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• Keeping an on-premise Active Directory (AD) domain rather than moving entirely to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) can still be justified for a mining company in several scenarios, especially when considering operational, security, and legacy infrastructure needs. Here’s a breakdown of why you’d retain an on-premise domain:

  June 3, 2025

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  🔧 1. Legacy Applications and Systems Many mining environments still use legacy ERP, SCADA, or other operational systems that depend on traditional AD for authentication and cannot integrate directly with Entra ID. Old Windows services or servers using NTLM/Kerberos On-premise SQL Servers tied to domain accounts Equipment management software that…

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