Inside Entra Sync: Dhanyah, the Microsoft PM for Entra Connect & Cloud Sync Reveals All

Join us for a conversation with Dhanyah Krishnamoorthy, Product Manager at Microsoft, as she discusses Microsoft Entra Connect Sync and Cloud Sync solutions for synchronizing on-premises Active Directory identities to Entra ID.Learn about Microsoft's overall strategy for syncing and what you can do to prepare for the future including security considerations and scaling guidance.Subscribe with your favorite podcast player or watch on YouTube 👇About DhanyahDhanyah Krishnamurthy is a Principal Product Manager in the Microsoft Entra product group. For the past four years, Dhanyah has focused on hybrid identity scenarios, leading the product management for critical services that help organizations manage identities between on-premises Active Directory and the cloud. She specifically owns Microsoft Entra Connect Sync and the newer Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync capabilities, designing solutions to streamline identity provisioning, enhance security, and support complex scenarios like mergers and acquisitions.LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhanyah🔗 Related Links* Hybrid Identity - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/* Comparison between Microsoft Entra Connect and cloud sync - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/cloud-sync/what-is-cloud-sync* Topologies for Microsoft Entra Connect - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/plan-connect-topologies* Factors influencing the performance of Microsoft Entra Connect - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/plan-connect-performance-factors* Group writeback with Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/group-writeback-cloud-sync📗 Chapters00:00 Intro03:16 Why Two Sync Solutions? Connect Sync vs Cloud Sync History05:17 Benefits of Cloud Sync vs Connect Sync06:23 Cloud Sync Advantage: Mergers & Acquisitions08:16 Cloud Sync Advantages: Lightweight, High Availability, Simplicity10:17 Shared Provisioning Agent Benefits10:59 Future Plans: Investing in Cloud Sync12:11 Coexistence: Using Cloud Sync & Connect Sync Together13:25 Getting Started with Cloud Sync: Group Writeback & Acquisitions15:56 Choosing the Right Tool: When to Use Cloud Sync16:34 Using the Sync Wizard for Recommendations18:03 Operational Differences & Admin Roles19:53 Group Writeback Scaling Considerations22:31 Common Customer Issues: Topologies & Configuration25:36 Scaling Guidance: When to Worry About Performance29:12 Security Considerations: Connect Sync vs Cloud Sync30:41 Connect Sync Security Hardening & Updates33:40 Cloud Sync Security & GMSA Accounts35:16 Final Thoughts & Call to ActionPodcast Apps🎙️ Entra.Chat → https://entra.chat🎧 Apple Podcast → https://entra.chat/apple📺 YouTube → https://entra.chat/youtube📺 Spotify → https://entra.chat/spotify🎧 Overcast → https://entra.chat/overcast🎧 Pocketcast → https://entra.chat/pocketcast🎧 Others → https://entra.chat/rssMerill's socials📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@merillx👔 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/merill🐤 Twitter → twitter.com/merill🕺 TikTok → tiktok.com/@merillf🦋 Bluesky → bsky.app/profile/merill.net🐘 Mastodon → infosec.exchange/@merill🧵 Threads → threads.net/@merillf🤖 GitHub → github.com/merill Get full access to Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra at entra.news/subscribe