First Look! Microsoft Entra Suite

In this episode I take a look at the new incoming Microsoft Entra Suite. I’ll discuss not only its features, but also the various licensing options that Microsoft are offering and ask what’s included. How much do they cost and most importantly how do they work. Here, I’ll provide the grand tour of all things entra. Ensuring that you not only know what the suite is, but also what’s included as well as the all important question, is it worth the money.
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Timecodes
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Where & How to Purchase Entra Suite Licences
03:11 Microsoft Entra Suite explained with pricing & licensing options.
07:24 Microsoft Entra Core Features Users & Groups DEMO
09:23 Microsoft Entra Core Features Conditional Access DEMO
14:00 Microsoft Identity Protection (P2) DEMO
15:11 Entra Suite - Identity Governance DEMO
15:32 Entra Suite - Lifecycle Workflows DEMO
17:15 Entra Suite - Entitlement Management DEMO
19:22 Entra Suite - Access Reviews
20:45 Entra Suite - Privileged Identity Management (PIM DEMO)
23:00 Entra Suite - Verified ID Premium
25:11 Entra Suite Global Secure Access GSA DEMO
27:05 Session Review

[@todornikolov7286]

Another great video. And the most important - almost 130K subs. Awesome! You deserve it. Keep up!

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

Thanks so much😊👍

[@Kasra-shaah-doost]

another great video by Andy , many thanks.

[@briankronberg]

Entra Suite is a perfect upgrade for customers who are using third-party security solutions instead of the Defender products yet want to get risk-based conditional access. They also get private/internet access and ID governance as bonus features. Risk-based conditional access is normally and Entra ID P2 feature and most of the cost of the E5 Security upgrade to a M365 E3. This is huge.

[@Jason-mk3nn]

This seems so focused on the licensing details from a Microsoft Professional perspective, but was really hoping for more of an explanation of what it was first, but maybe the fact that I am asking these questions means it is not applicable in our clientele use cases.

[@edwardnigma5820]

I’m wondering this myself too and What was the actual point of this release was.

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

If you watch I do demos of all the products included :-)

[@Jason-mk3nn]

@@AndyMaloneMVP But that is kind of my point. It would have been nice to have an intro that actually described Entra beyond that it was just a security product, and then you just jump into the licensing and demos. This is endemic of why people get so confused about Microsoft software: assumption that you are already aware of the product, what it does, where it falls in the ecosystem, and most importantly why someone not immersed in the subject should care about it, if it is their first time seeing, hearing or experiencing it. Not everyone is a Microsoft MVP. It may seem simple to you, but you have had how many years/decades immerse in MS ecosystem.

[@Jason-mk3nn]

I should clarify that the endemic portion does not fall upon you, but rather that Microsoft does a crappy (insert worse word) job explaining the ecosystem to anyone other than other engineers.

[@Jason-mk3nn]

It is kind of like looking at a car for the first time. By seeing the outside, the overall nature of the looks tells you a starting point, whereas Microsoft and most tutorial approaches are looking at the middle of a Chilton guides, engine schematics, etc. before even getting an overview of if it is a car, truck, tank, semi, etc.

[@Friendlychicken2030]

Nice Andy 🎉🎉🎉

[@Jerrel.A]

Two Thumbs Up. Thank you Sir!

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

So nice of you

[@edwardnigma5820]

So I’m confused, are we losing these features in Entra ID unless we pay for them or are they enhanced/add on features? Conditional access for example, that’s currently in the Azure Tenant, is that changing or going to be behind a pay wall to use? I literally just woke up and trying to make heads and tails of this

[@monkeythebob]

agreed

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

No, don't panic. It's just Microsoft bundling the extra features into a package. P1 & P2 licensing features remain unchanged :-)

[@edwardnigma5820]

@@AndyMaloneMVP my question is why was this needed in the first place?

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

@@edwardnigma5820 products that stay still die. Tech isn’t ever evolving business I’m sure you’ll know that.

[@TheChris69er]

@@AndyMaloneMVP I couldn't find the pricing you showed on your video by searching the web, is this the inside info you get as MVP or am I searching in the Wrong place., What I want to know is how much it is going to cost my company if we are already on P2 and nearly all our users have Microsoft 365 Business Premium licenses and also what features we get that we haven't already

[@kariemkrkr]

i'm asking about we have two license one business premium apps and the other is P2 so if i want to upgrade to entra suite which license will upgrade business premium apps or P2 we have 200 user business premium that means i will buy/upgrade 200 user in entra suite + 200 user business premium

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

To be fair, I’m not a licensing expert. I would reach out to your Microsoft rep for this.

[@pedramxp]

Great video and helpful for our new licensing model. I couldn't find any info about Entra Suite for FLW. please provide a link :)

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

It’s a new release so I don’t have one. However, it’s now official and the prices are correct, it’s currently being rolled out.

[@jojolization]

interested to know more about Global Secure Access with Private Remote Networks (my guess is quite similar with the SASE network from different vendors)

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

Absolutley I'm planning a future session :-) Yes is the answer, this is Microsoft's SASE solution.

[@linuxlebt]

TBH the suite should be in MS E5 or there needs to be a new SKU line E7 which then includes everything again.

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

I wish

[@getoutmore]

Is this already publicly available? Im not seeing it

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

Shortly

[@getoutmore]

@@AndyMaloneMVP thank you

[@ThomasJSweet]

@@getoutmore It was there last week, may not be now. Entra Private access by itself was 6 m to m. I need to see what is in E3/5 and what I need to buy.