(2012-10-22) Presenting At The Experts Conference (TEC) In Barcelona (Spain)

As we speak, I’m preparing my presentation and demo’s for tomorrow (Tuesday, October 23rd 2012) about all object recovery methods in all Windows Server versions released until now. It will cover common information related to object recovery and then I will dive in into the technical specific for each method available. This presentation will  consist of two sessions of each 75 minutes and I will also show 4 demo’s, one for each method of recovering objects.

Figure 1: Opening Slide Of Session

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• Location: Barcelona, Spain – Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I
• Meeting Room: “J”
• Time: 10:15 – 11:30 (part 1) & 11:30 – 12:45 (part 2)
• Session Title: “The Evolution Of Object Recovery In AD – The Road To Perfection – A Technical Deep Dive (Part 1 and Part 2)”
• Level: 400
• Abstract: Since the beginning, when Active Directory was first released with Windows 2000 Server, the methods and means for object recovery in AD have evolved and improved each time a new version of Windows was released. In time, the technology made it more easy to recover objects and prevent the loss of data after recovery. We will start this session with an introduction to object recovery related topics, followed by an explanation of all object recovery methods in all versions of AD after an accidental (mass) deletion, including what’s new in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows Server "8". The session will finish with recommendations around object recovery. This session consists of two parts (2x 75 min.) and will include multiple demos!
• Bios (Dutch): Jorge de Almeida Pinto is Principal Consultant Infrastructure Services binnen Valid (http://www.valid.nl/). Binnen zijn functie heeft hij een sterke focus op Microsoft Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologieën. Aangezien zijn professionele passie in deze technologieën gevonden kan worden, heeft hij zich ook gespecialiseerd in Microsoft producten zoals Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS), Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM), Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) en Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) in contexten zoals analyse, ontwerpen, implementaties, migraties, troubleshooting en recovery.
  Jorge is Microsoft gecertificeerd (MCP, MCSE, MCITP, MCT) en is sinds januari 2006 MVP op het “Identity & Access – Directory Services” vlak.
  Een andere passie van Jorge is het spreken op conferenties en het schrijven van artikelen. Hij is sinds 2006 een frequente spreker op de “The Experts Conference (TEC)” van Quest en andere (Microsoft) conferenties en seminars en sinds 2005 schrijft hij artikelen in het technische blad "NetOpus/NetworkPro".
  Om voorop te blijven, participeert Jorge in beta programma’s van nieuwe Microsoft IAM gerelateerde producten en onderhoudt hij het contact met de Microsoft Product Group door het bijwonen van de jaarlijkse MVP Summit en de maandelijkse “Product Group Interaction Events”. Jorge heeft ook nog een blog welke gevonden kan worden op https://jorgequestforknowledge.wordpress.com/.
• Bios (English): Jorge de Almeida Pinto is a Principal Consultant Infrastructure Services working for Valid (http://www.valid.nl/). Within his role he has a strong focus on Microsoft Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies. Because his professional passion can be found in these technologies, he has specialized himself in Microsoft products such as Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS), Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM), Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) in contexts such as analysis, design, deployment, migration, troubleshooting and recovery.
  Jorge is Microsoft certified (MCP, MCSE, MCITP, MCT) and he has received the MVP Award for “Identity & Access – Directory Services” since January 2006.
  Another passion of Jorge is speaking at conferences and writing articles. He has been a frequent speaker at “The Experts Conference (TEC)” from Quest and other (Microsoft) conferences/seminars since 2006, and he has been writing articles in the Dutch technical magazine “NetOpus/NetworkPro” since 2005.
  To stay ahead, Jorge participates in beta programs of new Microsoft IAM related products and he maintains the contact with the Microsoft Product Group by attending the MVP Summit every year and by participating in the monthly “Product Group Interaction Events”. Jorge also has a blog, which can be found at https://jorgequestforknowledge.wordpress.com/.

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With this I would like to thank:

• “Quest Software”" (http://www.quest.com/) (now part of “Dell” (http://www.dell.com)) for inviting me as a speaker again (since 2006!)

• and of course,last but not least, “Valid” my employer (http://www.valid.nl/) for making this possible

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Cheers,
Jorge
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(2012-03-07) Valid Kennismakingsdagen

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Jorge
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(2012-02-09) New Job, New Role And Definitely New Interesting Challenges

After being contacted by a previous colleague of mine that I worked with about 7 or 8 years ago at CMG/LogicaCMG, he offered me a very interesting, challenging and cool position at the company he is working for at the moment. From a role and ambition perspective, this was just an offer I could not resist. With that in mind I can tell you that I’m very excited to embrace my new interesting challenge at a new company/employer. Therefore after working for more than 3,5 years for Oxford Computer Group (OCG) (http://oxfordcomputergroup.com/) as a Senior Consultant, as of march 1st 2012 I’m joining Valid B.V. (http://www.valid.nl/) in the role of Principal Consultant Infrastructure Services.

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Jorge
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(2010-11-10) OCG Partner, Tools4FIM, Launching Tools To Enhance Your FIM 2010 Deployment

Webinar – Tools4FIM. Faster, smarter FIM 2010 deployment

Tools4FIM, with Oxford Computer Group as their launch partner, would like to invite you, as a FIM expert/user, to join a webinar showcasing some cool tools now available for smarter and faster deployment of FIM 2010.

The webinar will explain in detail the 2 software tools available from Tools4FIM.

Agenda:

• FIMalyzer product demo
  
• RCDC product demo
  
• Business model and value proposition for FIMalyzer
  
• Q&A and feedback as time allows
  

The FIMalzyer:

• Produces an automated, but fully configurable, technical report of your FIM implementation; this supports operation, support, audit and disaster recovery.
  
• Allows interactive analysis of the FIM Service configuration; this allows you to validate and troubleshoot your configuration, for example by following back-links (not available in the portal) and searching on usage keywords. It is a great tool that can help save many frustrating days on a typical FIM engagement.
  

The RCDC Editor:

• Provides WYSIWYG editing of those fiddly Resource Control Display Configurations (rather than built-in XML editing)
  
• Restricts your edits to sensible/allowable options, saving frustrating hour after frustrating hour of "guess and test"
  

Please join us via LiveMeeting on:

16th Nov at 5pm GMT / 12pm EST / 9am PDT

17th Nov 6pm GMT / 1pm EST / 10am PDT

To register, click here, complete the form and select the date you wish to register for from the dropdown menu.

Joining instructions for the webinar will be sent to you shortly before the day.

About Tools4FIM:

Tools4FIM is an Identity and Access Management software company specializing in equipping Microsoft system integration partners and consultants with tools to enable faster, smarter and more accurate deployment of FIM2010.

 

Cheers,
Jorge
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(2009-07-30) ILM 2 Upgrade Training Delivered By OCG BeNeLux

Somewhere in the end of October 2009, OCG BeNeLux will be delivering the "Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) ‘2’ Upgrade Training (5 days)" training course. The exact date is: 19 Oct 2009 – 23 Oct 2009.

Interested in ILM ‘2’ (or FIM 2010 as it is called now) and want to learn more? Make sure to attend that course!

For more details see: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/course-details.aspx?r=NR8I6S416041

Cheers,
Jorge
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(2009-06-03) OCG Documentor For ILM/MIIS

OCG has a tool called the OCG Documentor for ILM. This tool automatically documents the server configuration, the MA configuration and the code used in the Rules Extensions. It’s cool, its’ hot, it’s accurate and it’s fast!

There’s a free version and there is a paid for version. You could compare the versions with IIFP and ILM. The free version only allows documentation of the AD, ADAM and GalSync MAs and the paid for version allows documentation of all other MAs including XMAs including the addition of additional documentation. After using the free version it is possible upgrade to the paid for version by purchasing a release key.

After reading all the info, a WORD report is generated based upon that information. Did you ILM configuration change for whatever reason, then simply rerun OCG’ Documentor and your documentation is up-to-date again.

Summarized:

• Provides semi-automated documentation of your ILM installation
  
• Provides an Integrated report which includes all management agents and metaverse configuration details with built in cross references (hyperlinks)
  
• Extracts source code from the installation’s Visual Studio projects and inserts at the appropriate points in the report
  
• Produces a document which is readable and can be easily distributed
  
• Can be used as part of an iterative development process
  
• Will detect and warn of configuration errors and anomalies
  
• The MIIS documentation can be customized via a control file which enables you to:
  
  • Insert word documents into the report at specified locations to add context-specific information such as descriptions and diagrams
    
  • Insert sections of content from other text files, this for instance would allow you to include code details which may not be detected by the documentor.
    

If you are interested in documenting your complete ILM installation as part of a system audit, then please contact us: info@oxfordcomputergroup.com

To download the tool and for more information, click here.

To purchase a release key, click here

To see an example report see the ZIP file as an attachment to this post which contains a PDF.

Something else that’s very interesting is that at the moment a colleague of mine in the UK is building a FIM2010 (a.k.a. ILM 2) compatible Documentor.

 

Cheers,
Jorge
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(2009-01-01) OCG To Provide ILM “2” Upgrade Training

In addition to ILM 2007 (MIIS 2003) Basic and Advanced, ADAM and ADFS training courses, OCG will also provide a training course for ILM "2". The training is called "Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) "2" Upgrade Training". For more information please see: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/courses.aspx. If you are interested in ILM "2" this is a great opportunity to contact OCG! For contact information, please go to: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/contact.

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Jorge
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(2008-08-17) Identity & Access Events And Briefings To Attend

In this email we bring you news of three important events catering to all people with an interest in solutions for Identity & Access Management, Security and Strong Authentication. Take a look and register today to reserve your place.

Security and Strong Authentication briefing

September 18, Reading, UK 

This briefing is an informative introduction to the subject of Security and Strong Authentication. In this seminar we’ll help you understand the security conundrum of "Accessibility versus Security" and the solutions you can implement to resolve this. If you wish to manage certificates, deploy smart cards or control physical and logical access to resources and systems, this is a must attend seminar. 

More info and registration…

European User Group for Microsoft Identity & Access Technologies

October 13 & 14, Reading, UK

Once again, OCG are hosting this important event for all people using, or thinking of using, Microsoft technologies for Identity & Access. With the eagerly awaited release of ILM "2" we’ll examine the features and benefits of this important software release and assess the many opportunities it presents. We’ll also be discussing implementation and integration issues and hearing from Microsoft on the future of federated identity.

More info and registration…

IDM 2008 Conference & Exhibition

November 6, London, UK

Now in its second year, IDM 2008 is a conference that focuses on Identity & Access issues as they relate to government, finance and enterprise organisations. Key themes include; The National Identity Scheme, Doorway to the Desktop, Enterprise Single Sign-On, Smart Cards and Authentication Management, to name just some. And for all Oxford Computer Group clients wishing to register, we can provide a 25% discount.

More info and registration… 

Oxford Computer Group Contacts
For contact information, please go to: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/contact

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Jorge
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(2008-08-17) New Training Course – Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

We are pleased to announce the release of our latest training course, "Installing and Configuring an Active Directory Federation Services Solution." This adds to our popular series of courses for Microsoft-based Identity & Access technologies, which already includes courses for Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (formerly MIIS 2003) and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (formerly ADAM).

Benefit from this new course

This four day instructor-led course (which has become an official Microsoft course – number 50065A) is designed for IT professionals who need to develop a thorough understanding of the way in which federation can be used to resolve typical inter-security realm resource access problems.

The business drivers for federation are first explored before installing and configuring Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) as a solution. Students will learn how to choose the right ADFS deployment option for specific business needs and then go on to configure the trust policy appropriately, along with the organization claims, account stores, applications and partner organizations.

Course dates and booking

Dates for this new course are scheduled in North America and the UK.  The price per student is: $2380, £1470, €2245 +VAT where applicable. Book today and be one of the first to receive this valuable training.

UK                   September 23 2008, Chesterton, Oxfordshire

North America    November 4 2008, Bellevue, Washington 

For the full course descriptor, click here. For details of our complete Identity & Access training series, and to make a booking, click here.

 
And remember, if you have 4 or more students any of our courses can be delivered as a private course at your own premises, or in our training centers.

Contact us today, or visit our Web site for further information

www.oxfordcomputergroup.com

Oxford Computer Group Contacts
For contact information, please go to: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/contact

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Jorge
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(2008-06-16) Oxford Computer Group Wins Microsoft Partner Of The Year

Oxford Computer Group Honored as 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory

Oxford Computer Group – 16 June, 2008 – Today, Oxford Computer Group (OCG) proudly announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.

"It is a great honor to receive this award which is a validation of our expertise and focus on identity and access solutions," said Neil Coughlan, Director, Oxford Computer Group. "We would like to thank our customers for great references and our people whose capability and professionalism sets us apart from the competition."

Awards were presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 entrants worldwide. The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory Partner of the Year award recognizes OCG’s proficiency in implementing solutions based on Windows Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS). Neil Coughlan of OCG commented, "OCG can quickly deploy an Identity and Access (IDA) platform that leverages Active Directory, either as a tactical point solution, or as a component of a strategic IDA platform."

Microsoft has recognized OCG’s quick start solution for provisioning Microsoft’s hosted Windows Live services – one of a range of related IDA services, such as identity lifecycle management, strong authentication and federation which can form part of a wider strategy.

"OCG was the first of our systems integrator partners to build a business focusing exclusively on providing Microsoft directory and identity management consulting services to enterprise and mid-market customers," said Gordon Frazer, Vice President, Microsoft International. "We commend the way in which OCG has scored customer success using Windows Live Quick start, notching up more than a dozen educational institutions, and in the process providing students the benefits of Microsoft directory and identity management solutions."

OCG has been a Microsoft Gold Partner for 3 years. It has Advanced Infrastructure and Network Solutions competencies, as well as the Identity and Secure Access Specialism within the Security Solutions Competency.

Oxford Computer Group is an IT service company that specializes in Identity and Access Management. With operations in North America, the UK, Benelux and Germany, OCG has an enviable repository or expertise, solution components and training courses. OCG has deployed 300+ enterprise-wide identity and access solutions and its instructors have trained more than 3,000 people on Microsoft IDA technologies. For more information on OCG, please visit http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/

SOURCE: http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/news/oxford-computer-group-honoured-as-0046.aspx

Cheers,
Jorge
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