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Exchange Online and Azure AD Connect
Hi everyone, We are planning to implement Azure AD Connect in a Password Hash Synchronization with Seamless Sign On scenario, hosted on Azure B1ms Windows Server 2016 AD DC connect to on-prem AD ...
I’ve had this discussion many times with customers and we all end up with ”it’s unsupported” to remove the last Exchange - period. I also know it’s possible to edit attributes directly in ADUC but I would never recommend it.
But I also agree Microsoft should fix this - it doesn’t make any sense. I was on whole day session just regarding Hybrid at Ignite 3 years ago and they said ”we’re working on it” but now they don’t even say that. I think this requirement will never go away and they are working on other things. Long term solution if you REALLY want to get rid of Exchange on-premises is probably to move away from on-premise AD and Azure AD Connect completely and go all-in on Cloud Only Identities. Again, not what I want to tell my customers but to be honest, that is what I think.
...and I’ll keep asking the experts at Ignite - which I do every year
But I also agree Microsoft should fix this - it doesn’t make any sense. I was on whole day session just regarding Hybrid at Ignite 3 years ago and they said ”we’re working on it” but now they don’t even say that. I think this requirement will never go away and they are working on other things. Long term solution if you REALLY want to get rid of Exchange on-premises is probably to move away from on-premise AD and Azure AD Connect completely and go all-in on Cloud Only Identities. Again, not what I want to tell my customers but to be honest, that is what I think.
...and I’ll keep asking the experts at Ignite - which I do every year
JonasBack this still doesn't account for sites that have never had exchange installed