Microsoft Ignite 2018 North America in Orlando is only a few weeks away and many of us have begun filling their session builder with interesting sessions, corresponding to their interests and knowledge.
I decided to compile a list of the Active Directory, Azure Active Directory and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EM+S) related sessions at Ignite 2018. I’ve compiled the list below, divided per Ignite session type and arranged by date, since Ignite offers 75-minute breakout sessions, 45-minute breakout sessions and 20-minute theater sessions over five days.
Note:
All below sessions are streamed live from Ignite. These can be viewed using a free Microsoft Tech Community account, linked to an Office 365 or Microsoft Account.
Breakout Sessions (75 minutes)
When your goal at Ignite is to learn about the different Active Directory technologies and Group Policy topics, breakout sessions offer the most bang for your buck. In 75 minutes, speakers show technologies with presentations and demos.
GS008 – Microsoft security: How the cloud helps us all be more secure
Joy Chik and Rob Lefferts
BRK2254 – Azure Active Directory: New features and roadmap
Alex Simons and Melanie Maynes
BRK2158 – Elevate the security for all your cloud apps and services with the Microsoft CASB – Cloud App Security
Kim Kischel and Niv Goldenberg
BRK3031 – Getting to a world without passwords
BRK3037 – Windows devices and Azure Active Directory: What’s new and what’s upcoming
Samuel Devasahayam and Sandeep Deo 
BRK2429 – Customer story: How to protect and restore Active Directory from malicious or accidental destruction
BRK3243 – Hybrid identity and access management best practices
Adam Steenwyk and Mark Morowczynski
BRK3244 – Modernize your identity lifecycle management with Azure Active Directory
Speaker unknown at this moment…
BRK3234 – An IT pros guide to Open ID Connect, OAuth 2.0 with the V1 and V2 Azure Active Directory endpoints
BRK3251 – Shut the door to cybercrime with identity-driven security
Mark Morowczynski and Nitika Gupta
BRK2157 – Ensure comprehensive identity protection with Microsoft 365
Alex Weinert and Yinon Costica
BRK3241 – Enable Azure Active Directory Conditional Access to secure user access while unlocking productivity across Microsoft 365
Alex Esibov, Caleb Baker and Joey Glocke
BRK4022 – Troubleshooting OpenID Connect and OAuth2.0 protocols on Azure Active Directory
BRK3383 – Managing identities in Azure with Azure Active Directory
BRK3030 – What’s new in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Windows Server 2019
Breakout sessions (45 minutes)
Microsoft Ignite also offers 45-minute Breakout sessions:
BRK3272 – Authentication and passwords: The good, the bad, and the really ugly!
BRK3221 – Combat advanced cyber attacks with Microsoft Cloud App Security
BRK3238 – Introduction to identity standards
BRK4027 – Get insights into Azure Active Directory conditional access like never before
BRK2265 – Architecting your app’s access and security with identity as the control plane
BRK2253 – What’s new for Windows Hello for Business
Aabha Thipsay and Mike Stephens
BRK3222 – Control and protect your data through privileged access management capabilities in Microsoft 365
Abhishek Kumar and Caroline Shin
BRK3248 – Protect the keys to your kingdom with Privileged Identity Management
BRK3240 – Secure customer identity and access management using Azure Active Directory B2C
Jose Rojas and Robin Goldstein
BRK3236 – Step up your identity infrastructure with a native CASB integration
BRK3226 – Secure access to Office 365/Azure Active Directory with new features in AD FS in Windows Server 2019
BRK3342 – Best practices to manage keys and secrets for apps using multi-language Azure SDKs
Theater Sessions
When a deep-dive is not really necessary, why not opt for a 20-minute session, focusing on a specific part of a technology, explained and/or demoed by experts from the field, featuring real-world examples and cases. Theater sessions at Ignite offer this kind of interaction, and it’s no wonder most of these sessions are led by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs):
THR1097 – Security is important to SMBs, too
THR2297 – There are no compensating controls for an insecure Active Directory
THR1064 – Understanding the value proposition of Azure Key Vault
THR3024 – How to add MFA to your Exchange Online/on-premises mailboxes in 20 minutes or less
THR3005 – Protect your sensitive data as you migrate from on-premises to the cloud
Enrique Saggesse and Kevin McKinnerney
THR3043 – Secure administration across Microsoft Office and Azure clouds
THR2238 – Joining devices to Azure AD in a hybrid world
THR3044 – Maximizing business value available with identity in the cloud
THR2214 – From the trenches: Hardening your Azure Active Directory tenant
THR3064 – Built-in, not bolted on – securing your Azure resources in practice
Johan Dahlbom and Stefan Schörling
THR3047 – Ensure all your users have strong passwords with Azure Active Directory password protection
THR3074 – How to get started with Azure MFA the right way
THR2081 – Single sign-on best practices for Azure Active Directory and Microsoft accounts
THR3046 – Choosing the right authentication method
THR2064 – Level up on identity-driven endpoint security with conditional access based on device trust
THR3087 – Using EMS to secure OneDrive
THR2256 – Best practices for privileged access management
THR2148 – Experiences with going password-less
THR3052 – How to add MFA to your Exchange on-premises or Exchange Online mailboxes in 20 minutes or less (Repeat Session)
THR3048 – Replace passwords with new options from Microsoft
Tip!
When you’re not attending Microsoft Ignite, this year, use the above list of Identity-related sessions to convince your manager, next year or watch the live streams (available for all of the above sessions) or recordings (available after roughly 24 hours of the end of the session).
When you are attending Ignite and are into identity, please use the above list to add some identity flavor to your session builder: especially the sessions I’ve denoted with a star are worth your time.
Of course, I invite you to visit my two theater sessions.
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