June 2020 - ITProMentor

30JunJune 30, 2020

Troubleshooting weird Azure AD Join issues

If you are starting to do more Azure AD Join (or disjoin/rejoin) operations, you may run into some issues at times where the computer reports an error. These can take several forms, but generally the message is, "Sorry dude, but you can't join/register this device." Here are a few scenarios that...

TechnicalAzure AD, Azure AD Join, hybrid, Hybrid Azure AD Join, troubleshooting26 Comments

26JunJune 26, 2020

Password sync in the age of COVID-19

This is something I have been seeing and hearing a lot from customers. So I thought it would be a good time to address the age-old topic of Directory Synchronization. Azure AD Connect is usually the best way to get up and running quickly in the Microsoft 365 cloud, especially...

Opinion, TechnicalMFA, password management, password sync, security9 Comments

15JunJune 15, 2020

Implementing the ACSC Essential 8 with Microsoft 365

I have had this project on my backburner for a while, and I finally got around to knocking it out: a special request from a reader in the Land Down Under--Australia! This is a free publication, entitled Implementing the ACSC Essential 8 using Microsoft 365. Background The Australia Cyber Security Center...

Question, TechnicalCIS Controls, Essential 8, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft 365 Enterprise, security2 Comments

12JunJune 12, 2020

Managed Services Opportunities within Microsoft 365

I still regularly receive questions from independent IT consultants as well as Managed Services Providers about Microsoft 365 in relation to "regular maintenance" tasks and the like, which can be translated into Managed Services opportunity. Everyone intuitively understands that something like this is possible, but they do not know where...

Business, Questionadoption, compliance, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft 365 Enterprise, MSP, MSSP, Secure Score, security6 Comments

04JunJune 4, 2020

Customers always have a choice when it comes to security

I had a reader ask me recently whether I now recommend Microsoft 365 E5 or E5 Security for my clients, even though it is a more expensive option, and I was a bit surprised at the question--as if they were suggesting it is my decision to make. It is important to...

QuestionMicrosoft 365 Business, MSP, MSSP, risk assessment, security0 Comments

Monthly Archives - June 2020

Troubleshooting weird Azure AD Join issues

Password sync in the age of COVID-19

Implementing the ACSC Essential 8 with Microsoft 365

Managed Services Opportunities within Microsoft 365

Customers always have a choice when it comes to security

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