Secure access to Microsoft 365, cloud apps, and business resources with Microsoft Entra ID. Serviona helps UAE businesses configure identity, authentication, access policies, MFA, and Conditional Access to strengthen security and simplify how users sign in.
Overview
Modern employees access Microsoft 365 and cloud applications from different locations and devices, so network boundaries alone are no longer enough to protect business resources. Microsoft Entra ID helps control who can sign in, what they can access, and under what conditions. With capabilities such as MFA, Conditional Access, identity protection, and integration with device compliance, Serviona helps businesses strengthen access security while keeping sign-in practical for users.
Microsoft Entra MFA and Conditional Access help strengthen sign-in security by requiring additional verification and applying access rules based on factors such as user, device, location, application, and risk.
Serviona helps design and deploy a practical Conditional Access baseline, typically including:
- Require MFA for users and administrators
- Block legacy authentication
- Require compliant devices for sensitive access
- Apply stronger controls to privileged accounts
- Use risk-based Conditional Access where licensing supports it
Microsoft Entra ID is available in Free, P1, and P2 tiers. The capabilities available to your users depend on their Microsoft 365 or Entra ID licensing.
| Feature | Free | P1 | P2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic user & group management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic MFA / security defaults | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud password change | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-service password reset | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Password writeback to on-premises AD | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conditional Access | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Application Proxy / on-premises app publishing | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Identity Protection & risk-based Conditional Access | — | — | ✓ |
| Privileged Identity Management (PIM) | — | — | ✓ |
| Access reviews | — | — | ✓ |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft 365 E3 include Entra ID P1, which adds Conditional Access and other advanced identity capabilities. Microsoft 365 E5 includes Entra ID P2 for additional risk-based identity protection and privileged access capabilities.
Comparison
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is Microsoft’s traditional on-premises identity platform, commonly used for Windows domain authentication, domain-joined devices, Group Policy, and applications that depend on local directory services.
Microsoft Entra ID is Microsoft’s cloud identity and access platform for Microsoft 365, SaaS applications, MFA, Conditional Access, passwordless authentication, and modern access controls.
Many businesses use both in a hybrid model, while cloud-first organizations may rely primarily on Entra ID and Microsoft Intune.
Review your current identity environment, MFA coverage, Conditional Access, privileged roles, and cloud or hybrid configuration.
Design Conditional Access policies, MFA requirements, privileged access controls, and SSO integration based on your environment.
Roll out policies in report-only mode first, validate the impact, then move to enforcement in controlled stages.
Provide ongoing identity administration through Managed Cloud Support, including user onboarding, offboarding, access reviews, and policy tuning.
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Yes. Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The product’s core capabilities remain the same; Microsoft renamed it as part of the broader Microsoft Entra identity and access portfolio.
Identity and access management helps control who can sign in, what they can access, and under what conditions. Entra ID provides capabilities such as single sign-on, MFA, Conditional Access, and centralized identity management across Microsoft 365 and connected applications.
MFA requires an additional verification method beyond a password, such as Microsoft Authenticator, a security key, or Windows Hello. It adds an important layer of protection against compromised passwords and unauthorized sign-ins.
Conditional Access lets you create access policies based on signals such as the user, device, location, application, and sign-in risk. For example, you can require MFA for administrators or require compliant devices before allowing access to sensitive resources. Standard Conditional Access requires Entra ID P1; risk-based policies require P2.
Yes. Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes Microsoft Entra ID P1, which provides capabilities such as Conditional Access and other advanced identity management features.
Not always. Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services serve different purposes. Cloud-first organizations can rely primarily on Entra ID, while businesses that still depend on domain-joined systems or on-premises applications may use a hybrid identity model with both environments working together.
