{"id":902,"date":"2021-06-03T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T22:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupesl.wpengine.com\/azure-ad\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:44:10","slug":"azure-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupesl.com\/en\/news\/azure-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure AD: a tool to lighten the IT department\u2019s workload"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As companies leave the office behind and start prioritizing remote work, their IT departments are faced with new challenges. One of the biggest difficulties to resolve is remote access to IT resources.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, our IT outsourcing services specialists explain how Azure AD can help you better manage remote access to your cloud resources such as Microsoft 365. They also present two other tools that can help you manage your IT infrastructure while your employees are working from home.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Azure AD?<\/h2>\n<p>Azure Active Directory, or Azure AD for short, is an identity and access management (IAM) program that is hosted on the Microsoft public cloud. It includes a variety of features and services to help companies better manage access to their IT resources, particularly those that are cloud-based.<\/p>\n<p>This service is much more powerful than a local Active Directory, because it gives organizations the ability to implement cybersecurity and monitoring features more easily and at a lower cost.<\/p>\n<h3>Azure AD: advantages for companies<\/h3>\n<p>With Azure AD, users can sign in to all local and cloud-based web applications with the same authentication. The program is compatible with multiple platforms and devices, and can be integrated with all Microsoft 365 software.<\/p>\n<p>With Azure AD, companies can implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupesl.com\/en\/news\/two-factor-authentication-2fa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-factor authentication<\/a>, manage passwords and self-service groups, automatically control access, add devices, and monitor the use of critical applications.<\/p>\n<p>Azure AD lightens the load on IT departments by facilitating access and automating certain tasks. 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