Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) administration course
What you'll learn
- Learn Entra ID (formally Azure AD) by doing! This course provides training and simulation hands on you can practice anytime anywhere!
- Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving Microsoft 365 and Azure Services
- Get loads of hands on experience with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (formally Azure AD)
- Educate yourself on the latest Entra ID Services (formally Azure AD services)
Requirements
- Willingness to put in the time and practice the steps shown in the course
Description
We really hope you'll agree, this training is way more then the average course on Udemy!
Have access to the following:
Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND SIMULATIONS:
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Understanding the Microsoft Environment
A Foundation of Active Directory Domains
A Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
A Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
Creating a free Microsoft 365 Azure AD Account
Setting Up a Practice Lab
Introduction to setting up a practice lab
Downloading a Windows 10 ISO
Downloading Windows Server 2019 ISO
Getting Hyper-V Installed on Windows
Creating a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V
Installing a Windows 10 Virtual Machine
Installing a Windows Server 2019 Virtual Machine
Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2019
Joining a Windows 10 Computer to a Microsoft Domain
Getting Started with Entra ID (Formerly Azure Active Directory)
Quick Message from the Instructor Don't Skip
Understanding Microsoft’s IaaS, PaaS, and SAAS
The First Concept of Microsoft's Cloud
The Basics of Using the Azure AD Portal
Understanding the available Versions and Licenses of Entra ID (Formerly Azure AD)
Azure and Microsoft 365 both share the Entra ID (Formerly Azure AD) Services
A Foundation of Administration with PowerShell
Using PowerShell to Manage Cloud Services
User Identities in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
The Concept of User Identities
Creating and Licensing User Identities
Bulk User Management in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Managing Product Licenses for User Identities
Working with Groups in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Understanding Groups in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Adding Groups to Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) through Microsoft 365
Creating Groups in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Managing Roles in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Understanding User Roles in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Planning Roles in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Configuring Role Based Access Control
Administrative Account Roles in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Delegating and Allocating Roles
Privileged Identity Management
Understanding the use of Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Configuring Privileged Identity Management (PIM) in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Activating a Privileged Identity Management (PIM) role as a user
Planning an Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)/Microsoft 365 implementation
Planning for Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)/Microsoft 365 On-Premises Infrastructure
Planning Identity and Authentication Solutions
Managing Domains for Connecting Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)/Microsoft 365 Services with On-Premise
Configuring Active Directory Domain Services to Support Additional Domain Names
Adding and Verifying Additional Domains Names
Setting the Primary Domain Name
Configuring User Identities for supporting a New Domain Name
Additional Configurations for a New Domain Name
Understanding the Identity Strategies
Evaluating the Requirements and Solutions for Synchronization
Evaluating the Requirements and Solutions for Identity Management
Evaluating the Requirements and Solutions for Authentication
Planning, Implementing Identity Sync and Migration by using Entra ID Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect)
Planning the Migration of On-Prem Users and Groups
Understanding the Designs of Directory Synchronizations
Cleaning Active Directory using the Idfix Tool
Implementing Directory Synchronization with Directory Services, Federation Services, and Azure Endpoints
Identifying the Users and Mailboxes to be Migrated and Method
Identifying Data to be Migrated and the Method and the Sync Process
Monitoring Entra ID Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect) Health
Managing Azure AD identities
Managing Passwords Settings for ADDS and Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Implementing and Configuring Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) SSPR (Self-Service Password Reset)
Using Access Reviews in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication and Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) Identity Protection
Understanding MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
Administering MFA (Multi Factor Authentication)
Configuring MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) Apps or Users
Reporting Data for MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) Utilization
Understanding Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) Identity Protection
Configuring Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) Identity Protection
Who this course is for:
- People interested in learning a tremendous amount about Entra ID services (formally Azure Active Directory services)
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 50,526 Reviews
- 134,637 Students
- 31 Courses
John Christopher is a Technical Instructor that has been in the business for 25 years. His first experience with information technology occurred in the early 90s when he ran an MS-DOS based BBS(Bulletin Board System) as a System Operator. In the late 90s, after working with Windows NT 3.50 performing backups for Regal Group, he decided to get Windows NT Microsoft Certified.
In 1998 he got his first Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer certification. Shortly after getting certified, he began working as a Junior Administrator and Instructor for Knowledge Alliance. From there John was able to become one of the first people in the world to gain an MCSE for the Windows 2000 operating system and he began teaching full time for a company called Productivity Point International. At Productivity Point, John got Citrix Metaframe certified and began teaching Citrix along with Microsoft classes. Productivity Point began experiencing financial troubles and John moved on to work with another training company in 2001
For many years at the training company in Atlanta John was the network administrator and held the title of Senior Technical Instructor for the company. John designed and administered their network from the ground up, going from a single floor in a single building, to multiple floors in multiple buildings and locations. He furthered his certifications, gaining the MCSE for 2003, 2008(MCITP), 2012, A+, Network+, Security+, Exchange, and CCNA. Along with his Network admin duties, John taught hundreds of students during his 11 years for the company. During all his years of training, John has had the honor of doing lots of classes with the military, along with quite a few classes within on-site military bases. In 2012, he decided to break away from the company he had been working for and do consulting and contract teaching. Currently, John gets hired by many different training companies to teach technical training classes all over the United States. He is also hired as a consultant to go into companies and work on their networks and implement, along with troubleshoot real world scenarios.