When we designed GroupID to work with Exchange 2010, we didn’t want to simply “support” Exchange 2010, we wanted to be sure that we worked with it. The reason is that Exchange 2010 has introduced a small subset of GroupID’s Active Directory group management features into OWA and we were determined to complement these features so that our product would recognize those settings from OWA.
The two that they added of most note are multiple group owners of distribution lists (not security groups) and security levels on opting in and out of groups. We quickly realized that since we have a large installed base of Active Directory self service customers that will eventually migrate to Exchange 2010, we wanted to be sure that anything that their users do in OWA would be respected by GroupID.
If additional group owners are set in OWA, then GroupID will automatically recognize them. If a change is made that requires workflow in GroupID Self Service, then the additional owners will be notified and have the option to take action on that workflow. The additional owners have the same level of rights as the primary owner in GroupID.
The same is true for setting a security level for opting in and out of groups. If the group owner sets a group as private in Exchange 2010, nobody can opt in to the group in GroupID Self Service. If it is set so that a workflow needs to be approved and somebody tries to join the group in GroupID, then a workflow is kicked off.
We find it important to complement the continued improvement of Exchange and keep innovating ahead of it with key features like security group expiration, dynamic Active Directory groups and enforcable naming conventions. By definition, all of our customers work with Active Directory and Exchange and playing nicely helps our customers.
Jonathan Blackwell
View ProfileSince 2012, Jonathan Blackwell, an engineer and innovator, has provided engineering leadership that has put GroupID at the forefront of group and user management for Active Directory and Azure AD environments. His experience in development, marketing, and sales allows Jonathan to fully understand the Identity market and how buyers think.