Introduction
Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity- and access-management solution. It helps you secure internal, external, and customer identities.
Imagine that you work for a global healthcare organization that has around 200 internal staff members. Your organization also has a large volume of health industry customers. It collaborates with healthcare professionals for projects.
Your organization has an Active Directory environment on-premises. They're moving to Microsoft 365 and Azure, and you know that Microsoft Entra ID has features that could be beneficial in various use cases. You're asked to investigate these features to help secure your organization's identities.
In this module, you explore Microsoft Entra ID and discover why you should use it. You look at the licensing plans and key terminology for Microsoft Entra ID. Also, you investigate the key features and capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID and find out how to deploy it. Finally, you use the Azure portal to set up Microsoft Entra ID for your organization.
Learning objectives
- Describe the core terminology of Microsoft Entra ID.
- Describe the core features of Microsoft Entra ID.
- Describe the licensing models for Microsoft Entra ID.
Prerequisites
- None