When it comes to Microsoft’s Forefront Identity Manager (FIM), I sometimes run into ‘religious arguments’ with fellow FIM consultants about which way is the ‘correct’ or ‘right way’ to architect FIM to implement identity business rules into a brand new FIM architecture. Typically the argument comes about determining at the very start of a project about whether to base the FIM code base on ‘classical’ rules extensions using VB.NET or C# or try to use FIM R2’s Management Policy Rules (MPR), Sets, Sync.… [Keep reading] “FIM Case Study: Trying to achieve a 100% Declarative (or “Codeless”) Architecture”

We don’t always work with all of the ‘latest’ or ‘bleeding edge’ software here at Kloud, and occasionally us Identity Management consultants have to delve into the past and use some knowledge once thought lost from the world. Okay, so it’s not that bad, but I did find myself having to work with IBM Domino Server version 8 and FIM R2’s ECMA based Lotus Domino Management Agent (or ‘Connector’ in the new language) for a bi-directional sync between Domino and Active Directory (Exchange, Lync etc.).… [Keep reading] “Microsoft FIM: Working with Domino Connector v8”

I’ve had the rare luxury of time in learning BHOLD SP1 for a customer recently and I thought I’d share the basics of what I’ve learned about the product. There’s very little in the way of information in the public realm about BHOLD SP1, particularly as Microsoft have made significant changes to the database schema for Service Pack 1 of BHOLD, so I thought I’d share some learnings.

Beware, this is a ‘BHOLD for Dummies’ scenario where all you might like to do is develop a quick scenario to show off BHOLD’s capabilities in role management.… [Keep reading] “BHOLD SP1 Core Portal Role Management for Dummies”