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Attributes synchronized to Azure AD

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn764938.aspx

From above link:

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With Azure AD Sync, you can remove individual attributes from being synchronized.
Some services might not behave as expected when certain attributes are removed. The affected attributes are listed with their Active Directory LDAP name in the Install the AADSync Service.
There are also some attributes that might be listed with a different name in other interfaces. For example, the attribute l from Active Directory is tracked as city in Azure AD.
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Follow the link on top to see the full article, it is very useful.

MVP Award

Awarded MVP for the 17th year!


Dear Jimmy Andersson,

Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2014 Microsoft� MVP Award!


 

Comparison of Microsoft's sync tools to the cloud.

Below are a comparison (copy/pasted from the source) of the different Sync tools from Microsoft. It was updated on September 5, 2014. To be absolutely updated go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn798669.aspx since things will change over time.

On-Premises to Cloud Synchronization

 

Feature	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Tool (DirSync)	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services (AAD Sync)	Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 (FIM)
Connect to single on-premises AD forest	X	X	X
Connect to multiple on-premises AD forests		X	X
Connect to single on-premises LDAP directory (no AD at all)		CS	X
Connect to multiple on-premises LDAP directories		CS	X
Connect to on-premises AD and on-premises LDAP directories		CS	X
Connect to custom systems (i.e. SQL, Oracle, MySQL, etc.).		CS	X
Synchronize customer defined attributes (directory extensions)	CS	CS

Cloud to On-Premises Synchronization

Feature	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Tool (DirSync)	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services (AAD Sync)	Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 (FIM)
Write-back of devices	X	CS
Attribute write back (for Exchange hybrid deployment )	X	X	X
Write-back of users, groups objects	CS	CS
Write-back of passwords (from SSPR and password change)	CS	CS
Write-back of customer defined attributes (directory extensions)	CS	CS

Authentication Feature Support

Feature	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Tool (DirSync)	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services (AAD Sync)	Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 (FIM)
Password Hash Sync for single on-premises AD forest	X	CS
Password Hash Sync for multiple on-premises AD forests		CS
Federation (SSO)	X	X	X

Set-up and Installation

Feature	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Tool (DirSync)	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services (AAD Sync)	Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 (FIM)
Supports installation on a Domain Controller	X	X
Supports installation using SQL Express	X	X
Step-up from DirSync to AADSync
Localization Windows Server languages)	X	CS
Support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2	X	X	X
Support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2	X	X

Filtering and Configuration

Feature	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Tool (DirSync)	Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services (AAD Sync)	Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 (FIM)
Filter on Domains and Organizational Units	X	X	X
Filter on attribute values on objects	X	X	X
Allow minimal set of attributes to be synchronized "MinSync"		X
Allow different service templates to be applied for attribute flows		X
Allow removing attributes from flowing from AD to AAD		X
Allow advanced customization for attribute flows		X	X

Powershell -DomainMode and -ForestMode

When you use PowerShell to install a new forest. The values for -DomainMode and -ForestMode are the following:

     -- Windows Server 2003: 2 or Win2003
     -- Windows Server 2008: 3 or Win2008
     -- Windows Server 2008 R2: 4 or Win2008R2
     -- Windows Server 2012: 5 or Win2012
     -- Windows Server 2012 R2: 6 or Win2012R2

You can use the numeric value or you can write it in text as shown above.

Azure IaaS Cost Estimator Tool

Until now, when evaluating datacenter compute resources and estimating costs in the cloud has been a challenge. Typically we�re looking at a physical or virtual machine configuration such as CPU size, memory, disk space and so on. However, there are other resources that are more difficult to estimate such as bandwidth usage, storage transactions, and estimated future capacity.

Imagine having 50, 100, or more servers. Performing estimates for 100�s of servers would not only be time consuming, it would be difficult because we�re only looking at a snapshot in time. We know over the course of a day or week a server�s consumption model of resources will change. We may end up missing critical information that could end up in underestimating the cost of a VM or service in the cloud. Underestimating resources could lead to unexpected charges. Not an ideal situation when we�re looking to either reduce costs or migrate resources to the cloud.


You will find the tool and more information here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/cbernier/archive/2014/08/05/microsoft-azure-iaas-cost-estimator-tool.aspx

Azure AD Connect

Microsoft created the Azure AD Connect to help you easily connect your on-premises Windows Server Active Directory to your tenant in Azure Active Directory with only 4 clicks!

To learn more visit our documentation at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn776280.aspx and the Active Directory Team Blog at http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2014/08/04/connecting-ad-and-azure-ad-only-4-clicks-with-azure-ad-connect.aspx.