Device Management in Azure® Active Directory®

Is there device management in Azure® Active Directory®? Well, sort of, but it’s probably not the device management setup you’re hoping for. Most people think of device management as GPOs (group policy objects) or SCCM for Windows … Continue reading Device Management in Azure® Active Directory®

Google Cloud Identity Review

Google has been making a lot of headway with their Google Cloud Identity offering, so it’s time for a Google Cloud Identity review. What can Google Cloud Identity do for your environment? Can Google Cloud Identity completely replace your on-prem … Continue reading Google Cloud Identity Review

Virtual Mac® Management

Virtual Mac® Management solutions are becoming increasingly popular in IT organizations as administrators continue to struggle with mixed platform environments. The struggle comes from the fact that there are a large number of management solutions… Continue reading Virtual Mac® Management

Securing Endpoint User Access

Securing endpoint user access is critical for modern IT organizations. Essentially, it refers to the ability to securely manage and connect users to their laptops, desktops, and other enterprise devices – including the ability to revoke access if… Continue reading Securing Endpoint User Access

Replacing AD with Google IDaaS

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

Policy Management for Modern Infrastructure

The days of one platform prevailing over an IT environment are over. Today, the typical office is leveraging Mac®, Linux®, and Windows® systems. Unfortunately, this heterogeneous environment is causing problems for IT management solution… Continue reading Policy Management for Modern Infrastructure

The Future of macOS® Open Directory

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

Cloud Identity Management Competition

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

Open Source Identity Management

Are there viable, open source identity management solutions for IT organizations? Many IT admins are familiar with the usual open source IAM solutions such as OpenLDAP™, Samba, and FreeIPA, to name a few, but are there others that could be helpfu… Continue reading Open Source Identity Management

Future of SSH Key Management

The use of SSH keys is growing dramatically, with many large organizations having millions of these. An SSH key pair is used to log into remote systems like servers hosted in AWS®. The most popular kind of SSH key pair is essentially a 617 digit l… Continue reading Future of SSH Key Management