Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service. This service helps your employees access external resources, such as Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, and thousands of other SaaS applications. Azure Active Directory also helps them access internal resources like apps on your corporate intranet network, along with any cloud apps developed for your own organization. Other features:
- Centralized management and control over access to applications and resources
- Improved security and compliance through built-in features such as multi-factor authentication and conditional access
- Improved productivity and collaboration through SSO and sharing of resources
- The ability to monitor and audit user access and activity
- Access to technical support and other value-added services
- The ability to easily scale up or down based on the company’s needs
- The ability to easily manage and control the identities of partners and external users.