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[ ![Diagram that shows five elements, each depicting a possible network architecture. Options include cloud attached, hybrid, cloud first, AD minimized, and 100% cloud.](media/road-to-cloud-posture/road-to-the-cloud-five-states.png) ](media/road-to-cloud-posture/road-to-the-cloud-five-states.png#lightbox)
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> The states in this diagram represent a logical progression of cloud transformation.
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**State 1 Cloud attached** - In this state, organizations have created an Azure AD tenant to enable user productivity and collaboration tools and the tenant is fully operational. Most companies that use Microsoft products and services in their IT environment are already in or beyond this state. In this state operational costs may be higher because there's an on-premises environment and cloud environment to maintain and make interactive. Also, people must have expertise in both environments to support their users and the organization. In this state:
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* Devices are joined to AD and managed using group policy and or on-premises device management tools.
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:::image type="content" source="media/road-to-cloud-posture/road-to-the-cloud-migration.png" alt-text="Table depicting three major milestones that organizations move through when implementing an AD to Azure AD migration. These include Establish Azure AD capabilities, Implement cloud-first approach, and Move workloads to the cloud." border="false":::
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## Establish Azure AD footprint
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* **Initialize tenant** - Create your new Azure AD tenant that supports the vision for your end-state deployment.
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* **Secure tenant** - Adopt a [Zero Trust](https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/30/zero-trust-deployment-guide-azure-active-directory/) approach and a security model that [protects your tenant from on-premises compromise](../fundamentals/protect-m365-from-on-premises-attacks.md) early in your journey.
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* **Establish Azure AD footprint**: Initialize your new Azure AD tenant to supports the vision for your end-state deployment. Adopt a [Zero Trust](https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/30/zero-trust-deployment-guide-azure-active-directory/) approach and a security model that [protects your tenant from on-premises compromise](../fundamentals/protect-m365-from-on-premises-attacks.md) early in your journey.
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## Implement cloud-first approach
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Establish a policy that mandates all new devices, apps and services should be cloud-first. New applications and services using legacy protocols (NTLM, Kerberos, LDAP etc.) should be by exception only.
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* **Implement cloud-first approach**: Establish a policy that mandates all new devices, apps and services should be cloud-first. New applications and services using legacy protocols (NTLM, Kerberos, LDAP etc.) should be by exception only.
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## Transition to the cloud
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Shift the management and integration of users, apps and devices away from on-premises and over to cloud-first alternatives. Optimize user provisioning by taking advantage of [cloud-first provisioning capabilities](../governance/what-is-provisioning.md) that integrate with Azure AD.
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* **Transition to the cloud**: Shift the management and integration of users, apps and devices away from on-premises and over to cloud-first alternatives. Optimize user provisioning by taking advantage of [cloud-first provisioning capabilities](../governance/what-is-provisioning.md) that integrate with Azure AD.
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The transformation changes how users accomplish tasks and how support teams provide end-user support. Initiatives or projects should be designed and implemented in a manner that minimizes the impact on user productivity. As part of the transformation, self-service IAM capabilities are introduced. Some portions of the workforce more easily adapt to the self-service user environment prevalent in cloud-based businesses.
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