What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for October 2023

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID and through the Microsoft 365 Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for September 2023:   What's … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for October 2023"

I'm co-presenting KNVI's 'Legacy to Modern' event

On Wednesday October 25, 2023, I’m co-presenting at KNVI’s 'Legacy to Modern' event Dutch at ZiPPERZ in Rotterdam. Fellow speakers Raymond Comvalius and Erwin Derksen are my co-presenters for this Microsoft-inspired afternoon.   About KNVI The Dutch Professional Association of Information and IT Professionals (KNVI) is an independent platform for sharing professional knowledge and expanding the personal networks of … Continue reading "I'm co-presenting KNVI's 'Legacy to Modern' event"

What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for September 2023

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID and through the Microsoft 365 Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for September 2023:   … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for September 2023"

I'm joining a round-table on Entra ID Application Governance

On October 24th, 2023 at 10 AM Pacific Time (PST),  I'm happy to join an online round-table with Nicolas Blank, Alistair Pugin and Jay Gundotra to discuss application governance in the context of Microsoft Entra ID.   About the webinar For most organizations, Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) applications offer a lot of benefits, but … Continue reading "I'm joining a round-table on Entra ID Application Governance"

What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for July 2023

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID and through the Microsoft 365 Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for July 2023: … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for July 2023"

What's New in Azure Active Directory for June 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 June 2023:   What's Planned … Continue reading "What's New in Azure Active Directory for 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"

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"

A recent Microsoft change might prompt you to reconsider guest access policies

While Active Directory and AD FS admins may feel that they are on top of things as new Operating Systems versions only typically appear every 3 years. However, when adding Azure AD to the mix, a constellation emerges where the change rate of Azure AD may suddenly wreak havoc…   A recent change Recently, Microsoft … Continue reading "A recent Microsoft change might prompt you to reconsider guest access policies"