Azure AD Management

In today’s rapidly evolving IT landscape, organizations are increasingly looking to enhance their operations by switching to cloud-based environments. One crucial aspect of this transition is managing user identities and groups effectively in the cloud. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) offers robust capabilities for cloud identity management, but for organizations with legacy on-premises…

This guide delves into the Azure AD Connect filtering options, showcasing how these settings can optimize synchronization and security within your organization. Azure AD-Connect is a tool that connects on-prem identities to Microsoft Azure AD. It has numerous features to offer, some being synchronization, integration, and authentication. Here, synchronization is significantly more popular than the…

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), is a panoramic cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution from Microsoft. It serves as the central hub for supervising user identities, access controls, and authentication within your organization’s environment. Beyond user provisioning and single sign-on (SSO), Entra ID provides robust auditing…

Self-service password reset and password writeback : Simplified The self-service password reset (SSPR) in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), now known as Microsoft Entra ID,  lets users to reset or change their passwords on cloud. With the password writeback feature, the updated password in cloud, also gets written back in the on-premises active directory (AD) of the organization. Why to enable…

Businesses often require several partners, organizations, and customers to collaborate and exchange data. Microsoft Entra allows these external entities to access your IT environment seamlessly without compromising on security. Guest access can be managed through Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Guest access management with Microsoft Entra ID  Here’s how you can manage…

Microsoft’s Azure subscription acts as a container for various services and resources within an Azure Active Directory (AD) environment, now known as Microsoft Entra ID. Inside this container, you’ll find a variety of tools and features, including virtual machines, databases, machine learning tools, and more for easy management and access. When a user creates an Azure subscription, it…

Azure AD External Identities, a part of Microsoft Entra is a feature that provides a secure and efficient digital experience for identities outside an organization with customization controls.To break it down, partners, customers, suppliers, etc. can be securely authorized and authenticated. With Azure AD, external identities and user directories can be unified in one portal to manage access…

Why does an organization need guest users In today’s digital landscape, organizations often collaborate with external businesses, providing access to certain resources or services within the organization’s digital ecosystem is essential for collaboration and facilitating workflows. Guest users enable seamless collaboration while maintaining security and control over important…

For Active Directory (AD) administrators, using native AD tools for recurring tasks can be time-consuming. PowerShell is a scripting language built into Windows, that can tackle this issue by automating repetitive tasks. While Azure AD PowerShell has been a reliable tool for managing Azure AD, there is now a need for a shift towards Microsoft Graph PowerShell. This article provides a brief intro…

As organizations expand their Azure active directory (AD) usage, managing multiple subscriptions and organizing resources across various departments or projects becomes increasingly complex. To streamline this process and ensure effective governance, Azure offers a feature called “Elevate access,” which allows users to manage all subscriptions centrally and management groups. This…