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Azure AD and its features - An introduction

March 31, 2023
Microsoft offers Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), a cloud-based identity and access control system. It is intended to offer a centralized method of authentication and permission for users, programs, and services running on various platforms and devices. As an essential component of the Microsoft cloud ecosystem, Azure AD provides a variety of features and functionalities that can improve an…
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How to move application authentication to Azure AD

March 31, 2023
Azure AD can provide numerous benefits when it comes to application authentication. By transferring the responsibility of authenticating from your application, Azure AD can provide identity and access management services for users. Also, you can simplify the development of applications as it provides a secure, scalable, reliable, and reliable authentication and authorisation solution. So, here, I…
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Creating and Deploying Applications in Azure: A Comprehensive Guide

March 31, 2023
Azure is a popular cloud computing platform that offers a wide range of services to help developers create, deploy, and manage their applications. Whether you are building a web application, a mobile app, or an IoT solution, Azure provides you with the tools and resources you need to get your project up and running, quickly and efficiently. In this comprehensive guide, we will take you through…
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What Microsoft Azure means for your business and how does it work 

March 31, 2023
What is Microsoft Azure?    The Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform allows businesses to deploy, manage, and build applications and services with a wide range of services that can be accessed from anywhere you have an internet connection. It is a public cloud platform that offers businesses a scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure for hosting their applications and data. With…
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Azure AD Connect: What it is, how it works; best practices

March 22, 2023
Despite the proliferation of cloud architecture, organizations cannot entirely shift from their existing on-premise environments due to the presence of important legacy solutions that do not support the migration. Besides, certain sensitive data and applications can only be locally hosted to avoid security and compliance issues. In such cases that involve a hybrid infrastructure, it can be…
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How to set up self-service group management in Azure AD

February 10, 2023
Self-service group management is a feature of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) that allows users to create and manage groups within your organization’s directory. This can be a useful way to delegate group management tasks and reduce the workload of your IT team. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to set up self-service group management in Azure AD. Step 1: Enable…
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How to use Azure AD groups to manage role assignments

February 10, 2023
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service that helps organizations manage user access to on-premises and cloud resources. One of the key features of Azure AD is the ability to create and manage groups, which can be used to assign roles and permissions to users within your organization. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to use Azure…
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How groups work in Azure AD

February 10, 2023
The straightforward way to provide users with resources is directly assigning the relevant resources to a user, but doing this for hundreds and thousands of users can be quite taxing. This is where the concept of Groups enters the fray in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). Groups are a way of assigning resources to users, only this time, users are added to a group and the group is allotted with…
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How access management works in Azure AD

February 8, 2023
The process of authenticating, authorising, and auditing access to IT systems, applications and services is known as access management. Access management is usually coupled with identity management resulting in identity and access management (IAM).Via rigid and strong control over access from on-premises to cloud-based services and infrastructure, access management aids with enhancing security and…
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How to deploy Domain Controller in Azure Active Directory?

December 9, 2022
There are a number of features that are unique to Azure AD Domain Services that provide full compatibility with Windows Server Active Directory, including domain joining, group policy, LDAP, Kerberos/NTLM authentication, and group management. Let us look into how to deploy domain controller in Azure AD. These domain services allow you to consume them without having to deploy, manage, and patch…
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