Mark Gabarra's Blog

One Final Surprise

Mark Gabarra — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:41:00 GMT

I promised a week of surprises and I have one final surprise for all of you. It is with a very heavy heart that I say farewell to Microsoft. Twelve years ago Microsoft hired me right out of college and it has been an amazing ride ever since. My days in...(read more)

Display Name Generation Activity - A Custom ILM2 Action Activity

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:08:44 GMT

I have tried in a few of my posts regarding the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" request processing model to emphasize that the Action phase can be used for a wide range of activities. ILM2 will ship with some activities to be used inside...(read more)

Display Name Validation Activity - A Custom ILM2 Authorization Activity

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:56:29 GMT

I have tried in a few of my posts regarding the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" request processing model to emphasize that the Authorization (AuthZ) phase can be used for more than just seeking another person's approval for a specific request. ...(read more)

Setting Up Visual Studio For ILM Custom Activity Development

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:42:00 GMT

The first step in getting started writing custom Windows Workflow Foundation activities for use in Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" is to get your environment ready. There are a number of ways to do this and a developers environment can be a very...(read more)

A New Look at The ILM 2 Request Processing Model

Mark Gabarra — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:03:00 GMT

Ok, so I was sitting around my house one weekend trying to determine how best to continue my dive into the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" request processing model. A few of you had asked for diagrams and some more conceptual information. The...(read more)

A Week of Surprises

Mark Gabarra — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:54:37 GMT

I know it has been awhile since I posted anything, and I apologize for not keeping up with my blog. I am sure you have learned that we have shipped Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" RC. This is part of what has been taking up my time...(read more)

Give A Product An Extensibility Point, Feed A Community

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Another week of heads down coding and bug fixing for the latest Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" product milestone, and another week with trouble finding time to produce a new blog post. This week I would like to thank Brad, Paul, and the folks...(read more)

News and Updates from the UK MCS Talks Team : Session 5 Details: Registration Now Available

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:22:15 GMT

I have been heads down writing code and fixing bugs for the latest Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" product milestone. Unfortunately, that has made it difficult to find time to produce additional blog topics for all of you. However,...(read more)

Advice To Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 Consultants: Transitioning from ILM 2007 to ILM "2"

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:02:25 GMT

In recently helping a Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 solutions expert solve a problem for their customer within the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Beta 3 release. He had already defined his scenario within the Microsoft Identity...(read more)

Automating Group Management: A Dynamic Group Primer

Mark Gabarra — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:47:00 GMT

Well a "short break" turned into something a bit longer than I anticipated. My laptop is back in gear, and I again have the freedom of spending my writing time somewhere other than my office. That little surprise I was working on for you is still in the...(read more)

Short Break

Mark Gabarra — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:28:00 GMT

Well my laptop is nearly recovered (I still have a few applications I need to reinstall), and I am looking forward to moving my writing time back to somewhere other than my office. This week I am going to take a short break on peeling back the onion of...(read more)

AuthN, AuthZ, and Action, oh my: Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Request Processing

Mark Gabarra — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:43:00 GMT

This week my laptop decided it was time for a career change and made the transition to door stop. Unfortunately this means that my means of posting this week is through the web dashboard instead of making use of Live Writer. How does this affect you?...(read more)

A Discussion of Computed, Explicit, and Temporal Sets in Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2"

Mark Gabarra — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:46:00 GMT

I would like to take a short detour from my current discussion of the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Policy Service to focus on a particularly important concept within the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" platform: set membership. I...(read more)

Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" Policy Service: A Look Behind the Curtain

Mark Gabarra — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:15:28 GMT

In my previous post I gave a very brief overview of the different components of the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" product. I provided an especially brief description of one of those components, the Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager Policy...(read more)

A Lap Around Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2"

Mark Gabarra — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:36:00 GMT

Let me start my discussion about Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" with a quick overview of the different major components. Realize that the way I break down ILM "2" may be different than how other people view the product. I joined the product...(read more)