Case Study: Schwäbisch Hall modernizes public-sector identity management with Univention UCS

Schwäbisch Hall migrates 500 Linux PCs in one weekend with Univention

The city of Schwäbisch Hall, a public administration with 900 employees, needed to replace its self-developed and outdated identity management system. Their challenge was to migrate to a standardized, professionally maintained open-source solution that would centralize user management for 500 Linux clients, comply with strict German no-spy requirements, and avoid vendor lock-in. They turned to vendor Univention for its Univention Corporate Server (UCS) platform.

Univention implemented UCS as a central identity manager, using its Active Directory Takeover and notifier-listener mechanisms for a seamless migration completed within a single weekend. The solution provided a redundant, secure foundation for the heterogeneous IT landscape. The result was a future-proof, sustainable IT infrastructure that met all security compliance needs and centralized access to email and files for all employees without disrupting workflows.

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