How to migrate from On-Prem AD to Azure AD?

James Byford 0 Reputation points
2023-05-26T20:38:57.76+00:00

I have been tasked to look into migrating our On-Prem AD completely over to Azure AD, we currently have devices and users on both at the moment. I have been through almost every documentation regarding this matter and watched videos as well, but still have some questions unanswered.

Some of the questions that I am still trying to figure out are:

    • Do we need to change anything about our current Microsoft licensing in order to migrate over to Azure AD?
    • We currently use Microsoft 365 Standard Licensing.
  • Is Intune required to be used for the migration and does every user/device need to have a license?
    • All of the documentation I have looked at seems to point at using Intune in order to have all of our devices Azure AD joined without having to go into every device and do it manually.
  • What is the best move forward?

I am new to the migration process and need to figure out how we migrate over to Azure AD 100%, any help is greatly appreciated. I am not sure where to go from here.

Thank You!

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  1. Alfredo Revilla - Upwork Top Talent | IAM SWE SWA 27,246 Reputation points
    2023-05-26T23:46:45.3433333+00:00

    Hell @James Byford , I'm happy to answer your on-premise Active Directory to Azure AD migration questions:

    • Do we need to change anything about our current Microsoft licensing in order to migrate over to Azure AD?
      Nope. Azure AD and Azure AD Connect are initially free. Additional features such as Conditional Access required additional licensing.
    • We currently use Microsoft 365 Standard Licensing.
      Microsoft 365 products can require licensing and are backed by Azure AD but Azure AD does not required them for the basic free functionality or migration.
    • Is Intune required to be used for the migration and does every user/device need to have a license?
      Intune is a Mobile Device Managment solution that plugs into Azure AD and requires licensing but it's not required for migration.
    • All of the documentation I have looked at seems to point at using Intune in order to have all of our devices Azure AD joined without having to go into every device and do it manually.
      Intune is not required for bulk provisioning of Azure AD joined devices. Take a look to Understand your provisioning options for more information.
    • What is the best move forward?
      Take a look to Azure AD Connect: When you have an existing tenant. Or, come back with more details about current resources and goals to suggesta migration plan.

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