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Learn Microsoft Azure

By : Mohamed Waly
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Learn Microsoft Azure

By: Mohamed Waly

Overview of this book

Azure is one of the leading public cloud service providers. Thanks to a number of Azure service updates, it continues to make advances in the realm of cloud computing. Learn Microsoft Azure starts with the fundamentals of cloud computing. You will learn to configure and set up the Azure infrastructure. As you make your way through the book, you'll explore Azure services, along with working on virtual memory systems (VMS) and deployment models. You will understand various services in the Azure ecosystem, such as Azure IoT and Azure Analytics, among others. An easy-to-follow introduction to various cloud design patterns will also add to your efficiency in designing cloud solutions. In the concluding chapters, you'll secure your virtual networks using Network security groups and configure Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to set a custom domain name and company profile. By the end of this book, you will have learned to secure and troubleshoot your Azure cloud environment and be fully aware of best practices for Azure cloud administration.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Working with users in Azure AD

In this section, you will learn how to do some elementary tasks with Azure AD users.

Creating an Azure AD user

In order to create an Azure AD user, you need to perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Azure portal, go to All services, and search Azure Active Directory:
  1. When you click on it, a new blade will be opened where you can have an overview about the current Azure AD tenant that was created when you first created your subscription on Azure:
  1. Navigate to Users, which is located under Manager, and a new blade will be opened displaying the current Azure AD users you have:
  1. Click on New user, and a new blade will be opened where you have to fill in the following fields:
    • Name:...