Is it possible to migrate from Azure AD joined to a local domain?

Anonymous
2022-02-24T15:50:56.217+00:00

The company I work for started with Azure AD because it met their needs at the time. We are finding though that some of the features of Azure AD are missing from a traditional local AD and are required for the type of contracts we are working on. We'd like to not lose or have to recreate accounts and the such.

Is there a migration path from Azure AD to a local domain?

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  1. James Hamil 26,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-02-25T00:26:51.767+00:00

    Hi @Anonymous , thanks for the question. For transferring your AAD to a local domain, I recommend using a hybrid identity setup. This gives you the freedom to have the features of both an on-prem domain as well as Azure. So while this isn't removing the need for Azure AD, it allows for more flexibility. Azure AD is actually not supposed to be a full replacement for your local domain, as both it and on-prem have different advantages. Please let me know if this works for you and if you have any questions. If not, I can find a different solution for you.

    If this answer helped you please mark it as "Verified" so other users may reference it.

    Thank you,
    James

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-28T14:33:49.07+00:00

    So AD Connect is a one-way trip? You can only go from local to AAD?

    Our ISO wants to abandon our AAD in favor of a local AD to gain more control of the security aspects. From what I am learning we can sync up but not down.

    Is this correct?


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