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On-prem Exchange needed for Azure AD Connected MS365 users with a mailbox?
We have an on-prem active directory with users synced to MS365 for their Office 365 logins. Works great. We used to use Zimbra for email, so no Exchange server in sight. We now want to add mailbo...
You technically don't need the on-prem Exchange.
You could just expand the AD schema with all the necessary Exchange attributes.
But Microsoft requires Exchange on-prem for a 'supported' scenario
You could just expand the AD schema with all the necessary Exchange attributes.
But Microsoft requires Exchange on-prem for a 'supported' scenario
- Thanks Thijs. I appreciate the on-premise Exchange is not required for MS365 mail flow and reader access (Outlook), but IS still required for user management. I'm not a fan of half-baked solutions, or leaving some parts incomplete, so will confirm with our other clients who are on 3rd party email systems. The fact they will need a full blown Exchange server on-premise to support MS365 'cloud' mailbox users will be a deal breaker for most, if not all, based solely on additional hardware and ongoing maintenance costs. Microsoft dropped the ball on this one.
- You can get away with just managing the attributes through AD to be honest.
I see a lot of customers doing it
