Projecting your on-premise Active Directory groups into your M365 hosted Exchange You still need Active Directory even though you have outsourced Exchange to Microsoft via M365. So, how do you manage it? You want your user attributes to be accurate, group memberships up to date, unused groups expired, and security groups to be, well, secure. …
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. – Vince Lombardi Organization through automation and delegation is key to success The sport of American football has its games played on a field called a gridiron. Success…
When Users need to control their own SharePoint portals, delegate Active Directory group membership management One of the best practices as it relates to group management is to delegate what you cannot automate. This concept is true especially when you’re an organization that uses SharePoint and want to move leverage Active Directory Groups. Microsoft provided a…
Groups are your cornerstone You cannot build your identity house without a solid identity foundation. Have you ever found yourself with an idea that grows in scope until the original idea has morphed into one that does not accomplish the original intention of the idea? This type of scope bloat is typical for many IT…
The Case for Linked Identities I am but one person and my computer does not recognize me. That is the feeling many get while attempting to attest to some application or service. Keeping your identity protected is necessary and we do this typically behind a password firewall that verifies we are who we say we are.…
The case for temporary membership You are sitting around a table to discuss the current status of a critical project. Things are not looking real good and it seems that there is no way to reach the end of the project by the necessary deadline with the staff currently tasked with the work. There is…