Choosing between Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync
Azure AD Cloud Sync is the next evolution of the directory synchronization product. While it does not yet have full parity with Azure AD Connect features, Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync (sometimes referred to as Cloud Sync) can provide additional features and benefits that Azure AD Connect cannot:
- While Azure AD Connect requires on-premises connectivity between the Azure AD Connect server and all connected forests, Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync can import identities from forests that do not have site-to-site connectivity. This makes Cloud Sync advantageous when dealing with mergers and acquisitions as well as organizations that have multiple, disconnected business units.
- Lightweight on-premises provisioning agents with cloud-managed sync configuration. Multiple sync agents can be installed to provide fault tolerance and redundancy for password hash synchronization customers.
However, Cloud Sync provides...
