Reach your goals faster - with direct download links to Entra products!
Lesedauer 3 MinutenIn my customer projects, I frequently need resources that can only be found in the Entra Admin Center. Sometimes Microsoft also moves products from the public Download Center to pages that require sign-in. This happened, for example, with Entra Connect Sync. However, there are a few tricks I’d like to share here that let you […]
Multi-Tenant management with Entra Tenant Governance - everything alright now?
Lesedauer 6 MinutenManaging a Microsoft cloud environment can be quite time-consuming. And when you have multiple environments—for example, due to acquisitions or spin-offs—the complexity increases accordingly. Microsoft does not have an integrated solution for this that enables comprehensive or centralized administration of multiple cloud environments—until now? Since March 2026, the new “Entra tenant governance” feature has been […]
Modern Authentication in Exchange Server - farewell, NTLM and Kerberos!
Lesedauer 13 MinutenFor some time now, Microsoft has been pointing out that the NTLM authentication protocol is outdated and that organizations should disable it entirely.However, this is easier said than done. In practice, there are still many (older) applications that continue to use NTLM instead of Kerberos for authentication. If NTLM were disabled, these applications would no […]
Connect an application with custom attributes to Entra ID - that's how it works!
Lesedauer 5 MinutenActive Directory remains the primary authentication and authorization platform for many companies. However, it is now somewhat outdated. For example, third-party solutions are required to add MFA functions. In addition, modern alternatives are available that add many more features in terms of convenience and security. Microsoft is clearly positioning Entra ID as the successor to […]
Entra Connect Sync - OU- or attribute-based?
Lesedauer 6 MinutenMany organizations use Active Directory for centralized user management within their IT infrastructure. When such a company introduces Microsoft 365, the question eventually arises as to whether and how objects from Active Directory should be synchronized with Entra ID (it is now possible to manage identities in the cloud, i.e., only in Entra ID. However, […]
Create groups in Entra ID with PowerShell
Lesedauer 2 MinutenCreating objects in the Entra Admin Center is quite intuitive, but is only suitable for individual requirements. For larger numbers of groups, it is better to use PowerShell. Select the module Microsoft provides a comprehensive PowerShell module called Microsoft.Graph. In addition to Entra ID, this includes various other functions for managing services, such as Microsoft […]
Restore user objects in Entra ID
Lesedauer 5 MinutenSimilar to Active Directory, Entra ID uses a type of recycle bin to store deleted objects for a certain period of time (30 days). This enables quick recovery. However, there may be specific scenarios in which the use of PowerShell is more effective, for example Simple restore with Graph PowerShell A simple restore with default […]
