Category Archives: Microsoft Entra

Microsoft Entra Identity Management

An identity reboot

Posted on May 1, 2023 by bobbradley1967

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?

Posted on April 9, 2020 by bobbradley1967

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 →

Posted in Access Governance, Azure Active Directory, Azure AD Connect Sync, MIM (Microsoft Identity Manager) 2016 | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Simple business case for #MIM2016 SSPR

Posted on February 8, 2018 by bobbradley1967

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

Posted on February 15, 2017 by bobbradley1967

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 →

Posted in Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, MIM (Microsoft Identity Manager) 2016 | 2 Comments

Azure EMS Conditional Access and Enterprise IAM

Posted on January 10, 2017 by bobbradley1967

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 →

Posted in Azure Active Directory, FIM (ForeFront Identity Manager) 2010, MIM (Microsoft Identity Manager) 2016 | Leave a comment

#AADConnect exception: 0x80230306 (The dimage has an anchor that is different than the image.)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by bobbradley1967

I’ve been working in a lab lately where I’ve been running into the above problem using AAD Connect’s Staging Mode.  We’re at a point where we’re looking to swap out an existing custom FIM 2010 R2 solution (with the soon-to-be deprecated … Continue reading →

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Managing Identities in a Hybrid World

Posted on September 9, 2016 by bobbradley1967

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 →

Posted in Azure AD Connect Sync, Event Broker for FIM 2010, MIM (Microsoft Identity Manager) 2016, UNIFY Broker PLUS | Leave a comment

#AADConnect sync: The Inbound sync rules in scope have different join criteria.

Posted on August 29, 2016 by bobbradley1967

I’ve finally had the opportunity to work with AAD Connect over these past weeks, and its been one of those “everything old is new again” experiences.  It’s one thing to hear the architectural objectives that Andreas talked about for the Azure … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure Active Directory, Azure AD Connect Sync | 1 Comment