---
id: 6066
title: "Why On-Premises Active Directory Still Matters in a Cloud-Connected World"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/why-on-premises-active-directory-still-matters-in-a-cloud-connected-world/"
published_at: "2015-09-20T17:51:25Z"
tags: ["cloud", "active-directory", "azure-ad", "hybrid-identity", "identity-management", "enterprise-it"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6066"
lang: en
---

# Why On-Premises Active Directory Still Matters in a Cloud-Connected World

## Summary

AD is not becoming obsolete—it is evolving. Sean Deuby explains Microsoft's 'One AD' vision joining on-prem AD DS and Azure AD, and why the 93% of Fortune 1000 still running AD keeps it central.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2015-09-20T17:51:25Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/why-on-premises-active-directory-still-matters-in-a-cloud-connected-world/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6066