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KnowledgeBase: You receive “the mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid attribute is already in...
In environments with multiple Azure AD Connect installations, sometimes, you experience unexpected behavior. For instance, when you want to change the source anchor from objectGUID to...
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Ten things you need to know about Assigning Groups to Azure AD Roles
Last week, Alex Simons announced on behalf of his team the Public Preview of assigning groups to Azure AD roles with a blogpost titled Assigning groups to Azure AD roles is now in public preview! on...
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Windows Server vNext Preview build 20201 is now available
Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows Server, beyond Windows Server 2019. Now, we can all enjoy the first preview version of what’s to come. About Windows Server vNext build 20201.1000...
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Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server 8.0.5.1 is here
Roughly 6 months ago, on February 26th, 2020, we saw the release of Microsoft Multi-factor Authentication Server (MFA Server) version 8.0.4. Now it’s time for an update to Microsoft’s product that...
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Veeam Backup and Replication version 10a adds support for the latest technology
Two weeks ago, we saw the release of Veeam Backup and Replication version 10a. Veeam Backup & Replication 10a is the newer build of version 10. This update also includes all fixes from v10...
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KnowledgeBase: The Device Administrator Role is not available on the Roles...
Swimming against the stream of all Azure Roles being available in the Roles and administrators pane of the Azure AD Portal, the Device administrator role is missing here. Now, let’s explore how to add...
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On-premises Identity updates & fixes for August 2020
Even though Microsoft’s Identity focus moves towards the cloud, they are not forgetting their on-premises roots. Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 still receive updates. These are the...
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What’s New in Azure Active Directory in August 2020
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
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RoboCopy supports Copying Files over SMB with Compression on Windows Server...
Microsoft is working hard to add features to Windows Server vNext, but is not forgetting about the vast majority of organizations that run Windows Server 2019 and might like the same functionality....
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The September 2020 Patch Tuesday addresses five important vulnerabilities for...
When looking at the September 2020 Patch Tuesday today, I noticed five updates that specifically address vulnerabilities in DNS. Two of these vulnerabilities are specific to Domain Controllers running...
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An important update addresses a Spoofing Vulnerability in AD FS
Yesterday, for its September 2020 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an important security update for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). About the vulnerability A spoofing vulnerability...
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I’m a Subject Matter Expert in seven Microsoft Ignite 2020 Ask the Experts...
I’m honored to be invited to Microsoft Ignite 2020 as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). I’ll be on call for six Ask the Experts sessions: ATE-DB168A Ask the Expert: Azure Active Directory: our vision and...
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Fun with Veeam’s Active Directory Explorer’s LDAP Filter
Being serious about Disaster Recovery means taking into account events like 9/11. Being serious about Active Directory means being serious about Backup and Restore. But… All work and no play makes...
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I’m speaking at VMware VMworld 2020
I’m pleased to announce that I will be delivering a 1-hour break-out session with Deji Akomolafe, Staff Solutions Architect at VMware and Matt Liebowitz, Staff Architect at VMware, at VMware VMworld...
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Identity-related sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2020
Microsoft’s Ignite 2020 event kicks off in one week. For 2020, Ignite is organized differently to align with the new reality. Microsoft has announced that they will organize virtual events only until...
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TODO: Migrate off the ‘Skip multi-factor authentication for requests from...
Trying to get rid of the PhoneFactor remnants in my Azure AD tenant, I’ve already shown hot to move from per-user MFA to Conditional Access, Move from MFA Trusted IPs to Conditional Access Named...
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HOWTO: Attach a previously sync’ed Azure AD Tenant to a new AD Forest
This week, I was contacted by an organization who were in the process of starting anew with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). The old Active Directory forest was too … old, basically. It...
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We’re presenting ‘Ignite Untold’, the Dutch Community live stream supporting...
Next to offering answers to your questions in seven Ask the Experts sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2020, Raymond Comvalius, Barbara Forbes and I will also present the Dutch Community live stream for...
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Active Directory-related sessions at VMware VMworld 2020
VMware’s VMworld 2020 event kicks off in one week. For 2020, VMworld is organized differently to align with the new reality. Instead of multiple VMworld events, one virtual VMworld event is organized....
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A Recap of Identity-related Announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2020
Microsoft organized Ignite 2020 as a free digital event between Tuesday September 22nd and Thursday September 24th. Ignite is Microsoft’s yearly event for IT Professionals and developers. At Microsoft...
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