Perparim Abdullahu

👋 Welcome to PerparimLabs

I’m Perparim Abdullahu, founder of #PerparimLabs, a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert specializing in Cloud Security, Identity Governance, and Zero Trust Architecture.
This portfolio showcases my hands-on labs and real-world architecture projects built to solve modern enterprise challenges in Azure, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Security.

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📂 Explore My Work

• Labs – Step-by-step demonstrations covering Azure, Microsoft Entra, and Security scenarios, designed to be clear, practical, and interview-ready.
• Projects – End-to-end real-world Azure and Security architecture projects with diagrams, strategies, and technical documentation.

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💡 Each item is created under the #PerparimLabs brand and includes context, technical breakdowns, and visuals to help you see exactly how the solution works.

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I share hands-on labs, architecture breakdowns, and Zero Trust strategies using:

• ☁ Microsoft Entra ID
• 🔐 Conditional Access & Identity Protection
• 🛡 Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• 🔄 Hybrid Identity & Entra Connect
• 🧪 SC-300 & SC-100 lab demos
• 🧵 LinkedIn carousel breakdowns

📍 Based in Louisville, KY (US)
🔗 Connect with me on LinkedIn
🎓 SC-100 in progress | Microsoft Certified: SC-300, AZ-305, AZ-104

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14 Years of Strategy — From Chessboard to Cloud
From competing on chess.com since 2011 to securing cloud identities, workloads, and data.
The mindset never changed: think ahead, control the board, protect what matters.

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📂 Labs

Hands-on technical labs demonstrating:

• Microsoft Entra ID
• Conditional Access & Identity Protection
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Hybrid Identity & Entra Connect

• Microsoft Sentinel & Intune

• 🖥 Deploy Microsoft Global Secure Access Client (PDF)
• 🖥 Lab Demo – Integrating On-Prem AD with Microsoft 365 Domain Sync (PDF)
• 🗒 Lab Clean Before You Sync – Hybrid Identity Checklist (PDF)
• 📑 Lab Hybrid Identity – Choosing the Right Authentication Method (PDF)
• 🗂 Lab Planning Your First Hybrid Identity Sync (PDF)
• 🔄 Lab Microsoft Entra Connect vs. Cloud Sync – What’s the Difference (PDF)
• 🔐 Advanced Identity Protection in Microsoft Entra ID (PDF)
• ⚠ Why We Replace Security Defaults with Conditional Access (PDF)
• 🛡 Manage Access to Enterprise Applications in Microsoft Entra (PDF)
• 🛠 Troubleshooting Microsoft Entra Connect Health Sync Error (PDF)
• 🔏 Lab Enable and Test MFA in Microsoft Entra ID (PDF)
• 🔐 Lab Enforce MFA for Specific App – Entra ID (PDF)
• 🗝 Lab Choosing the Right Azure AD Authentication Method (PDF)
• 🛡 Lab Microsoft Entra ID Protection – User Risk Policy (PDF)
• 🔄 Lab Microsoft Entra Connect – Hybrid Identity Sync (PDF)
• 🔐 Secure Remote Access with Entra App Proxy (PDF)
• 🛡 Protecting Identities with Microsoft Entra ID Protection (PDF)
• 🗂 Custom Azure RBAC Role for Key Vault Secrets Access (PDF)
• 🔐 Secure Azure Access Using Managed Identity (PDF)
• 🌐 End-to-End SaaS Application Management in Microsoft Entra (PDF)
• 🛡 Secure Your SaaS with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (PDF)
• 🔍 Discover What Your Users Are Really Doing in the Cloud (PDF)
• 🛡 Real-Time SaaS Threat Protection with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (PDF)
• 🎯 Mastering Identity Governance with Microsoft Entra (PDF)
• 🧹 Clean Up Guest Access with Microsoft Entra Access Reviews (PDF)
• 🔐 Grant Just-in-Time Admin Access with Microsoft Entra PIM (PDF)
• 🚨 Never Get Locked Out: Create a Break Glass Admin Account (PDF)
• 🔍 Monitor Sign-Ins and Admin Activity in Microsoft Entra ID (PDF)
• 🛡 Get Proactive with Microsoft Sentinel (PDF)
• 📊 Set Up Microsoft Sentinel + Log Analytics (PDF)
• 🔄 Migrate from Legacy MFA & SSPR to Microsoft Entra Authentication Methods (PDF)
• Azure Backup & Recovery Lab (PDF)
  Configured Azure Backup vaults and tested VM recovery for business continuity.
• Patch Management with Azure Update Management (PDF)
  Implemented update management for Windows VMs, automating security patching and compliance reporting. —

📂 Projects

Real-world Azure & Entra architecture breakdowns, Zero Trust strategies, and carousel posts adapted for long-form reading.

• 🏗 Architect a Secure, Scalable Azure Landing Zone for Enterprise Migration
• 🔐 Secure Access with Microsoft Entra: Zero Trust in Action
• 🛡 Architecting Zero Trust in Azure: Real-World Scenario for Secure Access & Device Protection

• 📄 Microsoft Entra Connect Lab (PDF)

  Project Overview (MD)

• 🛠 Troubleshooting Microsoft Entra Connect Health Sync Error (PDF)
• 🔐 Advanced Identity Protection in Microsoft Entra ID (PDF)
• 🎯 Mastering Identity Governance with Microsoft Entra
• 🧹 Clean Up Guest Access with Microsoft Entra Access Reviews
• 🔐 Grant Just-in-Time Admin Access with Microsoft Entra PIM
• 🚨 Never Get Locked Out: Create a Break Glass Admin Account
• 🔍 Monitor Sign-Ins and Admin Activity in Microsoft Entra ID
• 🛡 Get Proactive with Microsoft Sentinel
• 📊 Set Up Microsoft Sentinel + Log Analytics
• 🏢 Architecting Business Resilience in Azure & Microsoft 365
• 🔒 Designing a Ransomware Resilience Strategy in Azure & Microsoft 365
• 🛡 Ransomware Defense Strategy: A Zero Trust & Microsoft Security Approach
• Zero Trust: Core Capabilities & Controls (PDF)
  Designed a Zero Trust security framework showcasing Microsoft’s core capabilities and controls for enterprises.
• Microsoft 365 Defender: Protecting Against Insider & External Attacks

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