Why Is Open Source Cool?

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?[…]

MidPoint as Part of the Complex IT Landscape

Digital transformation and evolution introduced new processes to businesses, and even the existing processes have become more complex and interconnected throughout companies’ infrastructures. In a regulatory controlled environment, there are additional information security requirements together with legal and compliance policies resulting in even more complex processes and workflows. One of the most important factors for Read more about MidPoint as Part of the Complex IT Landscape[…]

Evolveum at TechEx 2022 in Denver, CO

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[…]

MidPoint book source code is published on GitHub

MidPoint Book Source Code Is Published on GitHub

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[…]

Evolveum at EDUCAUSE 2022

Evolveum at EDUCAUSE 2022

For a very long time, in the forever-lasting pandemic era, we were stuck in our homes with social contact limited to seeing people’s faces in tiny squares on our screens. With almost all the restrictions lifted, we decided this is the time to go out there (if not now then when, right?) to finally meet Read more about Evolveum at EDUCAUSE 2022[…]

MidPoint 4.6 Webinar Summary

MidPoint 4.6 Webinar Summary

Last Thursday we organized a webinar dedicated to what’s new in midPoint 4.6. After the marathon of webinars related to the LTS version 4.4 we took a break after 4.5, but now we’re back with our tradition of What’s New webinars. Version 4.6, code-named “Baumgarten”, brings a lot of improvements – and not only under Read more about MidPoint 4.6 Webinar Summary[…]

Evolveum’s Teambuilding: Out of Office, up the Hill

Evolveum’s Teambuilding: Out of Office, up the Hill

Finally, it happened! The day has come when we packed our things and went on a journey to meet again. Coming from various parts of Slovakia (and not only Slovakia), we’ve come together at a cozy place between High and Low Tatras – the Demänová Rezort. Even if some people met in person for the Read more about Evolveum’s Teambuilding: Out of Office, up the Hill[…]

Time to let JDK 11 go... eventually

Time to Let JDK 11 Go… Eventually

tl;dr: We’d like to drop JDK 11, preferably in our next feature release (midPoint 4.6). Current LTS (4.4.x) will not be affected. If you think it is not a good idea, let us know why. And now the whole story: It feels just like yesterday when we were stuck with JDK 8, but since then, Read more about Time to Let JDK 11 Go… Eventually[…]

Replacing WAR With JAR

Replacing WAR With JAR

For many versions, it has been possible to deploy midPoint as a standalone application. After all, this is the preferred way how to do it. Simply run the WAR, using one of the provided scripts or as a service. There was another way – the legacy way – how to do it. You could take Read more about Replacing WAR With JAR[…]