Cloud Sync Feature Gaps Closing

Wes Miller analyzes and writes about Microsoft’s security, identity management, and systems management technologies. Before joining Directions on Microsoft, Wes... more

The remaining feature gaps where Connect Sync offers capabilities Cloud Sync doesn’t are narrowing. Some are already addressed with workarounds, some are likely to be addressed, and a handful are likely to potentially remain unaddressed by Microsoft before customers must move to Cloud Sync in the coming years (see fig. 1).


Feature	Connect Sync	Cloud Sync	Notes	Prognosis
Unaddressed Features
Device synchronization	Supported	Not supported	Hybrid Entra-joined devices not supported in Cloud Sync.	This is unlikely to change– Microsoft is largely leaning away from hybrid domain join.
Scale limits per domain	Unlimited	150K objects	Up to 150,000 objects supported per domain with Cloud Sync.	This limit is likely to be addressed or expanded as larger customers require it.
Large group support	250K members	50K members	Up to 50,000 members in a group with Cloud Sync.	This limit is likely to be addressed or expanded as larger customers require it.
Cross-forest references	Supported	Not supported	Only Connect supports forest-to-forest

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