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Category: Azure Active Directory

  • Microsoft Releases Windows Azure Active Directory Management Agent

    For those that missed the announcement last week, Microsoft’s DirSync and FIM Sync teams have released an evaluation version of their new Windows Azure Active Directory Connector.

    Available through Microsoft Connect, this replaces the Office 365 connector which was previously available only through Microsoft Consulting Services and select Microsoft partners.

    An ECMA2 connector intended to be used when DirSync can’t, Microsoft still recommend using DirSync as the primary option.

    This Management Agent is currently in evaluation stage only, however Microsoft is looking for clients that are willing to install it into production as part of their Technology Adoption Program. So, if you’re running FIM and Azure Active Directory in your organisation, this is probably a pretty good opportunity as they are offering production support as part of the TAP. Interested parties can contact Andreas Kjellman at Microsoft.

    Any further queries should probably be directed to the Microsoft FIM 2010 Forum post covering the launch of the Windows Azure Active Directory connector that I ripped most of this information from.

  • FIM2010 R2 SP1 now supported on Azure IaaS (IdMaaS?)

    Paul Williams over at Microsoft announced yesterday on his blog that Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) has now gone into General Availability.

    With that release, Paul points to a KB article (KB2721672) that indicates FIM 2010 R2 SP1 is now a supported product on  Windows Azure Virtual Machines.

    There are some limitations, and some considerations which need to be made, which Paul discusses, but this is certainly very exciting, as it’s the first time that Microsoft has officially supported FIM in the cloud.

    “Identity Management as a Service” (IdmAAS) was something covered at this year’s Redmond Identity Summit, and with FIM in the cloud now becoming a reality, we’re likely to see a lot of knowledge growth in this area over the next few months as it begins to become adopted. Expect to see a lot of lessons learnt by early adopters, especially in the realm of “what not to do”.