I'm very excited to announce that I'll be speaking at the first CollabDays iz Zagreb, Croatia. The event will be held on July 1st, 2023. CollabDays The CollabDays initiative was created by a group of community leaders and user groups who are passionate about bringing people together to learn about technology and network with their … Continue reading "I'm speaking at CollabDays, Zagreb, 2023"
Month: June 2023
Multi-Factor Authentication Server version 8.1.9.1 offers improved migration abilities
On June 15th, 2023, Microsoft released version 8.1.9.1 of its Azure MFA Server product that allows organization to add multi-factor authentication to RADIUS-, AD FS-, IIS-based and other on-premises authentication scenarios. Note: Currently, Microsoft no longer offers Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server on-premises ("MFA Server") for new deployments and trial tenants. Existing Azure MFA Server deployments … Continue reading "Multi-Factor Authentication Server version 8.1.9.1 offers improved migration abilities"
What's New in Azure Active Directory for May 2023
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its Release Notes for Azure Active Directory and through the Microsoft 365 Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Azure Active Directory for May 2023: What's New … Continue reading "What's New in Azure Active Directory for May 2023"
What's New in Microsoft Defender for Identity in May 2023
Microsoft Defender for Identity helps Active Directory admins defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting their Active Directory Domain Services infrastructures. It is a cloud-based service, where agents on Domain Controllers provide signals to Microsoft's Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to detect and report on attacks. Its dashboard allows Active Directory admins to investigate and remediate … Continue reading "What's New in Microsoft Defender for Identity in May 2023"
On-premises Identity-related updates and fixes for May 2023
Even though Microsoft’s Identity focus moves towards the cloud, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 still receive updates to improve the experiences and security of Microsoft’s on-premises powerhouses. This is the list of Identity-related updates and fixes we saw for May 2023: Windows Server 2016 We observed the following update … Continue reading "On-premises Identity-related updates and fixes for May 2023"
Pictures of Experts Live Netherlands 2023
Two events, 4.600 miles and six time zones apart, and 18 hours to get from one to the other. It's not undoable, but when thunderstorms only allow the use of one runway for both arriving and departing flights at Miami International Airport (MIA), a fellow passenger decides to smoke in the toilet forcing the captain … Continue reading "Pictures of Experts Live Netherlands 2023"
Pictures of VeeamON 2023
I attended this year's VeeamON event in Miami last month, after being invited as a Veeam Vanguard to speak. I flew in on Miami International airport (MIA) via Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday with KLM and had an uneventful flight (which are the best flights), arriving at the FontaineBleau hotel around four PM. By that … Continue reading "Pictures of VeeamON 2023"
Eight things you should know about Azure AD Cross-tenant Synchronization
Collaboration helps organizations increase their effectiveness in their (supply) chain by allowing people in other organization to work together in shared functionality. In the Microsoft Cloud, specifically, it allows people with Azure AD accounts to access Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure functionality. With all the new settings, I've identified 100+ different ways to collaborate, but … Continue reading "Eight things you should know about Azure AD Cross-tenant Synchronization"