Windows Server & Active Directory Modernization
Modernize identity and server infrastructure without disrupting employees.
Book a Technology AssessmentThe business problem
Why this matters
Windows Server 2008 and 2012 environments still run critical services in many organizations. They keep running because migration feels risky — and every year they stay, they collect more unpatched vulnerabilities and more undocumented dependencies.
The risk of doing nothing
- No security updates for the system that authenticates every employee.
- Former employees keep working accounts because nothing centrally revokes them.
- Group Policy has accumulated rules nobody can explain.
- One domain controller is a single point of failure for the whole business.
Our approach
How the work runs
- 01
Audit
Document domains, controllers, DNS, DHCP, policies, and dependent applications.
- 02
Plan
Sequence the migration so authentication never stops.
- 03
Migrate
Stand up new controllers alongside the old, transfer roles, then retire legacy.
- 04
Clean up
Rationalize policies, groups, and stale accounts; document the result.
Expected business outcomes
What changes after this work
- Supported, patchable server estate
- Central control over who can access what
- Clean onboarding and offboarding
- Reduced compliance exposure
Frequently asked questions
Questions we are asked first
- Will employees need to log in differently?
- No. A correctly executed migration is invisible to staff — same accounts, same passwords, same drives.
- How long does an Active Directory migration take?
- A typical single-site environment takes two to four weeks including audit, migration, and cleanup. Multi-site environments take longer.
- Can we move identity to the cloud instead?
- Often a hybrid model is the right answer. We assess your applications first — some still require on-premises authentication.
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BoT Compliance Readiness
Turn the Bank of Tanzania Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing Guidelines into an infrastructure position you can evidence to an examiner.
Network & Security
Secure, segmented connectivity between your people, systems, and branches — designed to satisfy both attackers and auditors.
Server Infrastructure
Reliable computing platforms that carry your core banking, policy administration, or member-management systems without interruption.
Next step
Book a BoT Cybersecurity & Compliance Readiness Assessment
A structured review of your network, servers, identity, backup, and cloud exposure against the Bank of Tanzania guidelines. You receive a written report: what you have, where the gaps are, and what to close first.
Response within 1 hour, business hours