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Identity and Access Management for Cloud and DevOps Engineers
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Identity and Access Management for Cloud and DevOps Engineers

by Jeremy Wallace
September 2027
Intermediate to advanced
377 pages
2h 9m
English
Packt Publishing
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IAM in Microsoft Azure

As one of the most popular cloud platforms, and my own personal favorite that I've built most of my cloud career on, Microsoft Azure offers a robust suite of tools for managing identities and securing access to resources. Azure's Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities are centered around Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), which plays a critical role in controlling who can access what within your cloud environment. In this chapter, we will dive deep into how IAM functions in Azure and explore the practical steps required to implement and manage identities, roles, and policies effectively.

By the end of this chapter, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of how Entra ID integrates ...

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