Item: Microsoft Entra ID
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for authentication and authorization with in our organization. We also use it for SSO. We manage user objects, computer objects, Groups, Printers etc via Microsoft Entra ID. Via Microsoft Entra ID we centrally manage all the auth policies and make sure users have limited access to resources based on their role, neither more nor less. We also manage Microsoft Entra ID integrated DNS for proper name resolution.

Pros and Cons

Reliable: We can rely on the authentication process and protocols it uses.
Fault-tolerant: Because of multiple DCs,,, its fault-tolerant so easy life for us engineers
Easy to manage: UI is easy to understand

It should have an in-built password generation tool that generates passwords based on set AD password policies, and we can use that to reset user passwords.
There should be a one-click feature to check the resultant GPOs being applied to any machine or user.

Return on Investment

Overall, it has a positive impact as it gives assurance of security.
It helps in controlling restricted access and managing resources so basically more centralized power to control things.

Deployment

Onprem Identities which gets synced to Azure Cloud via Azure AD AD-Connect. We have multiple domain controllers in multiple locations so identities in On-prem gets replicated across all DCs and then they gets synced to cloud via Azure AD connect agent. So Hybrid model of deployment is what we have.

Multi-App Security

O365
Service Now
Jira
Confluence

End User Experience

Nothing changes for them I guess.

Alternatives Considered

The Okta Identity Cloud

I think okta is more user friendly when it comes to automations and workflow management

Key Insights

Do you think Microsoft Entra ID delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Entra ID's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Entra ID live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Entra ID go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Entra ID again?

Yes

Other Software Used

The Okta Identity Cloud, Grafana, HashiCorp Terraform

Likelihood to Recommend

If you have more than say 10 machines to manage and 20+ users who login to these machines everyday, its tough to manage these users and servers individually so rather use Microsoft Entra ID to authenticate users and allow them access to resources or computers with restricted policies. So overall its very helpful in managing Organizational resources as the organization size increases.

One of the best tool in Market for Authentication and Authorization

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Entra ID