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System Migration Is in Full Swing

All Škoda Auto employees with computer access will soon transition to the New Active Directory (NewAD) environment. This upgrade will enhance data security, unify access and simplify work with cloud services. Thousands of employees have already completed the long-planned system migration. If you haven’t yet, read on to find out how.

Many Škoda Auto users have already successfully transitioned to the new Active Directory (NewAD) environment.

Digitisation

We reported on the migration to the new system, which handles all the user logins to computers and determines their access to data, applications and printers in the previous issue of Škoda Mobil. The transition to the New Active Directory (NewAD) environment is essential. It will bring more modern user account management, better integration with Microsoft 365 and greater security. This process is now in full swing, and experience has shown that users can rest assured. Users were informed about the migration via e-mail or Škoda Space, and many of them have already completed it.

The goal of the migration to NewAD is to unify access, simplify work with cloud services and strengthen data protection within the VW Group.

Carry out the migration in your team step by step

If you are still about to start, keep in mind that the migration usually takes up to 15 minutes. In exceptional cases, it may take longer. You can keep working on your computer during this time. We recommend that one or two members of every team perform the process first to verify that the applications work properly. It is also a good idea to back up your local files and favourites. The migration can be performed from a computer connected directly to the corporate network or via Citrix Desktop and Citrix VDI remote access technologies. In November, the migration should be available for work from home as well. Once the migration is complete, a new user profile will be created. You will log in using a slightly modified name in the <DZCxxxx>@skoda.vwgroup.com format. The Y drive will be read-only, while other Microsoft 365 services will remain unchanged.

2,300

Number of migrated users as of 24 October.

9

Average migration time per user in minutes.

Behind the scenes of the project

At first glance, the migration to NewAD may seem like a formal step, but it involves a great deal of work. It was launched at the Group level already in 2016. The migration process development itself took three months to complete and was preceded by an extensive preparatory phase, which included ensuring technical communication between the old and new environments and several rounds of testing. Over 300 IT specialists also participated in group meetings, where important information about the migration was discussed across all the IT departments. Preparations also included detailed instructions and videos to help users complete the process without unnecessary stress.

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