Month: July 2016

Operations Management Suite connected with ConfigMgr

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This blog post is about a pre-release feature, which means that it’s included in the product for early testing in a production environment, but should not be considered production ready. This week another blog post about a pre-release feature. This time it’s the Pre-release – Microsoft Operation Management Suite (OMS) Connector feature that is also introduced in ConfigMgr 1606. It’s a good follow-up on my post of last week, as I can reuse Azure components that I created for the connection with the Windows Store for Business. Before starting with the configurations of this blog post, make sure to create an Operations Management Suite account here. Introduction The Operations Management Suite is a cloud-based IT management solution that helps IT organizations to manage and protect …

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Windows Store for Business synchronized with ConfigMgr

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This blog post is about a pre-release feature, which means that it’s included in the product for early testing in a production environment, but should not be considered production ready. This week a blog post about the Windows Store for Business Integration feature that is introduced in ConfigMgr 1606. This feature is introduced as a pre-release feature. Before starting with the configurations of this blog post., make sure to sign up for Windows Store for Business here. Introduction The Windows Store for Business is where organizations can find and purchase Windows apps. By connecting the Windows Store for Business to ConfigMgr, organizations can synchronize the list of apps with ConfigMgr, view these in the ConfigMgr administration console, and deploy them like any other app. The …

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Conditional access for Exchange Online to the max

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This week I want to show another look at conditional for Exchange Online. I want to do that by providing a scenario. That scenario will cover more than just conditional access. Mainly because conditional access simply blocks access to non-compliant devices, but what if I want to take it one step further? What if I also want to prevent potential data leakage? In that case I can’t just look at conditional access. In that case I also need to add mobile app management to the playing field. This post will address those subjects for Exchange Online. Scenario Now lets start with the scenario that I want to cover. Even though I know that I will use Microsoft Intune and related technologies to do the configuration, …

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Conditional access for browsers

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This week I’ll provide an overview about the latest addition to conditional access, which is conditional access for browsers. It’s a feature that many have been waiting for and a feature that is indeed a pretty welcome addition to conditional access. This post will provide the basics about conditional for browses, the configuration of conditional access for browsers and the end-user experience with conditional access for browsers. It will also be the introduction for something much better next week. Introduction Conditional access allows IT organizations to manage access to corporate email, files and other resources based on customizable conditions that ensure security and compliance. The addition of conditional access for browsers addresses the backdoor that still existed for end-users connecting to the Outlook Web App …

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Microsoft MVP 2016!

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Awesome! Yesterday I received that great email that I’m awarded the 2016 Microsoft MVP Award in Enterprise Mobility (contribution area ConfigMgr & Microsoft Intune). Probably many already read this on Twitter or on Facebook, but I just had to write a small post on my blog. Not just because I’m very honored, very proud and very exited of receiving my second award in a row, but also because I just need to let everyone know that it’s made possible by my great family. Without their support, this blog wouldn’t exist! A really big thank you to my wife and kids for letting me do my “thing”. I’m ready for another community driven year!