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Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available

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Joseph Dadzie
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Nov 04, 2025

Simplify hybrid complexity and strengthen your security posture by managing users and groups natively in the cloud.

Back in August, I shared how Group Source of Authority (SOA) conversion helps organizations govern legacy groups in the cloud, simplifying on-premises cleanup and extending governance to apps that st...
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underQualifried
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Nov 04, 2025

Cool. When is someone going to fix Global Admins not being able to download emails in Defender? This is a critical, basic functionality that's been locked behind a completely new system of permissions that rarely works right.