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Kent Compton


Kent Compton is a principal field solutions architect for CDW's hybrid cloud practice. He previously worked as a technical cpecialist and was responsible for architecting Microsoft data center and cloud solutions, including Windows Server, Active Directory Domain Services, identity management, Hyper-V and Azure. Kent is a member of Microsoft’s Virtual Technology Solution Professional (V-TSP) program. Earlier in his career, he worked for 15 years at Microsoft as a product planner for Windows Server, Windows Live and Windows client. He holds a bachelor's from Indiana University and has led seminars all over the world. Kent and his family reside in Redmond, Wash.

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Part Three: Single Sign-On Versus Same Sign-On with Office 365 and Active Directory Domain Services

By Kent Compton
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June 5, 2015
Software

Previous posts: Part One: Single Sign-On Versus Same Sign-On with Office 365 and Active Directory Domain Services Part Two: Single Sign-On Versus Same Sign-On with Office 365 and Active Directory Domain Services Let’s talk about the columns three and four of the Office 365 Login User Experience Matrix found below. Active Directory Federation Services (“AD FS”)…

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Part Two: Single Sign-On Versus Same Sign-On with Office 365 and Active Directory Domain Services

By Kent Compton
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June 3, 2015
Software

Previous post: Part One: Single Sign-On Versus Same Sign-On with Office 365 and Active Directory Domain Services Let’s talk about the second column of the Office 365 Login User Experience Matrix found below. Based on my anecdotal feedback from customers, I would say at this point Microsoft Azure Active Directory for Single Sign-On (“Azure AD…

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Part One: Single Sign-On Versus Same Sign-On with Office 365 and Active Directory Domain Services

By Kent Compton
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May 27, 2015
Software

One question every customer who has Active Directory Domain Services asks during a migration from on-premises server to Office 365 is, “What is the login experience?” The short, consulting answer is: “It depends.” I have attempted to provide the longer answer in the remaining paragraphs of this post; however, to set the context, I’m going…

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What is the Application Benefit of Upgrading: Old OS Server vs. New Hardware?

By Kent Compton
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January 8, 2015
Data Center

Now that there are less than 187 days until Microsoft stops supporting Windows Server (WS) 2003 R2, the gallows are coming into view, your pulse is racing and soon even non-technical senior executives concerned about your organization’s ability to be regulatory compliant will ask, "What's our plan?"  The former is an exaggeration, but this Y2K-like…

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