Do you need Azure AD for Desktop Analytics?

Question

We currently are not using Azure AD and don't see using it in our 5 year plan. Can Desktop Analytics be used without it? If not, is there an alternative solution for Windows 10 Upgrade Readiness?

Answer 1

Yes, you need Azure AD but you don't need to configure any identity synchronization and you don't need to transition any on-prem AD authentication activities to it, but you still need it because Desktop Analytics is an Azure-based service that uses Azure AD authentication.