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    With Azure AD join, you are able to join devices directly to Azure AD without the need to join your on-premises Active Directory in a hybrid environment. While hybrid Azure AD join with an on-premises Active Directory might still be preferred for some scenarios, Azure AD join simplifies the process of adding devices and modernizes… .. / ..

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    Performing bulk user updates is similar to managing single users (such as internal and guest users). The only property that can’t be set for multiple users is resetting the password. This has to be done for a single user. Azure has also improved its bulk user settings by adding a drop-down menu that enables you… .. / ..

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    Azure AD offers the ability to ensure that users are accessing Azure resources from devices that meet corporate security and compliance standards. Device management is the foundation of device-based conditional access, where you can ensure that access to the resources in your environment is only possible from managed devices. Device settings can be managed from… .. / ..

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    Part of an Azure administrator’s task is to understand what can be done from a user and group perspective within Azure AD. Let’s take a look at what we can configure for an Azure AD user account: Now that we have reviewed all the user properties, let’s take a look at the group settings. Azure… .. / ..

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    Azure AD AUs are used in scenarios where granular administrative control is required. AUs have the following prerequisites: Tip AUs can be created via the Azure portal or PowerShell. The easiest way to explain AUs is by using a scenario. A company called Contoso is a worldwide organization with users across 11 countries. Contoso has… .. / ..

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    There are two main group types, as follows: Security groups are used as container units to group users or devices together. There are three main membership types for security groups: To create and manage groups from the Azure AD tenant in the Azure portal, you have to perform the following steps: Figure 1.4 – The… .. / ..

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    We will begin by creating a couple of users in our Azure AD tenant from the Azure portal. To do this, perform the following steps: Figure 1.1 – The Azure AD Users blade Name: PacktUser1. User name: The username is the identifier that the user enters to sign in to Azure AD. Select your domain… .. / ..

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    This first chapter of this book is focused on learning how to manageAzure Active Directory (Azure AD) objects. In this chapter, you will learn how to create and manageusers and groups within Azure AD, including user and group properties. Additionally, we will look at Azure AD’s administrative units (AUs) and discover how to create them… .. / ..

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    Subscriptions are billing units for Azure resources; they are the container where all resources are built and contain resources grouped into resource groups. Inside the Azure subscription, you can create multiple resource groups and resources. A billing profile will have ownership of an Azure subscription, whereby an Azure subscription will have a trust relationship established… .. / ..