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Jochen Nickel
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Jochen Nickel is a Cloud, Identity and Access Management Solution Architect with a clear focus and in-depth technical knowledge of Identity and Access Management. He is currently working for inovit GmbH in Switzerland leading and executing projects in the field of Identity and Access Management including Data Classification and Information protection. Jochen is focused on Microsoft Technologies, especially in the Enterprise Mobility + Security Suite, Office 365 and Azure. He is an established speaker at many technology conferences like Azure Bootcamps, TrustInTech Meetups or the Experts Live Switzerland and Europe.
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Understanding the user and group life cycle


One of the basic concepts to understand is the user and group life cycle, so it's very important to understand the different repositories and capabilities where objects are stored and managed. In this section, we will provide you with the necessary information for designing your solution.

Microsoft Azure Identity repositories and capabilities

IAM is a very broad field in technology. Internet threats are becoming more intelligent and effective, so IAM solutions must constantly evolve to keep up. In particular, these solutions must address the four most important fields in order to be successful. The four main topics are the administration, authentication, authorization, and auditing of identities. With Microsoft Azure, you get several options for leveraging identity and access management solutions.

Azure Active Directory is the central and main identity repository for the whole Microsoft Azure landscape. The existence of an Azure AD directory is a...

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Published in: Sep 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781785889448

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Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel is a Cloud, Identity and Access Management Solution Architect with a clear focus and in-depth technical knowledge of Identity and Access Management. He is currently working for inovit GmbH in Switzerland leading and executing projects in the field of Identity and Access Management including Data Classification and Information protection. Jochen is focused on Microsoft Technologies, especially in the Enterprise Mobility + Security Suite, Office 365 and Azure. He is an established speaker at many technology conferences like Azure Bootcamps, TrustInTech Meetups or the Experts Live Switzerland and Europe.
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