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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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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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Updating exchange online from IDM

I spoke with the exchange online tech guys in the expo area about how to replicate the current functionality we have from our IDM environment in regards to exchange config. In particular, I asked about the following use cases: Create … Continue reading

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Microsoft Teams and how to drive adoption 

Successful adoption is not about tech, but more that it is a change in human behavior.  They need to see the value for them in this. Teams consist of : chat, calls and meetings, office 365 integration, customizable and extensible, … Continue reading

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Microsoft Ignite 2017

Once again I find myself far from home and at a conference.  Microsoft Ignite is huge.  Over 15k people.  So, what are my biggest questions that I want answered while I am here? 1. The biggest question I have is … Continue reading

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