Is there a Hosted Alternative to Active Directory®?

What technologies exist that are alternatives to Active Directory®? Is there a hosted alternative to Active Directory? By hosted, we mean is there an Active Directory in the cloud or…
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Comparing AD and Azure®AD

With Microsoft® pushing hard on their new cloud identity management solution Azure® Active Directory®, many IT organizations are in the process of comparing AD and Azure AD. Is Azure AD…
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Is there a Managed Alternative to Active Directory®?

Modern day IT organizations are moving to more managed solutions than ever before. It comes as no surprise either, due to the sheer amount of work that IT admins can…
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How Can I Manage My Mac Fleet?

As Mac systems become more popular and infiltrate mainstream corporations, there are significant challenges for IT organizations. Historically, popular sets of IT management tools have been focused on Windows rather…
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Can I Replace AD with JumpCloud?

This may not come as a surprise, but one question that we often get asked is whether or not JumpCloud® Directory-as-a-Service® (DaaS) can act as a replacement for Active Directory®….
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Can I Replace AD with JumpCloud?

This may not come as a surprise, but one question that we often get asked is whether or not JumpCloud® Directory-as-a-Service® (DaaS) can act as a replacement for Active Directory®….
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Next Generation Active Directory® Replacement

Microsoft® Active Directory® (AD) has been the source of truth for user identities since the turn of the century. Yet, its efficacy as an IT management platform has been in…
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Centralized Identity and Access Management

Centralized identity and access management (IAM) is highly sought after in modern IT organizations. However, achieving centralized IAM is easier said than done. This is primarily because most IT organizations…
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Is AD or Google IdP Better?

The identity provider (IdP) is a critical component to IT infrastructure. When the time comes to reevaluate your current identity management setup, there are a number of different identity providers…
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Budgeting for Active Directory: Infrastructure

It is common knowledge that Microsoft® Active Directory’s® listed price is not the complete cost. However, far fewer understand how significant the full cost can be. It is all too…
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