Most organizations manage their users’ access with Active Directory. Many organizations are moving business applications to the cloud. The most cloudy application so far seems to be email, dominated by Google and Microsoft. We have covered BPOS & Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) at length but have only cursorily touched on how Active Directory can…
Enterprise software needs to do one of two things: increase productivity or reduce costs. If it isn’t helping your business make money it is rather pointless. Even software that helps to comply with regulations is doing this, assuming the software cost is less than the fine for not doing it. I picture IT departments huddling…
We’re looking for some votes. A few good votes. We know that GroupID is an incredible product that helps Active Directory live up to its potential, creating productivity and security gains for your company. Windows IT Pro knows it too: they wrote a great review of GroupID, awarded us an Editor’s Choice award, and nominated…
I am constantly reminded how ubiquitous Active Directory groups are in our everyday corporate lives. They are seemingly used for everything (they’re not just for email any more). To illustrate, let me tell a quick story. One of my colleagues wasn’t able to finish a project as he was working from home. He told me…
One of the most common complaints about Active Directory self service password reset is how hard it is to get users to enroll. They just don’t want to be bothered. Why would you when it’s so easy to call the helpdesk? In fact, when we first released Password Center, we soon found that most of…
Sorry to end a thread title with a preposition but I added a few periods to hopefully make it better. I was talking with one of our developers today about common synchronization jobs and he was curious about what are our most commonly used destinations and sources. Of course the answer is SQL, Oracle and…