Jay Gundotra has invited me on stage of the Microsoft 365 Community Conference to present on Entra and Microsoft 365 Governance solutions. As the virtual Product Owner for ENow App Governance, I'm joining him, and of course I'm inviting you all to join me for this session. About the M365 Community Conference The Microsoft … Continue reading "Join Jay Gundotra and me at the M365 Community Conference"
Sean Deuby interviews us on Entra app sprawl for Episode 91 of the HIP Podcast
Raymond Comvalius and I featured in an interview with Sean Deuby, Principal Technologist Americas at Semperis, for the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast on Entra app sprawl. About the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast The Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Podcast is the premier podcast for cybersecurity pros charged with defending hybrid identity environments from cyberattacks. Hosted … Continue reading "Sean Deuby interviews us on Entra app sprawl for Episode 91 of the HIP Podcast"
Entra Connect Sync 2.6.3.0 addresses an issue where auto-upgrade would halt synchronization
Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version v2.6.3.0 addresses an issue where auto-upgrade would halt synchronization. What's Fixed Microsoft addressed a known issue in Entra Connect Sync v2.5.190.0 and v2.6.1.0, where the Automatic Upgrades feature could stop Entra Connect Sync from synchronizing unexpectedly with the following error: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource, Version=6.0.0.1' … Continue reading "Entra Connect Sync 2.6.3.0 addresses an issue where auto-upgrade would halt synchronization"
Join us for the upcoming Dutch Microsoft Entra Community Meetup
The Dutch Microsoft Entra Community, run by fellow MVPs Pim Jacobs, Jan Bakker and Michel van Vliet and Microsoft senior product manager Stefan van der Wiele has been gaining significant traction since its inaugural meetup on February 1st, 2024. For its upcoming meetup, Raymond and I were asked to co-present one of our favorite sessions. … Continue reading "Join us for the upcoming Dutch Microsoft Entra Community Meetup"
Entra Connect Sync 2.6.1.0 improves on application-based authentication
Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version v2.6.1.0 builds on the application-based authentication feature. What's New Entra Connect Sync v2.6.1.0 offers three application-based authentication improvements and two other improvements: Enhanced application-based authentication logging is now available Starting with Entra Connect Sync v2.6.1.0, enhanced application-based authentication logging is available in the Windows Event logs and trace logs … Continue reading "Entra Connect Sync 2.6.1.0 improves on application-based authentication"
Join us at the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference Europe 2026
Following the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference in Charleston, South Carolina in November last year, I will be presenting an updated session on Enterprise Applications and Application Registrations in Microsoft Entra on the very first European Hybrid Identity Protection Conference… and that's not all: This time, Raymond Comvalius is joining me on stage to deliver our … Continue reading "Join us at the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference Europe 2026"
A Practical Approach to Monitoring the Entra Provisioning Service
Organizations who choose to leverage Entra's identity governance and administration (IGA) capabilities – in stead of the more mainstream SailPoint and Saviynt solutions, but perhaps as a logical successor to Microsoft Identity Manager – may notice that the Entra Provisioning Service lacks a service level agreement (SLA) and is missing from Microsoft's Status dashboard. As … Continue reading "A Practical Approach to Monitoring the Entra Provisioning Service"
Join the IT Bro's for Workplace Ninja Connect 2026
Raymond and I have been invited as speakers for the upcoming Connect event, organized by the Workplace Ninja's User Group the Netherlands, on February 4th, 2026, at the Van der Valk Hotel in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. About Workplace Ninja's Connect Workplace Ninja's Connect brings IT professionals, decision-makers, and community experts together to learn, share, … Continue reading "Join the IT Bro's for Workplace Ninja Connect 2026"
Watch our discussion on the 'Sentinels Talk Show' and learn essential Entra ID security
A few weeks ago, Raymond Comvalius and I joined Erdal Ozkaya on the Sentinels Talk Show to talk about the Entra ID Security. This 45-minute discussion is now available on-demand: Watch it on YouTube Listen to it on Spotify With 50 years of combined Microsoft MVP experience, Raymond and I pull no punches in … Continue reading "Watch our discussion on the 'Sentinels Talk Show' and learn essential Entra ID security"
The video of managing Active Directory like it's 2003 is now vailable on demand
On October 15th, 2025, Darryl Baker, senior solutions architect at Netwrix, and I presented a webinar titled 'Managing Active Directory Like It’s 2003 Leaves You Exposed in 2025' with the IT GRC Forum. Active Directory and Windows Server have evolved significantly, but many organizations still rely on outdated management practices. Since Microsoft enhanced replication and … Continue reading "The video of managing Active Directory like it's 2003 is now vailable on demand"