Here is a step-by-step guide to configure Azure Business-to-Business (B2B):
- Create an Azure AD tenant: To use Azure B2B, you need to have an Azure AD tenant. If you don’t have one, create a new tenant by following these steps:
- Go to the Azure portal and sign in with your Microsoft account.
- Click on “Create a resource” and search for “Azure Active Directory”.
- Click on “Create” and fill out the required information, such as the organization name and domain name.
- Click on “Create” to create the new Azure AD tenant.
- Invite external users: Once you have created an Azure AD tenant, you can invite external users to access your resources. To invite external users, follow these steps:
- Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the Azure AD tenant that you created.
- Click on “Users” and then click on “New guest user”.
- Enter the email address of the external user and select the role that the user will have.
- Click on “Invite” to send an invitation to the external user.
- Configure access to resources: After inviting external users, you need to configure access to your resources. To configure access to resources, follow these steps:
- Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the resource that you want to share with external users.
- Click on “Access control (IAM)” and then click on “Add”.
- Select “Add role assignment” and then select the external user that you invited.
- Select the role that the user will have and then click on “Save” to grant the user access to the resource.
- Customize the B2B portal: Azure B2B provides a customizable portal that external users can use to access the shared resources. To customize the B2B portal, follow these steps:
- Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the Azure AD tenant that you created.
- Click on “Azure AD B2B” and then click on “Branding”.
- Customize the branding, such as the logo and colors, and then click on “Save”.
- Monitor access: Finally, you need to monitor access to your shared resources. To monitor access, follow these steps:
- Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the resource that you shared with external users.
- Click on “Access control (IAM)” and then click on “Audit logs”.
- Review the audit logs to see who has accessed the resource and what actions they have performed.
Examples of using Azure B2B include sharing resources with external partners, such as vendors, suppliers, or customers. For instance, a company can use Azure B2B to share its e-commerce platform with vendors who manage their inventory and pricing. Another example is sharing project resources with external collaborators, such as contractors or consultants. A company can use Azure B2B to grant external collaborators access to the project resources and monitor their activity.
