Migrating on-prem AD to cloud, suggestions please.
Hello!
I have a couple clients that are looking to remove on premises server and go completely cloud server for varying reasons. While I am reluctant to go this route, the customer wants it regardless of my input so I need to figure out a plan.
They have Office 365, and the files are in a sharepoint, and their E-mail in the cloud. The server is really only doing DNS and AD functions. DNS can be offloaded to the router, and that leaves AD and GPO.
With full desktop stations to remain on prem, what is the best approach for domain management, or is it even needed at this point?
Are SMB's setting up a site to site VPN to AWS or Azure, and then using AD and GPO from the cloud?
I really dislike the idea of turning the PC's back into a workgroup, and the headaches that it brings with.
Looking for suggestions, I feel I am missing a simple piece in the middle.
Thank you.
I have a couple clients that are looking to remove on premises server and go completely cloud server for varying reasons. While I am reluctant to go this route, the customer wants it regardless of my input so I need to figure out a plan.
They have Office 365, and the files are in a sharepoint, and their E-mail in the cloud. The server is really only doing DNS and AD functions. DNS can be offloaded to the router, and that leaves AD and GPO.
With full desktop stations to remain on prem, what is the best approach for domain management, or is it even needed at this point?
Are SMB's setting up a site to site VPN to AWS or Azure, and then using AD and GPO from the cloud?
I really dislike the idea of turning the PC's back into a workgroup, and the headaches that it brings with.
Looking for suggestions, I feel I am missing a simple piece in the middle.
Thank you.
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I had read this article before, and it was the first time I was exposed to the idea that Azure AD is not what I thought it was. I have played with the Azure AD DS, and wasn't fully grasping how to implement that together with on prem computers. DaaS would be handled through jumpcloud, is there any advantage of this route instead of a VPN to a VM Windows Server?
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