Marcus Idle | Head of External Identity
Making your public-facing sign-on systems simple with External Identities.
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I’m passionate about bringing the Cloud and external identity to life, solving business problems for our clients.
I’ve been working at Kocho since 2015. During that time, I built a busy External Identity practice, working with Azure AD B2C, B2B, and now Entra ID Governance and Entra External Identities. I’ve also spoken to many businesses of all sizes about the benefits of using these technologies.
Prior to Kocho, I worked for the IT consultancy firm Ciber, mostly with CRM for the public sector. Before that, I managed CRM and web consultancy Oxford Web.
My ‘Become greater’ ambition is to deliver world-class External Identities training and support for our many existing consultancy clients and others.
I love travelling to any and every part of the world – it feels great to experience completely new cultures.
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Resources and insights from Marcus Idle
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Microsoft Entra Suite aligns identity protection and network security
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What is Microsoft Entra?
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What is Microsoft External Identity for Customers?
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Entra External ID is Microsoft’s latest CIAM solution. But is it ready to replace Azure AD B2C?
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The ultimate guide to external identity success
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What is Microsoft Entra ID?
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Practice safe CX with customer identity management
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What is Microsoft Entra Identity Governance?
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Azure AD B2C Demo: Improve user experience and security
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Decentralised identity: A beginner's guide
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Microsoft's external identity offering is evolving: What you need to know about the changes to Azure AD B2C
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What is Verified ID? Online identity verification made easy
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