How often should Azure backsync run?

Question

Is there a best practice or recommendation for how often Azure backsync should run? 
 Also, any issue with running the initial pass during the day or should that be scheduled for after hours? Thank you.

Terrance.Crombie · Accepted Answer

The main point of the Azure BackSync is to turn the Active Roles Web Interface into a "single pane of glass". It will allow you to look at your on-prem users and view/modify Azure properties, without requiring your users to also leverage other native Microsoft tools. 
 It creates a connection for your hybrid users. 
 If you don't want to use it, you will still be able to manage cloud objects using the Active Roles Web Interface. If you search under the Azure node, you can still find the cloud account for your on-prem users and view/modify their Azure attributes and licenses as much as Microsoft allows via their current API's.

Shawn.Ferrier · Answer

Hi, rws. 
 I believe that Terrance already definitively answered this, however I wanted to say the same thing is a slightly different way in case it makes it easier to grasp, if not for you then anyone else that comes across this thread in a future search. 
 The concept of the Back Sync is to allow you to see, treat, and manage the "three" separate objects (on-prem AD user, Azure user, EOL mailbox) as a single entity. When you search for a particular user, rather than having to choose which one to manage, instead you choose the single on-prem AD entity and are given the ability to manage on-prem, Azure, and EOL features for that identity. 
 Hope that's helpful! 
 Cheers, Shawn

How often should Azure backsync run?

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