Migration

Inputiv migrated Domain Controllers for a 120-user religious institution to the cloud using OneDrive, resolving GPO folder redirection and onboarding challenges seamlessly.

Industry

Religious Institution

Services

Project Support

Location

South Carolina, US

Duration

4 days

Tech Stack

Microsoft Windows Server

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Business Problem

120 users operated on two Domain Controllers (DC01 primary, DC-01 secondary) with all user data stored centrally on DCs via GPO folder redirection. The organisation needed to move to a cloud-first model — eliminating on-premise DCs while preserving all GPO-driven data access and enabling smooth new user onboarding.

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Our Solution

We migrated all folder-redirected user data to OneDrive using Known Folder Move policy, replaced GPO-based redirection with Intune configuration profiles, and decommissioned both DCs after a successful 48-hour parallel run with zero user disruption.

Project Plan

Data Audit & GPO Mapping

Inventoried all 120 user profiles, folder redirection GPOs, and data volumes. Estimated OneDrive storage requirements and validated M365 licensing.

OneDrive KFM Rollout

Deployed Known Folder Move (KFM) silently via Intune policy — Desktop, Documents, and Pictures redirected to OneDrive without any user action required.

Azure AD Join & Intune Enrolment

Re-joined all devices to Azure AD, removed legacy domain join. Intune configuration profiles replaced every existing GPO policy across the fleet.

DC Decommission

After 48-hour parallel run with no issues reported, both DCs were gracefully decommissioned. DNS was migrated to Azure, DHCP moved to the network switch.

Outcomes

Days

Full project from start to DC decommission

120

Users

Migrated with zero reported data loss

DCs

Decommissioned, hardware reclaimed

"120 users, four days, zero data loss. Inputiv handled the domain controller migration and OneDrive KFM rollout simultaneously. I was expecting at least a day of helpdesk calls after go-live — there were none. I've never seen a migration that clean."

— CEO · MSP, South Carolina

Tech Stack

☁️ Azure AD

📁 OneDrive KFM

📱 Intune

🖥️ Windows Server 2019

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Project Details

Users

120 users

DCs decommissioned

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Delivery model

Fixed-cost project

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