Identity and governance

Azure · Identity & access

Your tenantis a house.Who holds the keys, and who sets the rules.

One house, one family, and two very different keyrings. Follow Contoso from moving day to guests, front doors, the everyday chores of running the place — and who controls the money.

7 interactive explainers51 animated stepsGrounded in Microsoft Learn

Find out who Contoso is

Contoso is the fictional company Microsoft uses across its official documentation and training, so examples stay consistent from one article to the next. It is not a real organization, and no name, value or resource here belongs to one. These lessons follow a small retail part of it.

Contoso RetailThe online shop these lessons build and run
MayaWorks in Contoso Operations and needs access to do her job
AlexWorks for a partner company and collaborates from outside

Microsoft's Contoso overview

Identity and governance

The Contoso house

One family. Identity, access and the rules that keep the house running.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Family living roomAlex next doorThe help deskThe kids’ roomDad’s workshop

Identity and accessGovernance and compliance

Dad
Mum
Noah, 15
Mia, 8
Alex next door

Go deeper on Microsoft Learn

Each explainer is grounded in official documentation. Open the source for any stop.

Your tenant is a house Who lives here The guest room The front door Running the house Which room pays for this?The house rules on money