{"id":21965,"date":"2023-08-28T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/?p=21965"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:56:46","slug":"connect-to-both-office-365-g-suite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/connect-to-both-office-365-g-suite","title":{"rendered":"Connect to both Office 365\u2122 (O365) and Google Workspace\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft Office and Active Directory<\/a> (AD) once reigned on-premise, but there\u2019s now fierce competition for primacy in today\u2019s mobile and cloud-first world. Consequently, Microsoft has invested heavily into the cloud with Office 365\u2122 (O365) and the Entra ID\u2122 directory (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) to ensure its continued dominance. But it\u2019s not alone. Google\u2019s Workspace cloud productivity suite rivals Microsoft’s Office 365 services. This platform play extends into the identity and access management (IAM) space with Microsoft aggressively bundling Entra ID with O365, while Google opts for optionality for its users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft uses Entra ID to promote software monoculture across all IT systems. Entra ID is an IAM platform that can displace Google identities in favor of its sign-in process via single sign-on (SSO). Google provides a directory called Cloud Identity to its customers, but there\u2019s a key difference in its approach to gain a foothold in the marketplace. It leverages partners to offer customer choice and recommends JumpCloud<\/a> for small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) to manage users and devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JumpCloud is an open directory platform that combines IAM with unified endpoint management (UEM). It makes it possible to use one identity with both productivity platforms, so that no vendor will \u201cown\u201d your identity. This use case improves collaboration, internally or with external vendors and clients, and makes migrating to WorkSpace from Microsoft Office easier to accomplish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn about the benefits of unifying your stack<\/a> with JumpCloud, a Google partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Evolution of Cloud Productivity Suites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Office\u2122 is a staple at many organizations and has been for a long time. Traditionally, many IT organizations leveraged AD and Office on-prem. AD provided a simple way to manage user identities and allow access to the Windows-based resources users needed. However, that on-premises setup doesn\u2019t always meet today\u2019s IT requirements in key ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n