Naming

Are you looking for information about naming in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365? In this archive you will find all our posts about naming.

  • Microsoft Azure

    WatchTra: Automated Attribute Compliance for Microsoft Entra ID

    In many Microsoft Entra ID environments, the quality of user attributes remains an often underestimated factor in security and governance. WatchTra enhances attribute compliance in Microsoft Entra ID and ensures consistent identity data across the organization. In practice, attributes frequently contain inconsistent spellings or values, for example, “Switzerland” instead of “Swiss” or “IT” instead of “Information Technology”, as well as missing or outdated entries. Such discrepancies can result in incorrect dynamic group memberships, inaccurate reporting or incomplete policy enforcement.However, a consistent validation of these attributes against organization-wide standards is rarely implemented in real-world environments.

  • Microsoft Azure

    Deploying Azure Naming Tool on a docker container

    The Azure Naming Tool is a free tool for docker container that always generates the correct name for an Azure resource based on best practices. Microsoft has provided guidance on the various phases in the cloud adoption strategy in the Cloud Adoption Framework. These guides also include best practices for naming Azure resources. Naming is extremely important, but it is also very extensive. As a result, many ambiguities or errors can arise when naming resources. This guide describes the installation and configuration of Azure Naming Tool step-by-step on a Docker container.