Monthly Archives: September 2017

Conference wrap up

Well, another conference has come and gone.  Microsoft Ignite was a good conference.  I learned a lot and am glad I came, although my legs are pretty sore from walking.  The actual conference center is massive and it seemed like … Continue reading

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Using MS OneNote

 Personal Productivity and five steps. “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” – David Allen Put all your ideas, thoughts, to do list, pictures, white boards, actionable emails, all this should go into the same section in … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting Office 365 Identity authentication

How modern auth works and what to do when it doesn’t. Modern auth Why do enterprises like it? Auth against own environment. No password Avail across platforms Avail for different prods Not only enterprises! Pic (pwd prompt) If password prompt … Continue reading

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More Fun with IDM provisioning for Exchange

So, after talking to my dev manager back at my office, I went back again to talk with the MS Tech folks to see if they could answer a few more questions.  I ended up talking with a guy named Phillippe … Continue reading

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The untold truth of social engineering

Milad Aslaner (Scariest session I’ve attended in a long time) What is the background of social engineering?  Con mans.  Today, you just need a computer and you can be a con man.  Social engineering is basically being a con man. … Continue reading

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Office 365 Exposed

Tony Redmond and Paul Robichaux Cool.  Got to sit in the studio audience for this.  They are broadcasting or recording for podcast for 0365. Crowds are massive. Easier to atttend streamed keynotes.  Big problems are the distance between buildings.  Food … Continue reading

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Expo…

Wow.  Just spent the last four hours in the expo.  This is a huge area filled with tech people and vendors.  Sat through some product demos, and heard about some cool new features.  I’d sum up what I learned in … Continue reading

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Rock your profile in LinkedIn 

(Interesting session.  Wonder how linked in will integrate with 0365) You never get a second chance at making a first impression.  People will research you online.  Key areas that you should focus on: LinkedIn is trying t create a digital … Continue reading

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Surviving identity management in a hybrid world

azure ad connect First, if you are using Dir sync, it is almost too late to migrate.  Need to do that SOON! Azure AD connect.  Manages accounts and identities for the cloud.  Several options: Verified domains.  If you have a … Continue reading

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Powershell scripts is the answer

Just talked to a tech professional in the immersion zone.  This is a great place where they have all kinds of labs set up where people can learn new technologies, and have hands on experience.  They have all kids of … Continue reading

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