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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @StefUk
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      @StefUk said:

      Is there a way of running two domains from the same office ( ie keeping the company A - and company B separate ) but in the same building ?

      Yes, AD Domains are not related to networking. You can have unlimited AD on a single LAN.

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        Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        You can have unlimited AD on a single LAN.

        Not that you should, but you can 🙂

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Alex Sage
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          @aaronstuder said:

          @scottalanmiller said:

          You can have unlimited AD on a single LAN.

          Not that you should, but you can 🙂

          Domain all the things!

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            Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said:

            Domain all the things!

            Agreed, but on 1 domain 🙂

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            • StefUkS
              StefUk @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller

              o365 not an option as DMS ( document management systems core application ) dont integrate with this too well so not an option at present.
              o365 will only address the email side and still need to address the issue about moving premise and domain - AD - remote desktop - local computers, apps migration to company B etc ...
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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @StefUk
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                @StefUk said:

                Is there a way to get the two exchange server and mailboxes ready so that we can redirects emails to a single exchange and point the mx records to that server ?

                That's actually quite easy, just set up the new Exchange (hopefully not on prem) and get it all ready. Point each MX there when ready. You don't have to do both at once, do one at a time.

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                  Jason Banned
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                  We do merger's all the time. as a very large company and we are always buying up little guys doing neat stuff.

                  #1 thing, is don't go to fast with the transitions. You never no what you are going to break do it in stages. Setup a domain trust first to get things going (after initial inspection to check for virus production, security etc). Also if you have a legal department check with them. In many cases they will want DATA separation for 1-3 years for legal reasons.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    Are remote apps in use currently? What about VPNs?

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                    • StefUkS
                      StefUk @Jason
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                      @Jason

                      if we could i would have suggested to do it slower but they made all the pre arrangement and I need to try and make it happen in two months . They are actually legal firms merging so no need to call the lawyers 🙂
                      they want to merge the data from company B to company A and work as company C , that's not a big deal as I can get this sorted. It's the integration of all the other infrastructure - services that is making me twitch ..
                      i m thinking on "mirroring" the two as best as I can then do the big switch over a long week end ..

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                        Carnival Boy @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said

                        Sounds like two outdated IT departments that weren't being watched over too carefully spending money a bit recklessly.

                        How did you reach that conclusion?

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                        • StefUkS
                          StefUk @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller
                          remote app you mean cloud based ?

                          yea each office has a VPN to connect the branch offices.
                          company A has 4 branch office connected via VPN
                          company B has 3 branch office connected via VPN

                          they access the main apps and services via RDP

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
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                            @Carnival-Boy said:

                            @scottalanmiller said

                            Sounds like two outdated IT departments that weren't being watched over too carefully spending money a bit recklessly.

                            How did you reach that conclusion?

                            ESXi for one... spending money or lacking capabilities in an SMB. We know the size of these companies, they are not big enough to even thing about getting the advantages that VMware can offer at scale. The cost of VMware licensing to be useful would be larger than we would expect the entire budget for IT for a company of this size to be. It's an order or magnitude off in this case. We don't know every detail, but this one is extreme. Sure it might be lingering from long ago, but that means that either people have not been overseeing the spending for years, investing in technical debt and/or just letting things age.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @StefUk
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                              @StefUk said:

                              @scottalanmiller
                              remote app you mean cloud based ?

                              No, just remote apps in the general sense.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @StefUk
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                                @StefUk said:

                                they access the main apps and services via RDP

                                Then what is the purpose of the VPN? Why have a LANless design around app handling but then extend the LAN anyway? What's the goal and reason behind each?

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @StefUk
                                  last edited by

                                  @StefUk said:

                                  o365 not an option as DMS ( document management systems core application ) dont integrate with this too well so not an option at present.

                                  have you checked into this? What's causing this problem? is this an outdated core dependency?

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
                                    last edited by

                                    @Carnival-Boy said:

                                    How did you reach that conclusion?

                                    Dependencies on on premises email for another. The dependency is possibly real, but how did it happen?

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                                    • StefUkS
                                      StefUk @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller
                                      let's not start this .. this is not a character assassination on what could have been done better and why company use certain technologies nor other.. you can create an other post on best practices .. ( i m sure we have a few) 🙂

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                                      • StefUkS
                                        StefUk @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller

                                        yes the legal industry is what it is ... no option to change the DMS systems

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                                        • StefUkS
                                          StefUk @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller
                                          i don t understand .. what you mean.
                                          VPN's are there to connect offices to the main office where the main apps are hosted via rdp. again it is what it is .. at list they use the same way of connecting offices RDP 🙂

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @StefUk
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                                            @StefUk said:

                                            @scottalanmiller
                                            let's not start this .. this is not a character assassination on what could have been done better and why company use certain technologies nor other.. you can create an other post on best practices .. ( i m sure we have a few) 🙂

                                            I was asked why.

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