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Microsoft Entra ID
Formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Overview

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and…

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Effectiveness in protecting login keys.

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 29, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
In our company, the main use we give to Microsoft Entra ID is for the configuration, automation and management of each of the access keys in order to maintain privacy and impr...
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Danielle Reali
Director - Sales
Realtor
Kindred Realty Group
Microsoft Entra ID3 years of experience

A Great Identity and Access Management Solution

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 29, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Microsoft Entra ID secures our organization as an identity and access management platform and it ensures restricted and safe access to data and applications across cloud and h...
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Verified user
Employee
Microsoft Entra ID3 years of experience

Reliable Tool for Elevating Security and Access

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 15, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
In our organization, Microsoft Entra ID serves as a security backbone when it comes to IAM management. From Securing access to resources, managing user identities or for login...
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Yaqoob Najar
Manager - Information Technology
Manager
Vaadi Outsourcing
Microsoft Entra ID3 years of experience

Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 14, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We mainly use it for single sign on while it's part of our hybrid active directory.
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Verified user
Manager
Microsoft Entra ID1 year of experience

Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It's for company identity and it's many use case. It can be for the apps or VPN and many other.
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Verified user
Engineer
Microsoft Entra ID5 years of experience

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We used it to verify users, both on and off the network for validation and data access.
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Nick Lenius
Manager - Information Technology
IT Officer
Great Plains Bank
Microsoft Entra ID1 year of experience

Entra ID Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have a user who use Azure and we use AD Connect to synchronize our on-prem ad to Entra ID. So that's what we are doing.
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Verified user
Administrator
Microsoft Entra ID3 years of experience

Entra ID Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use it to manage our staff access. I also access to endpoints, devices, on and off boarding. We utilize it for that. I mean anything within our organization that has to do w...
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Verified user
Professional
Microsoft Entra ID2 years of experience

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Entra ID is really user access management or group management. We've been using it for identity access, setting up. I'm trying to think of the international access exemptions....
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Verified user
Director
Microsoft Entra ID2 years of experience

Entra ID Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Well, one is we use it to log into the laptops, so MacBook, but also Windows laptops, making sure that we have central authentication to our cloud applications. One of the bus...
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Verified user
Executive
Microsoft Entra ID2 years of experience

Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are an MSSP and an MSP. So we have a number of clients that we resell Microsoft products to. A lot of them being Entra ID. So we support their end users for the total suite...
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Verified user
Manager
Microsoft Entra ID11 years of experience

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have used Entra ID for multiple customers, to solution their access management, as well as authentication and authorization solutions.
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Verified user
Employee
Microsoft Entra ID1 year of experience

The Best Identity and Access Management Solution.

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Microsoft Entra ID for identity and access management, and it has been an awesome experience. It works well with our on-premises Active Directory and hybrid confi...
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Verified user
Employee
Microsoft Entra ID4 years of experience

My Honest Opinion About Microsoft Entra ID.

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Microsoft Entra ID allows for single sign-on and user management. The software makes identity and access management easy and comes with amazing security features. Thanks to th...
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Verified user
Employee
Microsoft Entra ID4 years of experience

A Great Identity and Access Management Tool For Business.

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I'm the IT admin at our company, and I use Microsoft Entra ID to create employee accounts. Depending on clearance, I help set what applications employees can access and what t...
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Verified user
Employee
Microsoft Entra ID4 years of experience
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How Microsoft Entra ID Differs From Its Competitors

Deployment

As our teams work in an Hybrid environment, we have identities managed on Cloud deployment, with a sub-set of identities on premises using AD. Most of the user accounts are cloud based to ensure users have access to our resources from all over the world. We have implemented conditional access …
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Multi-App Security

Yes to some extent. We have configured SSO for our non-microsoft apps to provide easy and secure access. We also manage many apps like Salesforce, Slack and some of our internal build software with SAML or 0Auth.
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End User Experience

I think at first, users just will be confused with what they see. It was a single sign on, but after the deployment and they are used to it, I think no problem at all.
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Deployment

Yes, we're a hybrid deployment, so we have both. We have some workers that live exclusively as cloud users and again, it verifies them access to our Microsoft data and verifies who they are when they're not in an office.
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Deployment

We did. We were hybrid up until just a couple months ago. We had an onsite on-Prem active directory that we were syncing with Entra ID. We did away with that onsite because it was causing us with syncing and trying to get user data and passwords and stuff syncing properly. So we're done with that. …
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Multi-App Security

Yes. We use SSO for most of the core products we use like Adobe's Product Suite, zoom robin, which is a hoteling station, like a desk reservation system. Most of the other core systems that we use.
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End User Experience

Getting rid of on-prem was the significant change. Enabling and disabling users offboarding is significantly easier. Without the on-prem version, you can have the microphone back too.
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Deployment

There are customers who has both on-prem AD as well as the Azure Andra, where they have Azure Ready Connect to integrate or sync up their data and it has been worked out very well for them. And there are multiple sync problems that we have recorded and solved for them. It has been a good going so …
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Multi-App Security

Yes, so we have many enterprise applications, which we provide the access to them through the Entra ID.
Non on-premise apps, but we have SaaS apps like Salesforce that are connected to the id.
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Deployment

Both identities i have. Just need to sync on premises with cloud using Azure AD Connect.and need to add dns for domain configuration. Like Aname, Cname and mx record for cloud sync with domain name. Hybrid deployment is at our company's promises.single login credential for both so easy for …
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End User Experience

Yes, some positive changes at user experiences are availability of data regardless of location and device, MFA and negative impact users interact with their applications and manage their credentials, leading to some initial disruptions. and Single Sign-On (SSO) and self-service password reset.
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Deployment

We have a mixed enviroment, working both with on premise appliances and also cloud services. We try to use the best part of the cloud deployment, such as conditional access, mfa, high availability, etc... to use it both on cloud solutions, 3rd party integrations and on premise applications. It can …
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Multi-App Security

As said before, we use it for Microsoft apps but also for 3rd party apps. It does not matter if the application is on premise or in cloud, it should be easy to integrate it with Entra ID as identity provider (we have do it with many applications) and take advantage of the feature that it offers
Yes,…
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End User Experience

You will have to "teach" users to get used to the new login page, as they will be moved from their classic login screen to the Entra ID login page, so if you don't tell them, it will be weird for them.
Also, if you didn't have it before, multi factor auth is a plus, but it should be also showed to …
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Deployment

Yes, we are using it first on-prem, then we migrate it on Azure AD. For migration from local to the cloud, we need to Add a DNS record for sync with the cloud. MX record, A record, CNAME. Domain provider needs to setup some record for migration of on-prem to cloud. application on on-prem is also …
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End User Experience

Performance is very fast. User friendly for all users to use any o365 application. Consistency while using it. Security and authentication methods are easy to use after giving training for a time.
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Deployment

As far as I know, this is based on cloud at least for our Service Desk team.
We got to the portal.azure.com website for our company and use the product from there. So I guess the deployment is on cloud.
And the license I have for Microsoft Entra ID is P2.
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Deployment

We have used local Active Directory for decades and found a disconnect as we began utilizing more cloud-based services. Management of user accounts for disparate systems became increasingly frustrating not only for admins but also for end users who had separate logins for each. Utilizing Entra …
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Multi-App Security

We do not currently use Entra ID with non-Microsoft apps.
Currently, we use Entra ID to connect with only Microsoft-based SaaS applications but look forward to more of our SaaS application vendors offering the Entra ID as an option.
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End User Experience

The ability to use single sign-on between SaaS applications has improved our end-user experience. This will gain in popularity as more non-Microsoft applications add support for Entra ID. In addition, enforcing multifactor authentication, which could be daunting for end-users, was a simple process …
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Deployment

At the company I work at now, our identity is managed exclusively in the cloud. We have all user management and VMs hosted through Microsoft, not internally. We utilize the full Microsoft cloud suite for SSO, user management, and VM deployment. We utilize Intune in the cloud for device MDM and …
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Multi-App Security

Yes, we utilize Entra ID to secure non-Microsoft applications. This is done by eliminating additional password requirements for the end users and having them use Microsoft's SSO system which reduces password forgetting and additional weak passwords for vendors that may not have as strict password …
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End User Experience

During the deployment of Entra ID we noticed that end users are much more receptive to the application SSO portal than originally thought. They enjoy portal that allows usage of all relevant applications with one username and password. Productivity has been up for IT staff and end users as …
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Deployment

We use Active Directory for our underlying identity and integrate Entra ID into that. We have on-prem data centers as well as public cloud configurations using these technologies to underpin our identity.
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Multi-App Security

We use Entra ID as our primary means of integrating our identity with many products, both legacy on-prem as well as other cloud SaaS solutions. This allows SSO and Multifactor abilities to monitor and protect.
Cloud products like Workday and Salesforce work well with Entra ID as well as on-prem …
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Multi-App Security

We use Entra ID for SSO for any app that we can integrate with. Most apps can.
SaaS apps connected to Entra include: Sage Intacct, Salesforce, Blackbaud CRM, Microsoft Dynamics, Ceridian Dayforce, Citrix, and others.

We have some in house developed products running on prem connected to Entra ID.
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Deployment

We have both an onsite server running the cloud provisioning agent and cloud identities. Our onsite server syncs with the Entra ID to provide single sign on for Microsoft services. This allows us to use a single password for signing in to on premise resources as well as cloud resources such as …
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End User Experience

There have been some changes since they moved from Azure AD. There are inconsistencies in the interface from what we were originally familiar with in Azure AD. Microsoft has changed the location of several items and we have been overall disappointed with the transition and functionality of Entra …
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Deployment

All of our identities are in the cloud. I wouldn't really consider maintaining our credentials and managing these systems on-prem, at this point. I'd rather rely on Microsoft Entra ID to house our data securely and reliably, than try to do it ourselves. Happy to outsource as many of our IT …
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End User Experience

Yes, our users are happy about being able to quickly and easily login to multiple MS apps and SAAS apps with a single set of credentials. It definitely saves time.
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Deployment

Onprem Identities which gets synced to Azure Cloud via Azure AD AD-Connect. We have multiple domain controllers in multiple locations so identities in On-prem gets replicated across all DCs and then they gets synced to cloud via Azure AD connect agent. So Hybrid model of deployment is what we have.
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Deployment

We are a holdings company that has approximately 30 companies under our umbrella. Some of our companies are using an on-prem (hybrid) domain and some are cloud-only. The intent is to move all of our companies to cloud-only in the near future, but in the meantime Entra provides us the flexibility …
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Multi-App Security

Yes, we currently have implemented Meraki sign-ins into Entra ID. This enables us to leverage security groups to grant access to the administration portal for the Meraki devices. This application shows up when a user logs into their M365 dashboard (after the app has been assigned to them). They …
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End User Experience

As with any change that gets implemented, end users will typically have an adjustment period. I believe that inherently people don't like change, so adoption of new products/processes can cause confusion or frustrations. Overall, we had some initial grumblings about changes to the sign-in process, …
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Deployment

We have identities both on Prem and as well as on cloud. Now we are moving all the identities to cloud as this saves us a lot of cost and manpower to manage the tenant.
We are moving all the resources in a phased manner to avoid any issues. The deployment is pretty easy as we have support from …
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Pricing

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Premium P1

$6.00

Cloud
per user/per month

Premium P2

$9.00

Cloud
per user/per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

AD FS to Microsoft Entra | How to migrate cloud apps

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Microsoft Entra ID Beginner's Tutorial (Azure Active Directory)

YouTube

Introducing Microsoft Entra

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Features

Identity Management

Identity management software manages information about the identity of software users and controls access to corporate resources

8.6
Avg 8.1
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.

Microsoft Entra ID safeguards organizations with a cloud identity and access management solution that connects employees, customers, and partners to their apps, devices, and data. Features include:

  • Secure adaptive access: Protects access to resources and data using strong authentication and risk-based adaptive access policies without compromising user experience.
  • Seamless user experiences: Provides an easy sign-in experience across a multicloud environment to keep users productive, reduce time managing passwords, and increase productivity.
  • Unified identity management: Manages identities and access to all applications in a central location, whether they’re in the cloud or on-premises, to improve visibility and control.


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Microsoft Entra ID Features

Identity Management Features

  • Supported: ID-Management Access Control
  • Supported: ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)
  • Supported: Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Supported: Password Management
  • Supported: Account Provisioning and De-provisioning
  • Supported: ID Management Workflow Automation
  • Supported: ID Risk Management

Microsoft Entra ID Video

Authentication fundamentals: The basics | Azure Active Directory

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Microsoft Entra ID Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.

JumpCloud are common alternatives for Microsoft Entra ID.

Reviewers rate Multi-Factor Authentication highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of Microsoft Entra ID are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

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Efficient User Management: Users have expressed satisfaction with the system's efficiency in maintaining users in Azure AD, enabling both enabled and disabled states while seamlessly provisioning user data from various applications to Active Directory through integration. Additionally, the utilization of Microsoft Graph APIs for assigning default groups and organizational units has been noted as a valuable feature that enhances user management capabilities.

Intuitive Interface: The straightforward organization and ease of use of the system have been commended by reviewers for its intuitive nature, making it user-friendly and convenient for navigation purposes. This simplicity aids users in efficiently completing tasks within the system, contributing to a positive overall user experience.

Enhanced Security Features: Reviewers appreciate the robust security measures integrated into the system, including biometric authentication features like facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. Furthermore, functionalities such as multi-factor authentication are highlighted as crucial components that streamline access control processes and bolster security protocols within the system.

Confusing Terminology and Documentation Challenges: Users have encountered difficulties understanding the terminology and relationship between service accounts, service principles, and applications in Entra ID. They have noted a lack of clear documentation contributing to this issue.

Lack of Transparency in Updates and Communication: Users feel that Microsoft should enhance transparency by informing users about changes across all services beforehand to prevent confusion. They highlighted how small alterations in the environment can lead to uncertainty without proper communication.

Complexity of Entra ID Dashboard and Cost Concerns: The current Entra ID dashboard is perceived as more intricate compared to its predecessor, prompting requests for a simpler interface. Additionally, users expressed discontent over the removal of certain components like governance modules post-transition to Entra ID due to associated costs.

Reviews

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Great product, but you'll pay for it

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
August 09, 2024
DQ
Diego Quiros
Network and Security Engineer
CLECE (Facilities Services, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
5
In my opinion, if you want to keep it properly configured and get all the potential, you should have a dedicated team for it.
They will need to know basics of AD, but also knowledge of the new kind of "objects" that Entra ID has introduced (so maybe some courses/certifications would be usefull).
Powershell skills is a plus (I must say it's almost a "must").

Microsoft Entra ID bridged the gap for our users.

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
June 13, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
4 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
4
We currently have four information technology staff members who support Microsoft Entra ID. Our helpdesk staff perform most daily Entra ID related tasks, and senior level staff handle more complex tasks as needed. The more complex tasks handled by senior level staff include scripting and configuration of automated jobs.

Entra ID review

Rating: 3 out of 10
Incentivized
June 07, 2024
JS
Joseph Shaffer
Operations Manager
4TS Computers (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
1 year of experience
Support Headcount Required
2
Microsoft Office 365 technical skills are needed. Some server experience is beneficial and experience configuring software integrations.

One of the best tool in Market for Authentication and Authorization

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 07, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
9 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
9
Here are the listed essential skills that are required to support Entra ID :
1. Knowledge in Windows Servers
2. Knowledge of DNS
3. Knowledge of Group policies
4. Knowledge of FSMO roles
5. Knowledge in Identity Access Provisioning
6. Understanding of Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP
7. Understanding of PowerShell is a big plus






Azure Active Directory = Microsoft Entra ID

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 05, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
5 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
35
With very few exceptions, most of our entire IT department have access to Entra ID and assist with the administration of it. The IT Security Team and the IT Service Desk Team do the "heavy lifting" for Entra ID, in regards to daily operations. Entra ID is relatively intuitive and easy to use with minimal skill levels required.

Microsoft Entra ID Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 05, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
4000
The Microsoft Entra ID is most fundamental Service provided by Microsoft to manage Users and Groups of an organization.
The Basis skills in Azure cloud is need to understand and work on Entra ID, the most function used in Entra ID is creation of Users and groups of an Organization which helps the organization track if an User is at risk or manage the set of Users via a Group.

Microsoft Azure AD integration with Business Central

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 05, 2024
Rv
Ron van Elteren
Technical Consultant
Schouw Informatisering / Aptean (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
View profile
Support Headcount Required
10
In our organization, we have a club of cloud engineers serving our customers Entra ID as well as internal Entra ID access.
Setting up new users, granting them access to our CSP Azure tenant and there for access (delegated) to our customers.
Setting up security groups and policies.
These cloud engineers are located all over the world.

Microsoft Entra ID

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 04, 2024
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ian cambra
Network System Administrator
Mission Healthcare (Hospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
5 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
8
we currently have 8 IT support members in-house who support our microsoft entra id. Since we are a hybrid shop, Entra is only used for SSO, Auth methods and Authenticator. we are currently working on getting entra ID into our intune environment. ALong with opening more doors with partners and such

Entra ID: The Leading Cloud-Based IAM SaaS

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 04, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
5 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
1
I am the sole support for our Entra ID on a day-to-day basis. The key skills for supporting Entra ID include identifying important information in the documentation and keeping up to date with Microsoft's improvement updates. It is also important to have a keen eye for troubleshooting and be able to identify problems when setting up features built into Entra ID.

Entra ID by Microsoft: The Next Level of Authentication

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 04, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
3 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
5
We currently have a mix of helpdesk support for easy everyday tasks such as password resets or supporting users with issues setting up MFA. Sysadmins to manage and modify any settings or create new applications requests by users and to manage any requests also from our dev team with the graph API.

Microsoft Entra ID for security and user comfort

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 23, 2023
MP
Mike Paron
Manager, Business Applications and Support
AVIXA (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
1 year of experience
View profile
Support Headcount Required
2
Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Azure AD is a must. Knowledge of Android and iOS for app support. A good handle on Azure AD administration and a solid foundation before deployment is crucial.

Amazing identity management and security

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 21, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Entra ID
9 years of experience
Support Headcount Required
1
I think if you are comfortable with technology and can teach yourself, you can use it. It is not the most intuitive system out there but the documentation and other resources available make it fairly straight forward to find answers to questions you may have. For more advanced functionality, I think you would need to be much more comfortable with the Microsoft environment and at times Powershell.
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