Also, any time a user or device attribute changes, Azure AD runs all dynamic group rules and automatically updates membership accordingly. Dynamic AD groups allow you to automatically add and remove users from security groups based on user or device properties (though an Office 365 group can only be a user group).įor example, you can define a “Guest” dynamic group that automatically collects all guest accounts spread around the tenant so you can centrally manage them. Dynamic GroupsĪny partner who’s used dynamic groups to manage an enterprise client knows what a time saver they can be. And it’s often more cost effective than a VPN or other proxy setups, as it doesn’t require any local infrastructure or network changes. Using the Proxy for remote access also mitigates the need to open inbound connections on the client’s firewall. This will grant them access to both authorized on-premise apps and their cloud apps, like Teams, SharePoint, other Office apps and Remote Desktop. Remote users use their standard Azure single sign-on (SSO) account to access the Application Proxy.
It’s a lightweight software agent that gives access to specific on-premise apps without exposing larger segments of a client’s network. Many clients and Sherweb partners have figured out reverse proxy or VPN solutions that are good enough, but the Azure Application Proxy now available with P1 licenses can be a superior choice. Application Proxyīusinesses that rely on critical on-premise applications have been particularly challenged by the sudden increase in remote workers.
This helps you identify and prioritize what data is at risk, what shadow IT systems might have access to your client’s data, and the relative risk those shadow systems pose to your clients’ data integrity. You can access reports that measure and rank app usage by traffic volume, number of users, individual user, or number of outbound web requests by app. Any activity in their environment coming from a list of over 16,000 different cloud apps is flagged and scored for risk level. The Cloud App Discovery tool analyzes your client’s cloud traffic logs. This just amplifies the challenge of protecting your client’s cloud infrastructure against data breaches and the unwanted effects of shadow IT. Now, contending with these security risks is something practically every business faces. It was hard to keep track of BYOD devices and consumer cloud app usage even before remote work became the new normal. Azure AD P1 also offers a few key enterprise-level features we wanted to highlight: Cloud App Discovery P1 licenses will give Sherweb partners and their clients access to advanced group, identity and access control policies for more granular control over how users and their devices access cloud resources. What does Azure AD P1 add to 365 Business Premium?
Adding the entire P1 license to Microsoft 365 Business Premium is part of Microsoft’s efforts to help SMBs establish more secure remote work conditions for the current COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
Some of the free Azure AD features were previously available in Microsoft 365 plans, the most important being Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), self-service password resets and conditional access policies. The Business Premium plan is still intended for SMBs with 300 users or less. This was part of a wider renaming of all their small- and medium-sized business-focused offerings. Microsoft renamed its 365 Business plan to Business Premium when the P1 license was added.
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Microsoft 365 Business Premium plus Azure AD P1 will let you transform your clients’ modern workplace into a work-from-anywhere workplace. The features in P1 are designed to facilitate secure access to work applications from anywhere. This is particularly great news for clients grappling with long-term remote work planning. Microsoft is adding the P1 license to new subscriptions now and will be rolling it out to existing subscribers in the coming weeks. The Azure AD P1 license-we’ll just call it P1 to keep things simple-brings a powerful set of enterprise security, identity and access control tools to what will now certainly be Microsoft’s flagship cloud offering for SMBs. This is great news for small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. Microsoft recently announced that it will be adding its Azure Active Directory Premium P1 license to Microsoft 365 Business Premium (formerly Microsoft 365 Business) subscriptions.