on-prem ad

About this tag
The on-prem ad tag covers discussions about managing on-premises Active Directory in hybrid Exchange deployments. Recent threads focus on Microsoft's cloud-managed remote mailbox feature, which allows organizations to transfer Exchange attribute authority from on-prem AD to Exchange Online, enabling the retirement of the last on-premises Exchange server. Key topics include the IsExchangeCloudManaged switch, source of authority for Exchange attributes, and the impact on recipient management in hybrid environments. This tag is relevant for IT professionals managing hybrid identity and Exchange infrastructure.
  1. Cloud-Managed Remote Mailboxes: Ending the Last Exchange Server in Hybrid Deployments

    Microsoft’s new cloud-managed remote mailbox capability finally gives hybrid organizations a supported, auditable path to stop running an on‑premises Exchange server purely for recipient management — and it changes the rules for how Exchange attributes are governed in hybrid environments. The...
  2. Cloud-Managed Remote Mailboxes: A Step Toward Retiring the Last Exchange Server

    Microsoft’s Exchange team has taken a decisive step toward finally letting organizations retire the last Exchange server in hybrid environments by adding cloud-managed remote mailbox support — a per-mailbox “flip-the-switch” that transfers Exchange attribute authority to Exchange Online while...