Why do you need to migrate Azure AD Registered Devices between tenants?
One of the challenges that many Microsoft 365 customers face is migrating from one Microsoft 365 tenant to another. This can happen for various reasons, such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, or rebranding. However, migrating to a new tenant is not a simple task, especially if you have a large number of Azure AD registered devices to reconfigure.
In this blog article, we will explain why Azure AD registered devices are important, what are the implications of migrating them to a new tenant, and how you can use the Cloudiway migration tool to automate the process and save time and resources.
Cloudiway is a cloud-based solution that allows you to easily transfer your Azure AD registered devices from one tenant to another, without losing any data or settings. You will also learn how to use Cloudiway to migrate your devices across multiple tenants, and how to troubleshoot common issues that may arise during the migration.
Why Azure AD registered devices are important?
Azure AD registered devices are important because they enable users to access your organization’s resources using their personal devices, such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones. Azure AD registered devices provide the following benefits:
- Single sign-on (SSO) to cloud resources, such as Microsoft 365, Teams, or OneDrive.
- Conditional Access policies that can limit or grant access to resources based on the device or user identity, such as requiring a compliant device, multi-factor authentication, or location.
- Device management through Mobile Device Management (MDM) tools like Microsoft Intune, which can enforce organization-required configurations, such as encryption, password complexity, or security updates.
- Device recovery through BitLocker keys stored in Azure AD, which can help users unlock their devices if they forget their password or PIN.
What gets broken in Azure AD registered device once the user is migrated to a new tenant?
First of all the single sign to Microsoft 365 is an issue.
Once the user is migrated to the new Microsoft 365 tenant, his laptop is still configured to login to the source tenant.
- In particular, in his browser, when he will try to access Microsoft 365 resources, it will keep trying to connect to the source tenant.
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint : These applications are still linked to the source tenant and keep validating their licenses against the source tenant.
- OneDrive Synchronization agent: This application is useful for synchronization your local cache with your OneDrive in Microsoft 365. This application will keep synchronizing with the source.
- Outlook: The outlook profile will still point to the source tenant.
If you do not take care of these applications, all your users who are logging from an Azure AD Registered device will start having issues with these application that will need to be reconfigured.
Migrate Azure AD Registered Devices between tenants
This can be a frustrating and time-consuming process for both the users and the administrators if you have to go through a manual process.
Fortunately, Cloudiway can help you with this challenge.
Cloudiway is a cloud-based platform that allows you to easily migrate Azure AD Registered Devices between tenants.
Cloudiway can help you with the following tasks:
- Migrate your Intune settings and policies, such as device configuration, compliance, endpoint security, app deployment, and assignments, from the source tenant to the destination tenant, using a simple and intuitive interface.
- Migrate your laptops and cloud PCs, by deploying a lightweight agent that can automatically reconfigure the device settings, such as Azure AD registration, Office licenses, OneDrive synchronization, and Outlook profile ( Recreate Outlook profiles) , to connect to the new tenant, without requiring any manual intervention from the users.
- Manage your devices across multiple tenants, by using the Cloudiway dashboard that allows you to monitor the progress and status of the migration, as well as troubleshoot any common issues that may occur during the process.
- Cloudiway is a SaaS-based application that can help you save time and money, as well as ensure a smooth and seamless migration experience for your users. Cloudiway is the first and only solution of the market that covers this kind of migration, and it is trusted by many customers who have successfully migrated their Intune infrastructure and devices between Microsoft 365 tenants.
If you are interested in learning more about Cloudiway and its solution, please contact our sales team to get a demo.
Note: Currently, the solution supports Azure AD Registered devices migration. Cloudiway is currently working on supporting Azure AD Joined devices and the beta program for this scenario will start shortly.
Documentation : Cross Tenant Laptop Migration
Announcement: Migration of Azure AD Joined deviced is entering the beta program and should by available by December 15, 2023
