Can I sync M365 Business Basic with Win Server 2016? #M365AMA

In this episode, the #M365AMA panel discusses the following community question:

“I have a Microsoft 365 Business Basic Subscription. I have a Windows Server 2016 (OnPremise). Is it possible to connect this two(sync users and others)? Also can i set SSO with this? Thanks”

Check out the discussion here:

 

Participating in this discussion were:

• Christian Buckley, RD+MVP @buckleyplanet 
• Mike Nelson, MVP  @mikenelsonIO
• Hal Hostetler, MVP  @TVWizard
• Dan Rey, MVP+MCT  @stilldrey

Some relevant notes/links shared by the team:

• First, as Mike points out, it’s “on-premises” or “on-prem” and not “on-premise.”
• Second, yes, you can sync as long as you have AD and AAD.
• Integrate on-premises Active Directory domains with Microsoft Entra ID, via Microsoft Learn [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/identity/azure-ad]
• How to use SMTP matching to match on-premises user accounts to Office 365 user accounts for directory synchronization, via Microsoft Support [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-use-smtp-matching-to-match-on-premises-user-accounts-to-office-365-user-accounts-for-directory-synchronization-75673b94-e1b8-8a9e-c413-ee5a2a1a6a78]