Technical

July 26, 2019. This week we’ll look at how we can improve the security of a queue manager by using MQ channel authentication records. Introduction Many MQ admins think that channel authentication is complicated to setup and requires a lot of micro-management. I am going to show you that channel authentication is a great MQ […]

Protecting your data has become one of the utmost important aspects within Information Technology. Luckily, with recent advancements in Microsoft Teams you now have the capability of implementing data loss prevention policies for both your chat and channel messages! In today’s article we’ll discuss what DLP is and why you should extend this capability into […]

Yes, you heard it right, Microsoft will be retiring TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Office 365 starting June 1st, 2020. We know Microsoft is not bluffing this time! In this article we’ll quickly discuss what changes are being made and how this could affect your organization! TLS 1.0 and 1.1 being retired? It seems like […]

So you may have clicked on this link thinking, “what the heck is a policy package and why haven’t I heard of this?” Well you’re not alone as I had to do some research myself before I fully understood what Microsoft was planning. As of 7/24/19 policy packages have not been rolled out to tenants […]

July 19, 2019. Let’s take a look at turning on SSL for the IIB web interface connections. Prerequisites and Benefits First of all, you need to have your key and trust stores setup on the IIB integration node and the certificates loaded into them. Also, unlimited crypto libraries need to be installed on your IBM […]

Whether you’re building new apps or modernizing legacy ones, cloud provides the agility and scalability your business needs to deploy faster and access advanced IT capabilities. Application modernization enables you to optimize data, accelerate business innovation, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Part three of this series explores how application modernization allows you to deliver exceptional […]

When organizations begin a digital transformation and eCommerce journey, they often focus solely on technology. In reality, there are business decisions to be made and opportunities to explore before technology even comes into play. After you’ve set your objectives and evaluated your market, you’re ready to find where you fit in the market. Explore opportunities […]

Azure Active Directory, commonly known as Azure AD, is “Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service.1” It is a widely used IDaaS (identity and access management-as-a-service) that can integrate with an existing (or new) MVC-style web application, Web API, mobile app, and more to provide quick and easy authentication. I am no salesman (although it […]

July 12, 2019 In this post, we will take a look at enabling TLS for IBM MQ inter-cluster communication. Enabling TLS on the MQ cluster is one of the easiest things you can do for the security of your MQ infrastructure. Prerequisites First of all, you need to have your key stores setup on all […]

Large or small, all companies need web security. And what better way to secure your ASP.NET Core Web API than using Azure Active Directory? Given MVC-style apps are the dominant force in the market nowadays, the majority of documentation on the matter focuses here. That left me, desiring to create a loosely-coupled Web API instead […]

This is part 2 of a 5 part blog series on defining an operating model for your organization.     In this post, we explore Step 2: Establishing the Business Process Model A number of industries are currently facing disruption and change. In addition, the daily grind of running the business can knock us around a bit […]

The Sitecore Item ID is one of those properties that I have always been told that you can’t change. They were basically right because if you look at Sitecore.Data.Items.Item in the Sitecore.Kernel dll using dotPeek you will see that for the ID there is a get but no set property. It looks like this below […]