Not so long ago, I had the opportunity to upgrade midPoint from a long unsupported version to the latest LTS version. It was quite an experience, especially because most of the time, I was actually writing the software, but not maintaining or upgrading it. There are many benefits when you upgrade your software, however, the Read more about Why You Should Upgrade Your MidPoint Installation[…]
In today’s fast-paced and competitive business world, fostering a strong sense of camaraderie and teamwork among employees is vital for the success of any organization, especially in the dynamic landscape of the IT industry. Recognizing the significance of team cohesion, Evolveum recently organized a memorable teambuilding event in the picturesque setting of Martinske Hole, Slovakia. Read more about Evolveum Teambuilding: Connecting with Nature[…]
As Robert Noyce once said, knowledge is power and knowledge shared is power multiplied. When it comes to midPoint, there’s no better place to learn about it than Evolveum docs. Being aligned with fundamental open source principles, and therefore available to everyone, this place offers a large variety of resources one can quite easily get Read more about Evolveum Docs: New Search and Recently Modified Pages[…]
I always enjoy participating in conferences. The number of ideas shared through presentations, demos, and conversations is overwhelming. Additionally, having the option to discuss your ideas with intelligent people from the industry is priceless. The 2023 European Identity & Cloud Conference was no exception, since I gathered many inputs and had various discussions with the Read more about The 2023 European Identity & Cloud Conference From a Technical Perspective[…]
The Evolveum team, Igor Farinic (CEO), Katarina Bolemant (Development Team Leader), Anna Ogurekova (Sales, Marketing and Partnerships Team Leader), Slavek Licehammer (Identity Governance Strategist), Viliam Repan (Senior Java Developer), Simona Buckova Simkova (Sales and Partnerships Representative), and Veronika Kolpascikova (Marketing Specialist), went to the Berlin conference full of excitement. As the only exhibitor with a Read more about Evolveum as a Silver Sponsor at the European Identity & Cloud Conference 2023[…]
MidPoint 4.7 has been released. It is code-named Johnson after Katherine Johnson because of its most important feature – simulations. With simulations feature midPoint can predict results of future operations. It can provide basic what-if analysis and so reduce concerns about harming the production data. Hand in hand with simulations, object marks can be used. Read more about MidPoint 4.7 “Johnson”[…]
Recently I have modified multiple resources after the upgrade of a midPoint deployment to 4.4 LTS. I wanted to replace legacy $user and $account variables with $focus and $projection, or even omit the variables where they are the default context. Alas, I got overzealous and I also accidentally removed variables where they are necessary. The Read more about Why Is Open Source Cool?[…]
Last week, from December 5th-9th, myself and Slavek Licehammer, Evolveum’s Engineer and Global Leader for Academia, attended the Technology Exchange conference organized by Internet2 in Denver, CO. I was appropriately tagged a “first time attendee” so in case I was found aimlessly wandering around the hotel premises, Internet2 staff would be quick to point me Read more about Evolveum at TechEx 2022 in Denver, CO[…]
We have recently published source code of midPoint book on GitHub: https://github.com/Evolveum/midpoint-book Please note that, unlike midPoint, the book is not open source. The finished book is published under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND). However, this license does not apply to book’s source code. No explicit license is granted Read more about MidPoint Book Source Code Is Published on GitHub[…]
There is yet another far-reaching vulnerability that shook the IT world. This time, the affected component is OpenSSL. As midPoint does not use OpenSSL, it is not affected by the vulnerability directly. However, there may be some cases when action might be required. […]