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“I don’t know who you are, but I’m going to help you anyway…”
Being a Managed Service Provider is challenging. To be a viable business you need to provide excellent service, keep things running lean, [...]
Facilitating Machinery-of-Government Changes
A recent federal election in my home country has reminded me of the disruption and work load on IT resources that can [...]
Passwords Must Die!
Identity is a core component of cybersecurity, and as such I tend to pay attention to security breaches and the various exploits [...]
Hybrid Identity Conference – All Tech and No Marketing. Be There!
A lot of you will remember (fondly I hope) the Directory Experts Conference (DEC) we ran when I was at NetPro. DEC [...]
13 Things To Look For in a Cloud Identity Store
The first, and arguably most important component of your cloud identity system is the identity and attribute store. It forms the heart of any identity system, whether it be a cloud-based or on-premises application. So what should you look for in a cloud identity store? Here are 13 questions we think you should be asking: [...]
Getting Clarity on the Definition of “Cloud Computing”
The term “cloud computing” has been around for quite a while, at least as far back as 2006 when Amazon started promoting their “elastic compute cloud”, or what is now know as EC2. [...]
Making Office 365 Work with an External SAML Identity Provider
Recently I was asked to integrate our Cobalt Identity Server with Office 365 (O365) using SAML 2.0 for web SSO. I managed to get everything working in the end but not without some confusion and frustration along the way. This post attempts to capture the issues that I encountered [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Put All Your Eggs in One Cloud Identity Basket
I had the privilege of providing the keynote session at the inaugural Hybrid Cloud Identity Protection Conference (http://www.hipconf.com) in New York City last week, and it was gratifying to confer, converse, and otherwise hob-nob with my fellow hybrid cloud identity wizards. [...]
Identity Management for Managed Service Providers
MSPs have enjoyed a good return for providing services, but that world is changing. [...]