March 2, 2026

Six Steps from On-Premises to Full Cloud

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

The move from on-premises Active Directory to the Microsoft-hosted Entra ID infrastructure is a gradual process; one that can be split into six discrete steps from on-premises only to cloud-only.

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