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Systems Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Simple to use, good visibility, and highly stable
Pros and Cons
  • "Azure Active Directory is a very simple utility to use, it has very good visibility and transparency, and an easy-to-use panel."
  • "The technical support could improve by having a faster response time."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is for Azure Active Directory is user management, creating users, assigning them access to network resources, network drives, resetting passwords, and dissembling users.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has helped my organization by allowing us simple management of identities within the organization for integration with the single sign-on system unifying access to applications for mobile devices and management. 

AD is the starting point for the unification of access control, or for using those identities within AD. Without it, we would not be able to give our users access to applications from different devices, whether they are Mac OS, Windows 10, Android, or any other operating system.

What is most valuable?

Azure Active Directory is a very simple utility to use, it has very good visibility and transparency, and an easy-to-use panel.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Active Directory for approximately one year.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure Active Directory's stability is very high.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support could improve by having a faster response time.

I rate the support of Azure Active Directory a three out of five.

How was the initial setup?

If you have been running an on-premises implementation of Active Directory Domain Services, then it is only a migration. You migrate the identities from on-premises to the cloud. 

If you are setting it up from scratch, it can be easy too. You can do the migration by using Azure AD Connect, which is mostly a straightforward process.

What other advice do I have?

Everything begins with the design of the domain structure. If it is well designed, then it is simple to adopt AD from scratch. I am not sure about migrations from other implementations of identity control, but if you are starting from scratch, it is very easy to use.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Azure Active Directory a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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it_user1488543 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Product Engineering at Logitix
Real User
Robust, and ideal for user management and group management
Pros and Cons
  • "The portal version of the Azure active directory is pretty robust."
  • "The integration between the Azure active directory and the traditional active directory could be improved upon."

What is our primary use case?

We have an Azure active directory and we also have our own on-prem AD instances.

We basically use the solution for user management, group management, policy management.

What is most valuable?

The portal version of the Azure active directory is pretty robust.

The solution is very good for different types of management, including, user, group and policy management requirements.

What needs improvement?

The integration between the Azure active directory and the traditional active directory could be improved upon. We have two active directories that are installed on virtual machines, which are traditional active directories. The interactions between the two are very limited. For example, I could modify users in our own private instances of AD, however, they won't propagate up to the Azure active directory and vice versa. For us, the integrations are the biggie between the on-prem or the self-hosted AD versus Azure AD.

The traditional AD instances that we maintain have UIs that are very archaic and monolithic and very difficult to navigate. They should update the UI to make it easier to navigate and make it overall more modern.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for a while. We are actively using it now.

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution at this time.

In general, I would rate this solution at an eight out of ten.

If there were better integration capabilities between active directories, I would likely rate this product higher.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Vice President of Technology at Ecuity Edge
Reseller
User authentication that is reliable and scales well
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the ease of scalability."
  • "I think the documentation and configuration are both areas that need improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I am using this product for user authentication.

What needs improvement?

I think the documentation and configuration are both areas that need improvement. 

The product changes and gets updated, but the documentation doesn't keep pace.

The initial setup could be simplified.

I would like to see a better UI tool.

For how long have I used the solution?

The company has been using this solution for approximately four years.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. We have not experienced any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium is a scalable solution. It scales very well.

We all use this solution daily. We are a team of five the company.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

The most valuable feature is the ease of scalability.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is fairly complex.

We are a smaller company and it only took us two days to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

We did not use an integrator, we used in-house knowledge.

What other advice do I have?

If you are familiar with Microsoft, this is the product to use.

I would rate Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Vice President - Network and Infrastructure at NJA LLC
Real User
Great access control aspect of authentication, has an easy single-sign-on and is quite stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The single sign-on is very convenient for us."
  • "It would be ideal if the solution moved to a passwordless type of environment. It's the future of authentification. It's also more secure and convenient."

What is our primary use case?

We just use the solution for the authentication and the provision access control, among other tasks.

What is most valuable?

The access control aspect of the authentication is the solution's most valuable aspect.

The single sign-on is very convenient for us.

What needs improvement?

It would be ideal if the solution moved to a passwordless type of environment. It's the future of authentification. It's also more secure and convenient.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. I haven't heard any bad things about it. It doesn't crash or freeze. I can't say that I've seen bugs or glitches. It seems to be very reliable so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe the solution is scalable, although I have not tried to scale it myself personally.

We have many people on the system, including doctors, nurses, practitioners, assistants, etc. It might be around 100 people, give or take.

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never dealt with technical support for any reason. I wouldn't be able to evaluate their services or discuss their level of responsiveness.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't handle any aspect of the implementation, as I'm not technical in any way. I wouldn't be able to specify if it was complex or straightforward or how the deployment went.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't have any insights into the licensing costs. I'm not a part of the accounting or payment process.

What other advice do I have?

Our organizations has a few partnerships with Microsoft.

I don't know which version of the solution we're using. It's most likely the latest, due to the fact that it's a cloud deployment.

The only advice I have for other organizations considering the solution is this: just make sure that you have the right requirements. It's never a carbon copy. Every environment has different needs and requirements.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Service Delivery Manager Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions at Nile
Real User
Enables our clients to build new environments and virtual machines
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that it is very easy to implement, you don't need a lot of effort to set up the solution. This is the most advantageous point, that you can do anything on Azure without taking too much time."
  • "I would rate it an eight out of ten. The price plays a factor in the rating."

What is our primary use case?

Most of my customers use Active Directory Premium for condition and access scenarios that they need to comply with my conditions to access my resources. They also build new environments, virtual machines, and some other products like SQL on the infrastructure as a service. There are some customers that use Microsoft Intune, which is mobile device management. Microsoft Intune is a cloud.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that it is very easy to implement, you don't need a lot of effort to set up the solution. This is the most advantageous point, that you can do anything on Azure without taking too much time.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft has a feedback page, in which if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, you can send them to them. They have all of the technical resources available on the internet, on their website. In case you need the support, you can easily open a ticket with them because you already have a subscription and you are eligible to open a ticket.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Active Directory for twelve years. I have experience with Microsoft Active Directory Virtualization like Hyper-V systems in the family for Microsoft. So, this is a 12-year journey, it has been 12 years of experience with this product.

It's currently on-premise but because of COVID, a lot of our clients are moving to the cloud. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I have contacted technical support many times for the cloud. They are good. But for on-prem, they have recently started becoming delayed. Maybe the technical resources are not very good. I know Microsoft, they are focusing on the cloud solutions more than the on-premise solutions. The support for on-premises has become not as at previous times. But for cloud solutions, they are good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup complexity is based on the scenario. If it's infrastructure as a service where you are building VMs, it could take you one day to complete your setup for virtual machines. 

What other advice do I have?

Whether or not I would recommend this solution, would depend on the users' needs. If their use cases fit what Microsoft provides, then I would recommend it. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. The price plays a factor in the rating. Customers are not oriented with a cloud solution, they move forward very slowly towards the cloud, because maybe in my country big sectors, like the banking sectors, don't deal with the cloud. So customers see this and don't want to use the cloud either. They fear for their security and privacy. Although Microsoft assures that they protect their customer's data and privacy.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Chief Executive Officer at ZDAPT
Real User
Helpful B2B connectors with an interface that is well laid out and easy to navigate
Pros and Cons
  • "The interface is well laid out and it is easy to navigate."
  • "My only pain point in this solution is creating group membership for devices."

What is our primary use case?

This product manages access for our compute space that includes Office 365, Salesforce, and other solutions.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the B2B connector and the external identity connection functionality. These are helpful.

User group management works well.

The interface is well laid out and it is easy to navigate. You can get to things quickly and it works.

The portal allows you to create reports, which is a nice feature.

What needs improvement?

My only pain point in this solution is creating group membership for devices. This is something that could be improved. Essentially, I want to be able to create collection groups, or organizational units and include devices in there. I should be able to add them in the same way that we can add users.

We want to be able to create members as devices in groups, without having to leverage a dynamic group membership with queries. I want to be able to just pick machines, create a group, and add them.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Active Directory Premium for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable product.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have only used technical support on one occasion and I found it to be pretty good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I have not used this product to its full extent but from what I have used, I find that it works well.

My advice for anybody who is implementing AD Premium is to understand what it is that they're going to use and how they're going to manage identity. I suggest doing a lot more in terms of identity governance.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Solution Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Supports our expansion of services to the cloud, but the MyApps interface needs enhancement
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution serves as the basis to understand the MS SSO and MFA capabilities."
  • "The SSO MyApps interface is very basic and needs better customization capabilities."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to extend on-premises Active Directory to the cloud.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution will support the expansion of services and servers into the cloud.

What is most valuable?

This solution serves as the basis to understand the MS SSO and MFA capabilities.

What needs improvement?

The SSO MyApps interface is very basic and needs better customization capabilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for six months.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Enterprise Security Architect at Energir
Real User
Improved user experience with SSO logins but requires role-based access controls

What is our primary use case?

How has it helped my organization?

Improved user experience with SSO logins.

What is most valuable?

Keeping the same credentials as Active Directory.

What needs improvement?

Role-based access controls.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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