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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)

Azure AD common tasks

In this section, we will go through the configuration of the common tasks of Azure AD.

Self-service password reset

Self-service password reset is one of the coolest features that saves a great deal of time for the IT admins by allowing the users themselves to reset their own passwords.

In order to configure this feature, perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to Azure Active Directory | Users | Password reset.
  2. A new blade will be opened displaying the current properties of the self-service password. It displays three statuses for the password reset:
    • None: This is the disabled state of the self-service password reset.
    • Selected: This specifies the groups you want to enable this feature for.
    • All: This enables...