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Hybrid identity
Connecting on-premises Active Directory to Entra ID: sync, hybrid join, Kerberos and recovery.
Start here
- Entra ID and Active Directory backup and recovery: the complete guide
How to back up and recover Entra ID and on-premises Active Directory: soft delete, Entra Backup and Recovery, AD Recycle Bin, system state and forest recovery. - The power cut that saved Maersk, and what NotPetya teaches about Active Directory recovery
How NotPetya wiped Maersk's network and one offline domain controller in Ghana saved it, plus five Active Directory recovery lessons. Includes the video.
Coming up
- 1 Feb 2027 Microsoft-provided SMS and voice MFA retired
- 2 Feb 2027 Entra Connect 2.5.190.0 reaches end of support
- 7 Apr 2027 Entra Connect Sync must use app-based auth
- 1 Jul 2027 SMS and voice retirement for Global Admins and external users
- 1 Jul 2027 Microsoft-provided SMS and voice MFA retired for Global Administrators and external users
- 9 Jan 2029 Windows Server 2019 reaches end of support
- 13 Nov 2029 Windows Server 2025 mainstream support ends
Learning paths
Reference and tools
All Hybrid identity posts (5)
- Entra ID and Active Directory backup and recovery: the complete guide 5 Nov 2026
- The power cut that saved Maersk, and what NotPetya teaches about Active Directory recovery 4 Nov 2026
- Entra Connect Sync is on its way out. Start planning for Cloud Sync. 8 Jul 2026
- Hybrid join without Entra Connect: hybrid join using Entra Kerberos 1 Apr 2026
- Converting synced users to cloud-managed: Source of Authority is GA 28 Jan 2026