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title: "[Intune] Upgrade to Azure Entra Premium P2 for advanced security and identity protection"
url: "https://support.paratira.ai/en/article/intune-upgrade-to-azure-entra-premium-p2-for-advanced-security-and-identity-protection"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-07-04T12:26:54.111Z"
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# [Intune] Upgrade to Azure Entra Premium P2 for advanced security and identity protection

The platform identifies opportunities to enhance security and identity protection capabilities and recommends upgrading to Azure Entra Premium P2. Not implementing this upgrade leaves organizations vulnerable to advanced security threats and limits their ability to implement robust identity protection measures and privileged access management.

## Recommendation Impact Across KPIs

| KPI | Impact | Calculated? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Reliability:** | No direct reliability impact identified | ❌ |
| **Security Compliance:** | PRIMARY REC - Enhanced security through Conditional Access, Identity Protection, and PIM | ✅ |
| **Economic:** | No direct economic impact calculated | ❌ |
| **User Experience:** | No direct user experience impact calculated | ❌ |
| **Environment:** | No direct environmental impact calculated | ❌ |

## Score Calculation

### 1\. Data Ingestion

-   Asset Name: License
-   Current License Status
-   User Count and License Distribution

### 2\. Data Enrichment

-   Mapping to NIST Security Framework
-   Azure Entra Premium P2 feature set
-   Compliance requirements mapping

### 3\. Health Score

-   Calculate the Health score based on NIST Score \* NIST Asset Weight
-   Multiplier applied for length of compliance from recommendation load date

## Example Graph

Pie Chart showing the distribution of P1 and P2 SKUs across the organization, highlighting the current licensing status and upgrade opportunities.

## Business Opportunities

### Product Sales Opportunity

As a provider this recommendation provides an opportunity to generate revenue through Azure Entra Premium P2 license sales. The platform will identify specific upgrade paths with estimated annual USD revenue calculations based on the Microsoft 365 pricing table.

### Professional Services Opportunity

The recommendation provides an opportunity for migration and implementation services, including policy configuration, security feature enablement, and user training.

## Remediation Guidance

To resolve the recommendation the following steps are recommended:

1.  Develop an Upgrade Plan
2.  Identify Affected Accounts and Licenses
3.  Assess Security Needs

Allocate Resources

Communicate with Stakeholders

1.  Notify IT and Security Teams
2.  Explain Benefits to Users

Coordinate with Departments

Execute the Upgrade

1.  Assign Azure Entra Premium P2 Licenses
2.  Enable Security Features

Configure Security Policies

Post-Upgrade Monitoring & Optimization

1.  Verify Feature Activation
2.  Monitor Risk Indicators

Test Access and Compliance

Ongoing Maintenance

1.  Regularly Review Security Reports
2.  Update Conditional Access Policies
3.  Provide Training and Awareness

## Supporting Information

### Supported Data Sources

-   Microsoft Graph Entra
-   Microsoft Graph Intune

### Recommendation Categorisation

-   Security
-   Licensing
-   Identity Management

### Supported Instances

-   Azure Entra ID
-   Microsoft 365

### API Information

-   Graph API Endpoint: GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/organization/{organizationId}/licenseDetails
-   Reference Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/users/licensing-service-plan-reference