Hosting Controller AD Connect Sync
Synchronize from one source to multiple Cloud Active Directories.
Synchronize users from a single on-premises Active Directory to multiple cloud Active Directories. Each independent cloud Active Directory can have its own settings. Specify some objects of an OU to synchronize with one cloud AD and some with another. Even synchronize a single user with more than one cloud ADs simultaneously.
No need to manage users in two places when it can be done in one.
Connector
Keep your AD passwords synchronized across your internal and external Active Directories. Make it easier for administrators to replicate and track password changes across Active Directories.
Perform one-way synchronization of identity data (users, groups) between an on-premises Active Directory and your hosted Active Directory. Manage account changes across multiple systems.
Reflect group changes made in an on-premises Active Directory to the hosted environment in real-time. Provide a complete and efficient identity management solution to your business.
Features
Use Case
Understand the rationale for using AD Connect Sync.
When applications are running distributed into many clouds, a local repository hosted close to the application has many benefits. If the application is made to access a remote repository, the latency and bandwidth requirements are huge. If the application only needs a subset of AD attributes, AD Connect Sync can be made to copy only the required parameters.
As your organization evolves and finds its optimum mix of on-prem and cloud based services, AD Connect Sync tool is there to support synchronization across multiple clouds.
Why AD Connect Sync?
There are plenty of good reasons to use AD Connect Sync for synchronizing your on-premises identities with those in the Cloud. The most important ones are:
AD Connect Sync is far easier to implement than other more complex options. Installing and configuring AD Connect Sync simply involves a few one-time configuration steps. AD Connect Sync is a simple service which requires an installation over the primary (or additional) domain controllers. Once installed, AD objects can be selected to initiate the sync process between the ADs.
AD Connect Sync does not require a two-way trust relationship to be established between domains neither does it demand the added complication of deploying an ADFS infrastructure. No additional servers, SSL certificates or DNS entries are required.
Costs can be cut into half or even more by deploying AD Connect Sync. There are no additional costs to consider above those of the licenses whereas other more expensive alternates like ADFS require additional server licensing, SSL certificates, hardware costs and/or virtual infrastructure resources and consultancy costs.