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Cloud First Strategy​

Identity and access management for Commercial and Government organizations has decisively shifted to the cloud. The vast majority of scenarios benefit from the security, productivity, and return on investment provided by cloud-based IAM. Microsoft Entra is the cloud-based IAM that underpins Microsoft 365. Windows for Hello Business Cloud Kerberos Trust is the most modern Windows Hello for Business deployment model.

Cloud-First Advantages​

Security​

On-prem Active Directory is under attack with modern tools and no longer defensible with legacy tools. Microsoft Entra provides:

  • Conditional Access to integrate and automate

    • MFA and Password-less credentials
    • Better signals to measure risk, based on Artificial Intelligence
    • Modern password management

  • Access Governance to ensure the right access, to the right resources, for the right people, for the right duration

  • Blast-radius reduction to contain risk of on-prem components to compromise the cloud environment

These three articles recommend the move to Microsoft Entra:

Productivity​

Microsoft Entra automates and simplifies low latency, anywhere, anytime access across the expanding digital estate:

  • Single Sign On across any user and any app

  • Better experience through self-service

  • Automated lifecycle management for workforce and external accounts

  • Improved performance through globally distributed, infinitely elastic cloud infrastructure

Return on Investment​

Microsoft Entra reduces costs through infrastructure simplification and vendor consolidation:

  • Reduction of complex and costly 3rd party products and integration

  • Reduction of the cost of procuring and maintaining aging infrastructure

  • Short time to value

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