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As more IT organizations begin to shift their identity management infrastructure to the cloud, the competition for SaaS identity management solutions is heating up. In the web application single sign-on, also known as SSO, landscape, it is often Azure&… Continue reading Comparing Azure® Active Directory® and Okta®
Is there a free cloud Active Directory® alternative? Well, while it may not be free for an unlimited number of users, JumpCloud® Directory-as-a-Service® is free for 10 users, forever. JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service is reimagining Activ… Continue reading Free Cloud Active Directory®
Many consider Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory (AD) an industry juggernaut when it comes to cloud user management, especially in Windows®-based environments. While Azure AD is good at managing all things related to Azure, it is not the… Continue reading Azure® Active Directory® Competitor
As Microsoft® makes a big push with Azure®, we often hear IT admins ask, “Is Azure Active Directory® an outsourced directory?” In other words, can Azure AD replace its on-prem counterpart, Active Directory? These questions ar… Continue reading Is Azure® Active Directory® an Outsourced Directory?
Microsoft® is making a big push to shift their customers to Azure® services. The Office® to Office 365™ transformation may be the most significant example of this. In the identity and access management (IAM) space, Microsoft … Continue reading Which is better AD or Azure® AD?
Everybody knows that Microsoft® Active Directory® (AD) is the king of the identity management space. For a variety of reasons, AD has been carving out its position at the top of the IAM mountain over the last two decades. But, we also know th… Continue reading Replacing AD with Google IDaaS
With the recent announcements from Apple® surrounding macOS® Server, there is a legitimate question about the future of macOS Open Directory™ (OD). Apple has slowly been deprecating various components of macOS Server, and it would appea… Continue reading The Future of macOS® Open Directory
There is no doubt that cloud identity management competition is heating up. New players are entering the game in droves, and just about every IT company in the world is placing bets on the outcome. The challenge for IT is, of course, to find the cloud … Continue reading Cloud Identity Management Competition
What is GCDS (Google Cloud Directory Sync)? Well, formerly known as Google Apps Directory Sync™, GCDS is a core part of Google’s approach to integrating G Suite™ (formerly Google Apps) into an organization’s IT infrastructure. G… Continue reading What is GCDS (Google Cloud Directory Sync)?
Microsoft® Active Directory® is one of the most popular IT management tools on the planet. However, the IT landscape has significantly changed since Active Directory was built. So, IT admins are wondering, “Is there an open source Activ… Continue reading Is There an Open Source Active Directory?