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Intune – Azure Authenticator App will be mandatory for Android devices

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If you are using Microsoft Intune as client and/or device management solution, you have to be aware that Microsoft will make the Azure Authenticator app a requirements for Android devices in September 2015. You can opt out this requirements using the Intune management portal through the Mobile Device Management\Android If you opt out you need […]

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Office 365 – Azure Active Directory Connect Installation

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Following my previous post about the upgrade process from DirSync to AAD Connect (which failed), I decided to go ahead and uninstall DirSync to do a fresh install of AAD Connect. So let start a fresh install by accepting the license agreement   Then you have the choice to do an Express configuration – which

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Office 365 – Upgrade from DirSync to Azure AD Connect

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Following the announcement of the new AAD Connect (Azure Active Directory Connect), I decided to upgrade my DirSync instance (version 1.0.7020). So the first thing is off course to get the AAD Connect tool either from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615771 Then let start the upgrade…. Some details about my current DirSync configuration: Use OU’s filtering to define where

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Office 365 / Azure – Azure AD Connect is now available

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The long waited new version (and unique tool) to synchronize your On Premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory (and so Office 365 too) is now available This new version offers more options for the synchronization such as multi AD Forest support, simpler attributes selection for synchronization, richer identity scenario… And the icing on the

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Azure RMS – Gets updated to track protected files access

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It has been announced during the Ignite conference currently at Chicago. Azure RMS is being updated to include a tracking feature allowing user to track access attempt to an RMS protected file, either successful or not. This new feature is currently under preview and is available to any Office 365 or EMS customers, after the

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Office 365 / Azure – Installation of the AAD Connect March Preview build

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Following the announcement of the availability of a new AAD Connect preview build (March 2015 build), here is the some details regarding the installation and configuration steps for this build. I may not have covered everything here yet but will do new post if needed. As quick reminder, if you already had the previous build

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Office 365 / Azure – A new build of the Azure Active Directory Connect tool has been delivered

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As you may already know since some time, Azure Active Directory Connect (AAD Connect) will be the only tool to synchronize On Premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory (so replacing DirSync for Office 365) as well as providing more features. So, a new preview build has been delivered for testing today. There is no

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Office 365 / Azure AD – Force a synchronization with Azure Active Directory Connect

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As you may already know, Microsoft has released some time ago a new tool – AAD Connect for Azure Active Directory Connect – to manage on premises Active Directory with Office 365 and Azure Active Directory tenants. This tool is intended to replace the existing Directory Synchronization (DirSync) tool for Office 365 in a few

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Azure – Azure Active Directory security question option for self service reset password

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Since the introduction of Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft has introduced many features to simplify both IT management and end-user experience. And it continues with the self service password reset feature. Until then, there has been 3 options to allow to identify an end-user asking to reset his password through the self-service portal: Office Phone

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