In this series of blog posts we will create a Microsoft Azure and Entra ID home lab. Hiring managers are looking for IT professionals who have at least a working understanding of Azure and Entra ID. By following along with these posts, you can create your own home lab that you can document and show to prospective employers.
Lab Overview
In this lab, we will create a Microsoft Entra ID tenant and then a Microsoft Azure account.
A virtual network will be configured in Azure. Then a virtual machine (VM) will be created in Azure with the Windows Server 2025 Datacenter operating system. And the VM will be connected to the virtual network.
Remote access will be configured for the VM. Then we will access the VM remotely using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and a VPN service.
In a prior lab, a Windows Server 2025 virtual machine (VM) was created using VMware Workstation Pro. Then the server was configured to act as an on-premises domain controller (DC) and DHCP server. In this lab an Entra Cloud Sync agent will be installed on the on-premises server. Then an organization unit (OU) on the server will be synced with the Entra ID tenant.
Posts in Microsoft Azure and Entra ID Home Lab
In the next post we will create a Microsoft Azure account.
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