Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

Hybrid Azure AD join devices

This is the typical setup for most organizations that are starting their cloud journey afresh. In the beginning, it is hard to make big changes to the environment, as this can impact the organization in many different ways. This is not only for cloud migrations, but is also the same with any new technology—it takes time and patience to adopt new changes. If an organization already has an on-premises AD set up, it means that the majority of the devices are already part of the domain. With hybrid Azure AD join, devices can simply register with Azure AD without changing their status.

Devices will be still part of the on-premises domain and there will be no upgrade to Windows 10:

Hybrid Azure AD join supports a wide ...