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055: Define Entra join strategy

Overview

Learn and develop a strategy to transition to native Entra Joined for new Windows devices. It is recommended that customers develop a strategy for to begin their transition away from traditional on-premises domain join, Entra Hybrid Join, and other options that have on-premises dependencies.

A common strategy might consist of:

  • Vetting apps and business processes on cloud joined workstations with a group of testers
  • Working with workstation vendor(s) to begin shipping Autopilot-enabled devices
  • Setting a date after which all new devices will use Autopilot and be Entra Joined to the cloud
  • Developing a process to enable Autopilot for existing workstations
  • Establishing a process through which any existing device that needs to be imaged is imaged as a cloud joined workstation
  • Tracking the reduction of domain joined and Hybrid devices over time

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