Mar 03, 2023
Active Directory, Office 365, Tech Talks Are you looking to modernize your business’s IT infrastructure and reduce reliance on local hardware? Well, you’re in the right place! A recent study has revealed that 60% of IT decision-makers have credited cloud capabilities as a critical factor in…
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Dec 28, 2022
Active Directory, Security, Tech Talks 2021 saw an unprecedented rise in the pace of mergers and acquisitions. M&A activity saw a sharp uptake after the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession. S&P Global Market Intelligence reported the value of M&A activity had surpassed $1 trillion…
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Sep 22, 2022
Active Directory, Azure, Security Did you know that privileged accounts could be your biggest security threat? With privileged accounts comes the access to view, modify or even delete sensitive data or administer critical functions. Most organizations operate multiple privileged accounts to help carry out…
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Aug 31, 2022
Active Directory, Security When implementing Microsoft 365, the Azure Active Directory is automatically set up. Basically, by virtue of being a Microsoft 365 tenant, you automatically become an Azure AD tenant. This can easily be ignored in smaller businesses without much detriment. However,…
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Jun 07, 2022
Active Directory, Azure, News and Articles, Security The truth of the matter is that it is virtually impossible for businesses to plan ahead for the different access scenarios that might arise across the organization as well as its third-party suppliers. Microsoft identifies this need for secure access…
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Jan 26, 2022
Active Directory, Azure, Cloud Computing, Licensing Microsoft licensing, especially Azure Active Directory licensing, can be confusing for some businesses. As Microsoft continues to add various license options to establish themselves across industry verticals (e.g., F1 for first-line workers, GCC for governments, etc.), trying to figure out…
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Feb 01, 2021
Active Directory, Azure, Security Enterprises depend on the continuous operation of their systems and networks to keep them in business. But what happens when users are locked out of Azure AD and can’t obtain critical information from Microsoft 365? The consequences of such an event may…
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Sep 14, 2020
Active Directory, Azure, Office 365, Security Migrating from the local Active Directory (AD) to Azure AD is a necessary undertaking for organizations that wish to harness the full benefits of cloud computing. Single sign-ins for many devices and applications, centralized management and storage of credentials, and…
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Jul 10, 2020
Active Directory, Azure Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) brings the full power and security of the Microsoft Cloud to your on-premises identity and infrastructure. In this episode of Coffee with Conrad, we discuss how it works and how it can help you. What Is…
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Jul 10, 2020
Active Directory, Azure, Tech Team Tips & Tricks When most IT leaders think of Power BI, (business intelligence) they think of a tool for marketing or finance. By linking Power BI with Microsoft’s Graph API, IT pros can gain access to incredibly detailed information about their environments, users,…
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May 26, 2020
Active Directory, Azure, Security Identity management gets complicated when your organization has both cloud and on-premises applications and data. If employees have separate authentication for each one, they need to log in to both. However, using cloud and local software together may be difficult….
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Apr 09, 2020
Active Directory, Azure, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Intune, Security, Tech Talks What is Zero Trust Security? (ZTS) Zero Trust Security was still considered a buzz word when we first wrote about over a year ago, but has since seen NIST release an official Zero Trust framework, 800-207, and has also become…
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