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Active Directory AMC for Lenovo Servers – Why Your Business Can’t Afford to Miss It

Active Directory (AD) is mission-critical for almost every enterprise. Whether you're authenticating users, rolling out Group Policies, or managing access — a well-maintained AD ensures your IT ecosystem runs smoothly. But what if your AD is running on Lenovo servers? That’s where Sancuro’s Active Directory Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) comes in.

What Does This AMC Cover?

Health checkups of your AD database

Monitoring and resolving replication issues between domain controllers

Verifying trust relationships across domains/forests

Cleaning up stale or disabled user and service accounts

System State backup (registry, logs, SYSVOL) + restoration support

Performance tuning for AD

Security audits of privileged accounts

Why You Need It — The Business Case
✅ Prevent Downtime

AD problems can bring down authentication and access. By proactively maintaining your directory, you avoid login failures, Group Policy issues, and more.

✅ Boost Security

Old or idle accounts are a big risk. AMC ensures they're regularly cleaned up. Privileged accounts are monitored, helping prevent misuse or breach.

✅ Predictable Costs

One fixed annual fee — no surprise maintenance bills or emergency costs. This makes budgeting easy for your IT department.

✅ Expert Support

With Sancuro, you get access to engineers who know both Lenovo hardware and Windows Active Directory deeply. No need to upskill internally.

✅ Longer Server Life

Regular maintenance helps prolong the lifespan of your Lenovo servers and ensures optimal performance of your AD infrastructure.

How Sancuro Stands Apart

Specialized AMC: This is not a generic server AMC — it's tailored for AD on Lenovo machines.

Remote-first model: Most operations can be done remotely, making support fast and cost-effective.

SLA-backed support: Quick response times, defined processes, and regular reporting.

Scalable: Whether you run a single domain or a multi-forest, multi-domain setup, Sancuro can scale its AMC accordingly.

Ideal Candidates for This AMC

You should seriously consider Sancuro’s Active Directory AMC for Lenovo servers if:

Your AD controllers run on Lenovo servers

You are a mid-size or large enterprise

You don’t have a dedicated AD team (or want to offload routine tasks)

Uptime, performance, and compliance are business priorities

You need a proactive strategy rather than just fire-fighting directory issues

Real-World Impact: A Use Case

Imagine your domain controllers haven’t been checked in a while. Replication between two controllers is broken, but users don’t realize because logins are still working via the healthy DC. One day, that DC goes down, and suddenly, Group Policy stops applying, and some users can’t log in.

With Sancuro’s AMC, this kind of issue is caught early: engineers will detect replication issues long before they become critical, resolve them, and restore trust. They will also clean up stale accounts that can become security liabilities.

Getting Started: Your Next Steps

Contact Sancuro — Share your AD topology and Lenovo server specs

Discuss SLA & Coverage — Define how often you want checks, your maintenance window, RTO/RPO

Sign the AMC — Commit to a year of proactive directory care

Onboarding & First Audit — Sancuro’s engineers will perform an initial health check, backup, and cleanup

Final Word

Active Directory isn’t a “set it and forget it” system — especially on enterprise-grade hardware like Lenovo. Without regular maintenance, your directory is exposed to performance bottlenecks, replication failures, and security threats.

Sancuro’s Active Directory AMC for Lenovo Servers offers a holistic, proactive, and expert-led solution to keep your AD environment stable, secure, and responsive. Invest now, and save yourself from costly outages later.

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