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Business challenge
Most organizations struggle with some degree of tool sprawl. As a result,
teams end up using dierent tools to solve the same problem, leading to
redundancy and siloed data.
This is a common challenge when it comes to managing Windows
configurations — Group Policy is a popular tool choice, but it has
limitations: it doesn’t natively support version control, which is needed
to ensure updates are made in a safe and controlled manner; it isn’t
idempotent; it’s not updated in real time; and it doesn’t provide the level
of visibility into changes that most teams need to operate at scale. When
one team manages configurations with Group Policy and another with
Puppet, it’s impossible to coordinate changes across teams, which results
in mismatched configurations.
A Puppet consultant can help address these issues by building a
framework to move Group Policy settings to Puppet configurations.
Group Policy Migration
to Puppet Service
Customer benefits
• Tool consolidation
• Ability to track and
review changes made to
configurations
• Reporting of intentional vs.
corrective changes
• Replace Group Policy settings
with Puppet code
Expected outcomes
• Puppet deployed on Windows
machines
• Group Policy settings moved to
Puppet enforcement
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Who will benefit?
The Group Policy Migration service is designed for organizations that use Group Policy to manage
Windows configurations, and want to:
• Consolidate Group Policy and Puppet into a single interface
• Adopt infrastructure as code, report on configuration changes, and manage a variety of
configurations across the stack
• Modernize their Windows management by moving Group Policy settings to Puppet
What you can expect
A Puppet professional with Windows Group Policy expertise will review current configurations in
Group Policy, discuss best practices, and migrate existing settings to Puppet code. This will enable
you to track Windows configurations in a centralized location and more eiciently make changes to
your Windows infrastructure.
Assumptions
• All services will be delivered remotely unless otherwise agreed prior to the engagement.
• The customer has access to change Group Policy.
• The customer has access to the applicable machines.
• The current environment is functional, with Puppet in place.
• The customer has the necessary approval to move Group Policy settings to Puppet.
