This course is your complete guide to Microsoft Entra Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect) and hybrid identity synchronization with Active Directory. You will start with a foundational architecture overview of Microsoft Entra Connect and then move through every critical stage of a real-world hybrid identity deployment. The course walks you through adding a custom domain in Microsoft 365 and the Microsoft Entra ID admin center, setting up a full lab environment by installing Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 on Hyper-V, promoting a domain controller, and creating organizational units in Active Directory.
You will learn how to use the IdFix tool to run pre-sync health checks and fix AD Sync errors before synchronization begins. The course then covers installing and configuring Microsoft Entra Connect Sync, converting synced users to cloud only accounts, disabling on premises AD Sync, and safely uninstalling Microsoft Entra Connect. You will also explore the differences between Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync and Entra Connect, install the provisioning agent, and configure Cloud Sync with organizational unit scoping filters for a modern lightweight hybrid identity solution.
