Enterprise Microsoft and SailPoint Identity & Access Management Architect
SailPoint IdentityNow comes with many connectors to allow provisioning and lifecycle management of entities in connected systems. However there will always be those systems that require some manual tasks/input. In those instances SailPoint IdentityNow to ServiceNow Ticketing Integration can create a ticket in ServiceNow that can then be tracked whilst those manual steps are fulfilled.… keep reading
With every Identity and Access Management project comes the often tactical integration with heritage/legacy systems that can often assist with their decommissioning. That is exactly what I was having to do a couple of weeks ago with Oracle. My public frustration with installing the Oracle Client on a Windows Server 2016 host to allow me to integrate Microsoft Identity Manager with Oracle saw me rewarded with an unsolicited but fantastic response from Sylvan Laurence.… keep reading
Update: Oct 2019. Global Reminders and Escalation Policies can be easily managed using the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module.
SailPoint IdentityNow Access Requests for Roles or Applications usually require approvals which are configured on the associated Role or Application. The Approval could be by the Role/Application Owner, a Governance Group or the Requestor’s Manager.… keep reading
Way back in the 2000’s I got pulled into the commercial side of the Craft Beer Industry. I’d spent the previous 10+ years perfecting some eclectic beer styles and my professional brewing mates figured it was time to unleash them on the unsuspecting public.… keep reading
During a cleanup over the weekend I found a Raspberry Pi that wasn’t doing anything. I figured now that PowerShell Core had got to version 6.2.1 I should power it up and have a play around with maybe some sensors and outputs using PowerShell IoT.… keep reading
Log Analytics is a fantastic tool in the Azure Portal that provides the ability to query Azure Monitor events. It provides the ability to quickly create queries using KQL (Kusto Query Language). Once you’ve created the query however you may want to run that query through automation negating the need to use the Azure Portal every time you want to get the associated report data.… keep reading
With every new project comes another development environment. Another installation of Visual Studio Code and the inevitable loss of productivity whilst you get all the necessary extensions installed and configured. If only there was a quick and painless way to perform a VSCode Configuration Sync between environments.… keep reading
Update: 22 June 2019 Windows Terminal Preview is now available in the Microsoft Store.
At Microsoft Build last week, one of the many announcements was a new Windows Terminal.
If you spend anytime as an IT Support Person/ DevOps type role and you checkout that second link above you’ll be mightily keen for this new Terminal.… keep reading
At Microsoft Build last week I was honoured to co-present the “Build apps that integrate, automate, and manage security operations” session on the Microsoft Security Graph with Preeti Krishna and Sarah Fender
The session was recorded and is available here
The PowerPoint presentation itself is here BUILD19_SecurityDeveloperPlatform
I provided a demo of my Microsoft U.S.E.R… keep reading
Today (27 April 2019) is Global Azure Bootcamp day. It is the 6th year for the free event that is run in communities all over the world to teach Azure Cloud technologies. This year is my second. Last year I presented on Creating the Internet of YOUR Things and today I’m presenting Building Apps in Azure with only Scripting Skills.… keep reading