Q) What is Microsoft Entra Connect?
A) Microsoft Entra Connect is an on-premises Microsoft application designed to meet and accomplish your hybrid identity goals.
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Q) What are Microsoft Entra Connect features?
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Q) What is Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync?
A) Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync is a new offering from Microsoft designed to meet and accomplish your hybrid identity goals for synchronization of users, groups, and contacts to Microsoft Entra ID.
It accomplishes this by using the Microsoft Entra cloud provisioning agent instead of the Microsoft Entra Connect application.
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Q) How is Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync different from Microsoft Entra Connect Sync?
A) With Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, provisioning from AD to Microsoft Entra ID is orchestrated in Microsoft Online Services.
Lightweight agent that acts as a bridge between Microsoft Entra ID and AD.
The provisioning configuration is stored in Microsoft Entra ID and managed as part of the service.
Q) Comparison between Microsoft Entra Connect and cloud sync
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Microsoft Entra Connect
Support for device objects
Support for Pass-Through Authentication
Filter on objects' attribute values
Allow advanced customization for attribute flows
Cloud sync
Lightweight agent installation model
Multiple active agents for high availability
Support for group writeback
On-demand provisioning
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Q) How do you install the Microsoft Entra provisioning agent?
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Provision Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID - Configuration
Provision Microsoft Entra ID to Active Directory - Configuration