Episode 13 – Identity and Authentication in Office 365

This week, you intrepid hosts take you through the ins and outs of Office 365 Identity and Azure Active Directory.

* Understanding Office 365 identity and Azure Active Directory
* What is Azure Active Directory?
* Windows Azure Active Directory vs. Windows Server Active Directory
* The difference/relationship between Azure Active Directory and “Normal” Active Directory
* Azure Active Directory Domain Services
* Azure Active Directory Editions
* How to use SMTP matching to match on-premises user accounts to Office 365 user accounts for directory synchronization
* How to prepare a non-routable domain (such as .local domain) for directory synchronization
* What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory?