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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
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
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
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
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
Google Cloud Platform™ (GCP) is coming on strong, and they need to because they are sitting in the number three spot with AWS® and Azure® competing for first and second place. As IT admins think about GCP, a common question we hear is, … Continue reading Future of Managing Google Cloud Servers
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
Amazon Web Services® (AWS) has over a million users, and their growth is not showing any signs of slowing down. It’s even expected that cloud data centers will process 94% of workloads and compute instances by 2021. With that projection, it&… Continue reading Future of Managing AWS® Servers
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)?