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MTO and access to on premises file system
Let me preface this by saying I'm still fairly new to 365 Admin (it's been a steep learning curve) and haven't even got my feet wet with on premises stuff as yet. Also, I think some of the admin dec...
To fix the slow DFS access for users in the remote office, you can:
-> Use Direct Access or Always On VPN to let users connect directly to the on-premises network without going through a central VPN gateway. This should speed things up.
-> Try Azure File Sync to sync your on-premises DFS folders to Azure Files. This way, users can access files faster without needing a VPN, especially on BYOD devices.
-> If you stick with VPN, set up a local VPN gateway in the remote office so traffic doesn’t have to go through a distant gateway.
To clean up the old unlicensed accounts and make things easier:
-> Use Azure AD Connect to merge the old unlicensed accounts into the new tenant as hybrid accounts. This lets users access DFS with their new licensed account.
-> Instead of using individual accounts for DFS access, create Azure AD Groups and assign permissions to those groups. This reduces the need for duplicate accounts.
-> Hide the old unlicensed accounts from the Global Address List (GAL) so they don’t show up as duplicates in Teams search.
