Merge 360™ Bridge™
Day 1 Continuity for M&A IT
When a merger or acquisition closes, IT leaders face immediate pressure: keep systems online, enable collaboration, and protect security—without slowing down the business.
The problem? Identity sprawl, mismatched domains, and fragile integrations create the risk of outages, compliance failures, and frustrated users.
Merge 360™ Bridge™ is the answer.
It delivers secure coexistence, identity synchronization, and collaboration continuity from Day 1—buying time, reducing risk, and laying the foundation for full migration.
- Disconnected identities: Users juggling multiple accounts and credentials.
- Inconsistent access: No clear path to applications across environments.
- Collaboration silos: Teams unable to share email, calendars, or files.
- Security exposure: Cross-domain risks and MFA gaps create vulnerabilities.
- Uncertain roadmap: Leadership lacks a clear view of what comes next.
Every delay undermines productivity and deal value.
Merge360 Bridge™ Solution
Merge360 Bridge provides the enablement tier of M&A IT integration: secure interoperability, steady productivity, and a technical runway for future consolidation.
Who it’s for
Organizations at the start of an M&A journey that need stable, secure interoperability between identity platforms and systems—without rushing into risky cutovers.
What it aims to do
- Stabilize post-M&A identity and access
- Link users securely across all environments
- Maintain productivity while reducing IT risk
- Establish the foundation for Merge360 Fuse
- Identity Synchronization: Secure cross-domain authentication and attribute sync.
- Federation & SSO: Seamless access across orgs, with support for LDAP, SAML, OAuth, and Kerberos.
- Mail Routing & Collaboration: Cross-tenant mail flow and directory lookups remain functional.
- Application Coexistence: Authentication remediation for up to 25 AD-integrated apps (expandable via T&M).
- Readiness Assessment: Migration readiness reporting with integration health, risks, and timelines.
- Zero User Downtime: No “big switch” disruptions—users continue working throughout.
With Merge360 Bridge™, organizations can
expect:
- Smooth access between environments with minimal disruption
- Maintained business continuity during M&A
- Reduced duplication in support and access paths
- Executive visibility into risks and timelines A technical runway for full migration, on your terms
- Project Kickoff & Alignment – Stakeholder roles, success criteria, milestones.
- Migration Readiness & Planning – High-level assessment of environments, risks, and timelines.
- Project Management & Coordination – Progress reporting, milestone tracking, clear communications.
- Environment & Access Stabilization – Directory sync, domain trust, identity brokering, access controls.
- Identity & Federation Enablement – SSO, delegated authentication, and consistent access policies.
- Application Remediation – Authentication adjustments for coexistence, connectivity validation.
- Cross-Tenant Mail Enablement – Routing, calendaring, and directory lookup continuity.
- Network & Policy Integration – DNS forwarding, firewall pass-throughs, and cross-domain GPO.
- Security & Compliance Alignment – MFA, conditional access, privileged account reviews, risk analysis.
Merge360 Bridge™ focuses on coexistence and continuity.
It does not include:
- Deep-dive migration planning or roadmap development (provided in Fuse).
- Migration of users, workstations, servers, or applications (provided in Fuse).
- Mailbox migrations or SaaS/O365 workload migrations (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams).
- Advanced infrastructure engineering or application modernization.
- Full Zero Trust or IAM redesigns (available as add-ons).
- Operational/helpdesk support (available as add-ons).
- Licensing and third-party migration tools.
Estimated Duration
12–16 weeks from kickoff
Estimated Effort
~720 hours
$162K (based on ~$225/hr blended rate)
Why Merge360 Bridge™
- Zero downtime approach: Users stay productive.
- Secure coexistence: Federation, SSO, and conditional access maintained.
- Scalable design: Supports up to 5,000 user objects and 25 applications.
- Future-focused: Builds the technical runway for full migration under Fuse.
- Transparency: Clear scope, inclusions, and pricing from the start.
M&A IT doesn’t have to start with disruption. Merge360 Bridge™ gives organizations breathing room: stable access, uninterrupted productivity, and executive visibility.
It’s not a migration gauntlet—it’s the safe first step toward integration.
