Category Archives: Identity Lifecycle

Identity Lifecycle Management

An identity reboot

For me my work has always been a passion, and for some time now that’s been a mix of MIM, Azure AD (now specifically ‘Entra’) and at times other technologies such as SoftwareIDM’s Identity Panel, UNIFY Broker and OptimalIDM’s VIS … Continue reading

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What’s new in 2020 with Identity Management at Microsoft?

I don’t know who it was who first said “Identity is the new security plane”, but I expect it was someone with a Microsoft persuasion, and maybe they saw this all coming … who knows?  All I can say is … Continue reading

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Problems registering SQL2016 PSSnapin for #MIM2016 PS workflow activity

I’ve been using SQLPS as part of a script developed by my colleague Carol which needs to be invoked both interactively and also from a MIM workflow activity.  I ran into problems this week trying to use the SQL2016 feature … Continue reading

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Simple business case for #MIM2016 SSPR

It occurs to me that perhaps we don’t always do due diligence when it comes to establishing a credible business case for IAM intiatives, and this only comes back to bite us later.  One of the easiest metrics is the … Continue reading

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Simple #MIM2016 Reporting in PowerShell

As a veteran MIM implementer now, I can’t help being constantly impressed with how much Ryan Newington‘s work on his Lithnet Github site has changed the landscape for those of us continually faced with the task of extracting data from the … Continue reading

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Upgrading #FIM2010 (not R2) to #MIM2016

Some time ago former FIM MVP Thomas Vuylsteke blogged this really helpful post on the above subject.  I figure my customer isn’t the only one stuck in a pre-R2 limbo as we barrel towards the October 2017 FIM 2010 EOL … Continue reading

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Active Directory is NOT an IdM Technology (without #MIM2016 or similar)

It continues to frustrate me that publications such as this recent white paper from the Microsoft EMS (Enterprise Mobility and Security) team still underplay the need for organisations to get their on-premises identity management under control before turning on AAD Connect. … Continue reading

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Your #MIM2016 or #FIM2010 Starter Pack

With all the excitement this week of the announcement of the Azure AD and SailPoint collaboration, it got me thinking about how the Microsoft IAM landscape is continuing to evolve both on premises and in the Microsoft cloud.  The message … Continue reading

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Azure EMS Conditional Access and Enterprise IAM

This week part 2 of a series of blog posts on implementing Azure EMS Conditional Access (CA – part 1 here) was published on Microsoft’s Enterprise Mobility and Security Blog. Predictably, perhaps, this got me thinking about what I might … Continue reading

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Managing Identities in a Hybrid World

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of addressing a combined audience of fellow local MVP Pete Calvert‘s Adelaide Windows User Group and the Adelaide System Center User Community.  So I thought I’d post the identitygovernancefor-o365 deck from that meeting here, mainly for the … Continue reading

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