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Gotcha. &nbsp;Complexity meaning I still need to introduce AD Domain Controllers in-house, every branch office, build AD, etc.
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Gotcha.  Complexity meaning I still need to introduce AD Domain Controllers in-house, every branch office, build AD, etc.

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Tiras25,<br />
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So did you end up with using the AD-Synch and keeping all of your On-Premise AD domain controllers ?
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Tiras25,

So did you end up with using the AD-Synch and keeping all of your On-Premise AD domain controllers ?

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Well, I will need to introduce DCs in-house. &nbsp;Then sync is from Azure one-way. &nbsp;So to keep a copy of the AD in-house.
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Well, I will need to introduce DCs in-house.  Then sync is from Azure one-way.  So to keep a copy of the AD in-house.

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Is there a way to have Azure AD off-prem but having &nbsp;sync data in-house? &nbsp; Just in case Azure goes away or legal issues with MS etc. &nbsp;Currently not having AD domain controllers in-house, and want to keep this way. &nbsp;Don't want to introduce complexity in-house for that reason.
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Is there a way to have Azure AD off-prem but having  sync data in-house?   Just in case Azure goes away or legal issues with MS etc.  Currently not having AD domain controllers in-house, and want to keep this way.  Don't want to introduce complexity in-house for that reason.

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