Independent expertise for Microsoft identity, messaging & security

Offline Root Consulting helps organizations across the Eastern United States design, migrate, and harden Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Exchange, and Microsoft 365 environments—without selling any hardware or software. We work only for you.

Vendor‑neutral. We do not resell products and receive no commissions. Advice is unbiased and based on your goals.

Focus areas

  • Active Directory design, health checks & domain controller lifecycle
  • Microsoft Entra ID tenant architecture & hybrid identity
  • Exchange Server & Exchange Online migrations and maintenance
  • Microsoft 365 security, governance, and compliance baseline
  • Incident response & recovery planning for identity and messaging

Microsoft, Active Directory, Entra ID, Exchange, and Microsoft 365 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Offline Root Consulting is independent and not affiliated with Microsoft.

What we do

Active Directory

Forest & domain strategy, OU & delegation models, GPO hygiene, DC placement, DNS, and hardening.

Microsoft Entra ID

Tenant architecture, Conditional Access, MFA, hybrid (AD Connect/Cloud Sync), identity lifecycle & app registrations.

Exchange & Messaging

Exchange Server & Exchange Online planning, hybrid mail flow, authentication, and coexistence troubleshooting.

Microsoft 365

Security baseline, Purview governance, retention, DLP, Defender for Office 365, role-based administration.

Security & Resilience

Identity threat detection, tiering, privileged access workstations, backup & recovery for AD, Entra ID & Exchange.

Advisory & Training

Architecture reviews, roadmaps, vendor-neutral RFP support, and hands-on training tailored to your team.

Independent & vendor‑neutral

Offline Root Consulting sells only consulting and support services. We don’t resell hardware or software and we receive no referral fees. Our recommendations are transparent, documented, and aligned to your objectives and constraints.