GPOADmin - Synchronization (4377905)

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest, discusses the synchronization feature of GPOADmin in a video. Synchronization allows for the deployment of a source policy to automatically update one or more target policies, ensuring consistency and preventing drift between different policies. This is particularly useful in development, testing, and production environments, as well as for maintaining security baselines across multi-domain setups. To implement synchronization, users must enable it in GPOADmin settings. The process involves identifying a source policy, creating a target policy in a different forest, and establishing a synchronization connection. Users can choose how the target policy will be affected when the source policy is deployed, with options for checked out, available, pending approval, or directly deployed states.  Matthew demonstrates the synchronization process, showing how changes in the source environment can be reflected in the target environment upon deployment. He also highlights the ability to report on synchronized policies and notes that synchronization can occur both between different GPOADmin instances and within the same instance across multiple domains. Overall, GPOADmin synchronization is a powerful tool for managing group policies effectively across various environments.