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Do we need a Federated Server Farm
Hello,
We will be setting up ADFS for Office 365 in our office. The office has about 80 people in total. I am familiar with the process and have setup a small office using just one server for the Federated role. However, I am reading more and more that I should at least think about setting up a server farm. Is it necessary at this level of users?
We will be setting up ADFS for Office 365 in our office. The office has about 80 people in total. I am familiar with the process and have setup a small office using just one server for the Federated role. However, I am reading more and more that I should at least think about setting up a server farm. Is it necessary at this level of users?
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Hmmm.... Quick question. It seems like AD FS might be a convenience, though this company is growing quickly. However, isn't ADFS really easy to deactivate through the powershell if the server were to go down?
Deactivating AD FS means generating new passwords for every federated user, have fun distributing those to people that cannot even access their email :)
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Is that true even if Directory Synching remains active?
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I have proposed that we put in two ADFS machines IF we are going to go that route. Thank you
I am of the mindset that if you have enough users to benefit from ADFS, you have enough users that you want a farm. And if you don't think you have enough users to justify a farm, chances are you should probably reconsider ADFS, where DirSync would suffice for smaller organizations. For me personally, I've found that tipping point to be around 150 users before ADFS becomes worth the hassle of the added infrastructure costs and management.