Azure Active Directory: Basics

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Free Online Course: Azure Active Directory: Basics provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Azure Active Directory: Basics is taught by Kunal D Mehta.

Overview
  • Get up and running with Azure Active Directory, a cloud-based identity and access management service for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

    Azure Active Directory (AD)— a cloud-based identity and access management service—powers much of the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. It provides secure access and identity protection to on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. For those looking to adopt a cloud-first approach to identity, getting familiar with Azure AD is a must. In this beginner-level course, instructor Kunal D Mehta helps you get up and running with Azure AD. Kunal explores the platform's place at the helm of all Microsoft cloud products, as well as why Azure AD is needed in today's IT landscape. He also digs into key features that set Azure AD apart from its competitors, provides information on which industry standards and compliance regulations it fulfills, and highlights the business objectives it can help you achieve.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Modern identity
    • Prerequisites
    • Roadmap
    1. Azure Active Directory Fundamentals
    • Identity and access
    • Azure AD overview
    • Azure AD Connect deployment
    • Users and groups management
    • External users management
    • Application platform
    • Device management
    • Azure AD security
    • Azure AD administration
    2. Industry Standards and Compliance
    • Open standards support
    • Regulatory compliance
    3. Provisioning an Azure AD Tenant
    • Building an Azure AD scenario
    • Creating an Azure AD tenant
    • Adding a custom domain
    • Demo: Creating an Azure AD tenant
    • Demo: Adding a custom domain
    • Demo: Creating users in Azure AD
    4. Potential Business Impact of Azure AD Adoption
    • Impact on standalone infrastructures
    • Impact on hybrid infrastructures
    • Impact on employees
    • Financial implications
    • Azure AD case studies
    Conclusion
    • Key takeaways
    • Your personal checklist
    • Next steps