SharePoint, Office 365 and the Cloud

SPT11 Identity in the Cloud - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

11/19/2013

2:00pm - 3:15pm

Level: Intermediate

Paul Schaeflein

Microsoft MVP - Office Development

Enterprise Architect

DMI (Digital Management, LLC)

Cloud-based solutions can provide some substantial benefits to organizations. But like all solutions, there are risks and issues to identify and mitigate. Ensuring your data is safe is usually at the top of this list.

There are quite a few options for determining who is trying to access your resources, and determining the best fit for your organization can be quite daunting. This session will discuss identity providers available to SharePoint farms, along with their capabilities and limitations.

You will learn:

  • Cloud identity concepts and standards
  • Areas of risk
  • Available identity providers