Active Directory Health Checks were the topic of September 20th’s Agile IT Tech Talk, where we welcomed Miguel Escalante, the new Cloud Solutions Engineer on the Agile IT Team. Joined by Conrad Agramont, the two discussed how to identify an…
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Business today is mobile and fast-paced. Employees seamlessly manage their workload through desktops, mobile devices and tablets, bouncing between apps and programs. Cloud identity solutions like Microsoft’s Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Okta have evolved to meet growing…
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Recently, I was asked to explain exactly how Azure Active Directory (AD) Premium protects essential business data and how it goes beyond other security systems. Here’s an overview of the top problem driving all of this concern and one clear…
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Transitioning to any new platform always comes with some risk, so making that decision isn’t something companies take lightly. The benefits of a cloud environment — lower cost, reduced support requirements, increased scalability and agility — make the risk worth it. Companies…
Keep Reading »“Access” is one of those words that sounds simple but carries such far-reaching implications that it must be carefully considered, planned for, and managed at all times. Questions to Answer Before Granting Access With AD FS When planning access to…
Keep Reading »The worst has happened – you deleted an Office 365 user and need to recover their account. Microsoft has some updated guidance on restoring Office 365 users that have been deleted…as long as it is within 30 days of deletion.
Keep Reading »You must disable Extended Protection in ADFS 2.0 (Office 365 SSO) to allow IE, Google Chrome and Firefox to Authenticate Using NTLM when using reverse proxies such as TMG and UAG…or external employee access. To learn about the security implications…
Keep Reading »When you install ADFS, you must upload your certificate settings/thumbprint to the Federated Relying Party, in this case, Office 365. The default expiration with standard ADFS 2.0 installation is a self signing certificate that expires every year. Symptoms of user Errors…
Keep Reading »Jason Heyes from Microsoft Premier Support UK posts a great article on ADFS and Office 365 federation. So, now onto some of the foundation design activities you need to consider to get ready for Office365. I will try to avoid…
Keep Reading »1. Review a diagram of the elements in Windows Azure Connect. Overview of Windows Azure Connect 2. Review a diagram of the elements in a Windows Azure Connect configuration in which Windows Azure roles are joined to a domain. Overview…
Keep Reading »A great post by Steve Plank on the TechNet blogs on how to Federate Office 365 with On-Premise AD. How to set up IIS, ADFS 2.0, the Federation Config Tool and Office 365 Dirsync. The video starts with federated access and its…
Keep Reading »A lot of people don’t realize there will be 2 very interesting features in Office 365 which makes connecting the dots with your on-premise environment and Windows Azure easy. The 2 features are directory sync and federation. It means you…
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