Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) administration course

Sign up for Azure and create an Entra ID domain. Compare cloud hosting with on-premises software and manage users, groups, and devices in the Entra ID Admin Center.

Demonstrate the Entra ID console and the rename from Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID through portal.azure.com, highlighting the improved organization, identity governance, and verifiable credentials.

Learn to manage tenants in Entra ID, create new users, assign them to groups and roles, and license them with EMS E5 to enable mailboxes and access resources.

Explore identity and access with Entra ID, enabling non-repudiation and single sign-on across Microsoft 365 and trusted apps. Cover passwordless options, multi-factor authentication, device identities, and Intune-based admin workflows.

Learn how Entra ID security uses multi-factor authentication and conditional access to protect sign-ins, with device registration, risk scoring, and policy creation.

Learn to manage external users in Microsoft Entra ID by adding contacts and guest users in the admin center, adjust user settings, and review audit logs and role assignments.

Compare Microsoft Entra ID licensing from the free tier included with Microsoft 365 to P1 and P2, detailing authentication, single sign-on, self-service, identity protection, governance, and external ID features.

Compare hybrid and native configurations in Microsoft Entra ID: hybrid synchronizes on-premises Active Directory for single sign-on, while native requires separate logins, with implications for external access and Exchange Online.

Configure and deploy Azure AD Connect v2 to synchronize on-premises Active Directory with the Entra ID tenant, enabling single sign-on and monitoring health with the interconnect agent.

Add and manage enterprise applications in Entra ID, assign users and owners, and configure single sign-on with options like SAML, OAuth, or linked sign-on, including on-premises applications and provisioning.

Use the Azure pricing calculator to estimate monthly costs for virtual machines and storage. Adjust region, operating system, instance specs, and savings plans to compare prices.

Add a custom domain to Entra ID via admin center, verify ownership, and update login. Then configure alias addresses to receive mail from multiple domains while keeping a primary login.

Learn how to add a custom domain to Entra ID via admin.microsoft.com, verify ownership with DNS records, and configure aliases alongside a new primary login for seamless user management.

Learn to create a blob storage resource with five gigabytes of storage, assign IAM roles, grant a user access with storage file data privileged contributor, and test with Storage Explorer.

Develop your career with the new skills from this Microsoft Entra ID administration course, expanding opportunities to earn more money and achieve greater job satisfaction; future courses await.