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Remove On Premises exchange Hybrid and go fully Online
Hello,
I currently have a scenario where there is a Hybrid Exchange environment with 1 server. All my mailboxes have been migrated online.
I would like to completely remove dependency on ...
I'm getting ready to migrate my Exchange Server 2013 to Exchange Online in about 8 weeks. What if I don't implement Azure AD Connect, and simply manually configure the passwords online to match the passwords in on-premises AD? With only about 30 users, it would be easier for me to simply configure the same passwords in Azure AD manually (for the convenience of my users) than it would be to have AD Connect take care of that, but then have to continue maintaining the on-premises Exchange Server. Do I have to implement Azure AD Connect for some reason? And if not, and I don't, can I then do all my email admin (e.g. aliases, email addresses, hide from address book, distro groups, etc.) online?
Are you keeping your on premises AD?