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The major challenge in an AD RMS implementation is not getting the infrastructure up and running or getting the client settings, files and application deployed to all users. It’s not making RMS available through your firewall or getting it working with your SharePoint server. No, the major challenge is getting …
Recently, while working on a Microsoft Network Device Enrollment Services (NDES) deployment, a client asked a simple-enough question about the thumbprint for the Certificate Authority (CA) certificate that was displayed on the NDES admin enrollment GUI, “What is that hash? And why doesn’t it match any of the CA certificate thumbprint hashes in my chain-of-authority?”
One of the things we often run into while working on AD RMS deployments is customers who want to protect documents in formats other than those that are natively supported by AD RMS–Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath and XPS Viewer. Common asks include PDFs, graphics such as JPEGs, and Visio documents. There are third party solutions that can integrate with AD RMS to provide protections on additional document formats, but they represent additional expense and effort. For a customer with just a few other files that need protecting, bringing in a third party solution may not be worth it. Enter Microsoft’s Generic File Protection Explorer.
The popularity of Apple’s iPads and iPhones among consumers are well documented, but recent findings from Forrester Research shows that these devices are gaining steam in the corporate world. The “Consumerization of IT” or BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) has become a common occurrence among all departments, and not surprisingly, Apple …
Very often as sales engineers we are tasked to help the customer with assistance during a proof of concept, however, in the field; these types of engagements can be a source of challenges and frustrations. Ultimately, every SE’s goal should be to help the customer gain a high level of comfort with the product, meet their requirements, educate them and if possible, discuss the considerations for the real deployment.
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