Background
The client's site is located in the Casablanca region. SADIS was the sole provider on the engagement, from Microsoft 365 email to user training.
Our founders spent six years on freelance assignments within large French industrial groups before founding SADIS in Morocco.
Scope of the engagement
- Email Migration to Microsoft 365, with existing mailboxes carried over.
- Directory Synchronisation of the on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft 365 through Microsoft Entra Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect), for a single sign-in per user.
- Network Overhaul of the site's wired network and business Wi-Fi.
- Workstations Deployment and configuration of the fleet.
- Storage NAS for shared files and local backups.
- Monitoring Equipment monitoring.
- Security Securing access to accounts and equipment.
- Handover Training users on the new tools.
Microsoft 365 and a unified directory
Moving mailboxes to Microsoft 365 is the simple part. The hard part is the directory: without synchronisation, each user ends up with two usernames and two passwords.
For this client, Entra Connect synchronises the on-premises directory with Microsoft 365. When an account is created, modified or disabled, the change applies everywhere at once. A departure is handled in a single operation, email included.
A migration has to be prepared: inventory of mailboxes and usage, data transfer, an organised cutover, then support during the first days. Email is used from morning to night; it cannot be migrated off the cuff. The steps of a Microsoft 365 migration are set out on our service page (in French).
Network and Wi-Fi rebuilt
A network ages through piecemeal additions: a switch installed in a hurry, a badly placed Wi-Fi access point, cables nobody dares unplug. It more or less holds up, until the outage that brings the whole site to a halt.
We rebuilt it from the ground up: wired architecture, over 600 m of network cable pulled, each link tested and labelled, Wi-Fi coverage suited to the actual premises, equipment configured and documented. Online email, shared storage and monitoring all rely on this network.
Workstations, storage and monitoring
All workstations are configured identically, joined to the directory and equipped with the software each person needs. A consistent fleet is quick to troubleshoot; a mismatched fleet turns every incident into an investigation.
The NAS centralises the company's files, which no longer depend on individual workstations or USB sticks. Local backups become systematic.
Monitoring flags a disk that is filling up or a device that has stopped responding, before users are affected.
Training and handover
The engagement ended with user training: email, shared files, good access practices.
The client must remain in control of its system. For infrastructure, this means the company holds its own access and the configurations are documented, so that the internal team understands what has been installed on its premises.
Software and infrastructure
We also develop business platforms and custom management software, such as a B2B ordering platform for a distributor. This engagement covers the other side: infrastructure and fleet management. You no longer have to coordinate a developer, a network installer and office IT support, and nobody passes the buck at the first incident.
The same approach applies to an SME or an industrial site in Casablanca and across the Casablanca-Settat region. The scope is defined based on what is already in place, during an on-site assessment.
