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Modernize your identity infrastructure

Enhance security, simplify access, and reduce costs by migrating your identity management to Microsoft Entra ID.
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OVERVIEW

Explore the benefits of identity and access modernization

  • Use specialized Microsoft Entra ID features to maintain high levels of security with minimal impact to the user experience. Simplify authentication with single sign-on and navigate easily between apps in the My Apps portal.
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  • Protect access to your resources and centrally manage all your identities. Implement multifactor authentication or go passwordless easily with built-in Microsoft Entra ID features.
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  • Get peace of mind knowing that Microsoft Entra ID continually meets or exceeds 99.99% global availability and has multiple levels of internal redundancy. Microsoft Entra ID is engineered using a cloud-native, hyperscale, multitenant architecture.
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HOW IT WORKS

Compare ADFS to Microsoft Entra ID

Explore the many identity and access management capabilities Microsoft Entra ID makes possible.
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RESOURCES

Begin your road to the cloud

Shift to the cloud to give users seamless and secure access to your applications and environment.
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