If you have Active Directory on-premises, you can sync it with %BRAND_OFFICE_365_SHORT% to create user accounts in %BRAND_AZURE_ACTIVE_DIRECTORY%, ...

If you have Active Directory on-premises, you can sync it with %BRAND_OFFICE_365_SHORT% to create user accounts in %BRAND_AZURE_ACTIVE_DIRECTORY%, the cloud directory used by %BRAND_OFFICE_365_SHORT%. With this method, you can create accounts for users and for security groups you use to manage permissions to resources (like %BRAND_SHAREPOINT% Online site collections or documents). Syncing your Active Directory with %BRAND_OFFICE_365_SHORT% won't assign licenses to the users, so we'll give you steps for assigning licenses.