The summary of ‘Yammer Administrator Role in Azure Active Directory’

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The video revolves around the configuration and management of Yammer administrative roles via Azure Active Directory, with an emphasis on utilizing Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for secure, just-in-time access. Daniel introduces the newly released Yammer admin roles in Azure AD and underscores the importance of PIM in managing these roles to enhance security. Demonstrations include assigning and verifying the new Yammer admin role to a user named Adele Vance, highlighting both direct role assignment and PIM assignment to ensure clarity and security. The video details the critical steps of activating and subsequently deactivating roles, noting a small lag in recognition but confirming through multiple checks the updated status of admin rights. Key points include the configuration of roles in the Microsoft Azure portal, the importance of setting roles as "eligible" rather than "active" in production environments, the three-stage process for activating and deactivating roles, and the slight delay in reflecting changes after updates. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to subscribe for more content.

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In this part of the video, Daniel introduces the topic of configuring the Yammer administrative role in Azure Active Directory, a newly released feature. He explains that while Active Directory roles are established in Azure, the Yammer administrative role is recent. He emphasizes the importance of using Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to manage admin level accounts, which allows for just-in-time access to administrative roles. This means that roles can be activated only when necessary, ensuring security. Daniel then moves to demonstrate how to configure the Yammer role in the Microsoft Azure portal, emphasizing that these actions are best performed by a global admin due to the required access level.

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In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to assign a role in Yammer using Azure Active Directory. They start by navigating to the bottom of the roles list to find Yammer’s new roles and demonstrate adding a user, specifically “Adele Vance,” who currently does not have admin access in Yammer. The speaker verifies Adele’s lack of current Yammer admin roles by checking both her Yammer and Azure Active Directory profiles. To assign the new role, they show two methods: directly adding the role through Adele’s profile in the assigned roles section, and by accessing the roles and administrators section in Azure Active Directory and then adding the role there. This is done to ensure clarity and eliminate any global admin level confusion.

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In this part of the video, the presenter demonstrates how to assign a Yammer administrator role to a member named Adele using the Azure portal. They show the importance of selecting the “eligible” option rather than “active” for roles and the risks of making roles permanent in a production environment. The assignment is set for a 12-month increment, to be re-certified later if needed. After assigning the role through privileged identity management (PIM), they verify the role by signing in as Adele. They notice the network administrative settings are not visible and advise checking the Azure Active Directory and using the portal.azure.com for any necessary access or adjustments.

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In this part of the video, the speaker explains how to manage and verify access to roles in a control panel, emphasizing key steps and checks. They highlight the importance of ensuring a role is active, not extended, and the process of activating a role, including adding a reason for activation. The activation involves a three-stage process: processing the request, validating activation, and refreshing the system, which now automatically signs the user out and back in. To confirm activation, users should check the ‘active assignments’ tab, as this displays current active roles. Finally, the speaker switches to another tab to demonstrate additional settings management.

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In this part of the video, the speaker explains a process involving the assignment of administrative roles and their subsequent automatic updates. They highlight a small lag time in role recognition, which generally resolves within a minute upon refreshing. Once updated, new admin settings become visible in the interface. The focus is on demonstrating how a tenant is upgraded automatically to a verified admin, illustrated by the example of Adele gaining admin access in Yammer. This automatic upgrade facilitates full admin capabilities such as community creation and managing settings. The speaker also demonstrates how to deactivate the role, mentioning a mandatory minimum duration of five minutes before deactivation is allowed.

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In this part of the video, the presenter demonstrates how to deactivate a role in privileged identity management for Yammer. They describe the deactivation process as a three-stage procedure, after which the interface refreshes and shows that no assignments are active. To verify the deactivation, the presenter attempts to access the Yammer admin features and notes a slight delay before changes reflect. After refreshing, the lack of access to admin settings confirms successful deactivation. A further check as a global admin shows the user’s name removed from the list of admins, proving the successful deactivation via privileged identity management. The presenter recaps that there may be a slight lag in reflecting changes but it is generally negligible. The video concludes with a request for viewers to subscribe for more content.

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