Category Archives: Tools I Use
The FusterCluck that is Power Platform’s Identity and Delegation model
Recently, I had some experiences with the Power Platform. As an identity guy, I was appalled at what I found as Microsoft’s identity and delegation model for these services. Let me tell you why. About the Power Platform Microsoft’s Power Platform consists of four distinct products and services: Power BI Through dashboards, Power BI […]
ProTip! Use USMT GUI to migrate HAADJ to AADJ profiles
Lately, Microsoft is advocating moving away from the Hybrid Azure AD Join model to the Azure AD Join model, leaving the traditional domain-join model behind. Microsoft feels it’s time to leave ye ol’ Active Directory behind, but a lot of settings, preferences, files and folders are still part of this legacy. They are part of […]
Hornetsecurity’s 365 Threat Monitor: Get rid of unwanted and potentially dangerous messages
Any messaging administrator will tell you that it’s hard to fight against spam. As we read about most cybersecurity incidents starting with (spear)phishing attacks, it also becomes increasingly clear messaging administrators in small and medium-sized business need to work harder or smarter to protect their colleagues. Messaging in the modern age Many organizations started their […]
Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20.0 and older versions are no longer supported
As announced as part of the Azure AD Connect Version Release History page and shared here earlier, yesterday marked the end of Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20.0 and older versions of Azure AD Connect. This way, Microsoft starts enforcing its 18-month support policy for Azure AD Connect versions. For Azure AD Connect admins, running an […]
Azure AD Connect fixes an issue when you’ve cloned the ‘In from AD–Group Join’ sync rule before Azure AD Connect v1.5.20.0
Azure AD Connect version 1.5.18.0 introduced a new feature: mS-DS-ConsistencyGUID as the source anchor for groups. Now, as organizations are upgrading to the new version, some overlooked scenarios rear their heads. Azure AD Connect version 1.5.22.0 is here to fix an issue when you’ve cloned a synchronization rule. What’s Fixed Version 1.5.22.0 addresses an issue […]
Azure AD Connect version 1.4.38.0 offers some bug fixes
It’s time for a new version of Azure AD Connect to incorporate Microsoft’s lessons learned and distribute the fixes Microsoft made to the larger public. Last Friday, Microsoft released the fourth version in the 1.4 branch of Azure AD Connect: v1.4.38.0. Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and […]
Azure AD Connect v1.4.32.0 fixes Azure AD Join challenges
It’s time for a new version of Azure AD Connect to incorporate Microsoft’s lessons learned and distribute the fixes Microsoft made to the larger public. Last Friday, Microsoft released the third version in the 1.4 branch of Azure AD Connect: v1.4.32.0. Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and […]
Azure AD Connect version 1.4 introduces refined AD FS Management Capabilities
It’s time for a new version of Azure AD Connect to incorporate Microsoft’s lessons learned and distribute the fixes Microsoft made to the larger public. Last Friday, Microsoft released the first version in the 1.4 branch of Azure AD Connect: v1.4.18.0 Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and […]
Using Azure AD’s Dynamic Memberships for Groups to Assign Mutually Exclusive P1 and P2 licenses
Azure AD’s Dynamic Memberships for Groups and Assigning Licenses to Groups features can be used to circumvent the overlap that might occur when user accounts are assigned both an Azure AD P1 and Azure AD P2 license. In this blogpost, I’ll walk you through the scenario. About Azure AD licensing Today, Azure Active Directory […]
KnowledgeBase: Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20.0 and up enables Auto Upgrades in AD FS Scenarios
Organizations, leveraging Azure AD Connect Staging Mode for release management, might find themselves with automatically upgrading Azure AD Connect installations after the initial upgrade to Azure AD Connect version 1.3.20.0, and up. Azure AD Connect Release Management As described in the blogpost Leveraging Azure AD Connect Staging Mode for Release Management, Staging Mode can […]
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