Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Free online course on Implementing Forefront Identity Manager 2010

Our organization is evaluating Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (R2 when released) to see if it could be our new IdM solution. So today I was searching for some basic background information and how to implement FIM and found this free online Ramp Up course on implementing Forefront Identity Manager 2010. That course was published a year ago but on a quick look the content seems to be still valid.

Course introduces and explains the features and capabilities of FIM, and provides an overview of the solution scenarios that FIM addresses. As the course is intended for persons who have no previous experience on FIM it begins from the basics. Every topic has an article describing the module content, a video presentation on each topic as well as virtual lab which can be run directly on browser. Looks like a great resource to learn about FIM 2010!

Monday, June 6, 2011

TechEd NA 2011 sessions online and Threats and Countermeasures Guide published

Finally recoved the flu I had when got back home from TechEd North America. TechEd Sessions can be seen on TechEd website even you did not attend to the conference. Signing up is needed though but it's worth it (it is free ;).

One thing I came across today was that the Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 was published. It provides a reference to security settings that provide countermeasures for specific threats against current versions of the Windows operating systems. That is 387 pages of information about Windows 7 and 2008 R2 security settings worth of reading.