Concepts

• Azure Data Explorer and KQL How Azure Data Explorer and KQL fit large-scale diagnostics and operational analytics around Entra-backed systems
• Azure Functions for Identity Workloads Why Azure Functions is the default compute layer for Graph-driven and event-driven identity automation
• Azure Storage Basics Builder-level guidance for using GPv2 storage accounts around Entra-backed systems
• Cosmos DB for Identity State How Cosmos DB fits workflow state, reconciliation data, and job coordination around Entra-backed systems
• Entra Foundation Where Microsoft Entra ends, where Azure infrastructure begins, and how to reason about the boundary
• Event Hubs for Identity Events How Event Hubs fits high-throughput identity-adjacent event streams, replay, and multi-consumer pipelines
• Microsoft Graph Control Plane How Microsoft Graph acts as the main API control plane for Entra-backed automation and surrounding Azure services
• Service Bus for Workflows How Service Bus fits reliable workflow coordination, retries, and delivery-sensitive identity automation
• VMs, Networking, and Boundaries When VM control, private networking, and hybrid boundaries matter in Entra-adjacent systems