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About a year ago I decided to move us from Exchange 2010 On-Prem to Exchange Online. &nbsp;Due to some peculiar circumstances, I had to go to Exchange Hybrid first (keeping my Exchange 2010 On-Prem) until I could wrap up a few user accounts. &nbsp;I'm now ready to go ahead and finish migrating to Exchange Hybrid, fully getting rid of Exchange On-Prem.<br />
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However, the last MS rep I spoke with stated that due to having a local AD, I need to keep the On-Prem Exchange server but couldn't give me a good reason. &nbsp;<br />
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I really would like to be fully Exchange On-Line and am looking for opinions/thoughts from others. &nbsp;Do I need to retain the On-Prem Exchange server? &nbsp;Can I decom it with minimal issues? &nbsp;If so, any recommendations for the best path to do this?<br />
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TIA.<br />
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Felmer
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About a year ago I decided to move us from Exchange 2010 On-Prem to Exchange Online.  Due to some peculiar circumstances, I had to go to Exchange Hybrid first (keeping my Exchange 2010 On-Prem) until I could wrap up a few user accounts.  I'm now ready to go ahead and finish migrating to Exchange Hybrid, fully getting rid of Exchange On-Prem.

However, the last MS rep I spoke with stated that due to having a local AD, I need to keep the On-Prem Exchange server but couldn't give me a good reason.  

I really would like to be fully Exchange On-Line and am looking for opinions/thoughts from others.  Do I need to retain the On-Prem Exchange server?  Can I decom it with minimal issues?  If so, any recommendations for the best path to do this?

TIA.

Felmer

Moving from Exchange Hybrid to Exchange Online (decom On-Prem Exchange server)

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