On July 11, 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) will be rebranded as Microsoft Entra ID. According to Microsoft, the rebranding aims to enhance the use and navigation of the expanded Microsoft Entra portfolio.
The tech giant assures that work deployed in Azure AD will continue uninterrupted, and no action will be needed from its users. Users can expect the name change to start appearing in August 2023. This change will be apparent across Microsoft product experiences, including the newly upgraded Microsoft Entra admin center, Azure portal, Microsoft 365 admin center, and other Microsoft commercial products, documentation, learning content, and websites.
What about licensing plans and pricing for Azure AD?
They will remain the same, with only the display names for the licensing plans changing. Microsoft has provided a summary of the changes from the current Azure AD SKU names to the new SKU names under Microsoft Entra ID.
Service plan display names are expected to change on October 1, 2023.
The Rebranding of Microsoft’s Identity Services: Microsoft Entra
It can be remembered that on June 2, 2022, Microsoft announced the rebranding of their Identity services as ‘Microsoft Entra’.
The new product family includes all of Microsoft’s identity and access capabilities. Microsoft Entra includes Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as well as two product categories: a Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) solution called Microsoft Entra Permissions Management, and a decentralized identity product offering, Microsoft Entra Verified ID.
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Read Microsoft’s Azure AD rebranding announcement here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/azure-ad-is-becoming-microsoft-entra-id/ba-p/2520436?%60WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5001832
