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Hybrid Identity Conference: All Tech And No Marketing
Hybrid Identity Conference: All Tech And No Marketing A lot of you will remember (fondly I hope) the Directory Experts Conference (DEC) we ran when I was at NetPro. DEC was a technology education and networking event focused on Microsoft identity [...]
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: [...]
What is 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 O365 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 [...]
Don’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. [...]
7 Reasons Why Cloud Identity is Different
Here are 7 reasons why cloud identity is different: Accessibility, Scalability and performance, Efficiency, API support [...]
Three Approaches To Cloud Identity Management
Writing Your Own Cloud Identity System, Using a Cloud-based Identity Service, Using Packaged Identity Software. [...]