Not much has changed on the directory front
Nov. 17, 2009
Ten years ago this month directories were all the rage in this newsletter. Well, it was called the Directory Services newsletter.
Microsoft touts groundbreaking 'clip-on' for Active Directory
Nov. 18, 2009
Microsoft is introducing a directory technology built on a database and designed around a new API that provides developers with a single model for building claims-based access controls into applications that run in the ...
Supercomputer powered by graphics chips; Microsoft touts AD 'clip-on'
Nov. 18, 2009
Supercomputer powered by graphics chips; Microsoft touts AD 'clip-on'
More randomness and the Synology Rackstation RS409+
Nov. 13, 2009
A reader comes up with a neat solution for Mark Gibbs' randomization problem, having got his sweaty hands on a Droid he takes a first look, and slices and dices a really impressive SMB NAS solution, the Synology ...
A directory worth a look
Sep. 11, 2009
Last issue I said, "Directories don't get headline billing here much anymore." I should have known I would soon be corrected, as just a day or two later I had a trio of bright-eyed Aussies on the phone who wanted to ...
Active Directory in spotlight 10 years ago
Oct. 13, 2009
In this issue I'd like to take a look back 10 years -- to the October 1999 issues of this newsletter's predecessor, Network World Fusion Focus on Directory Services. The majority of those issues were concerned with the ...
Linux, Unix devices benefit from a unified Active Directory environment
Apr. 06, 2009
An oil exploration company has numerous Linux and Unix devices that it's bringing into Active Directory through a unified directory tool. The project is already providing payback through operational efficiency, audit ...
Start-up UnboundID unveils directory for Web 2.0
Mar. 17, 2009
Directory start-up UnboundID slipped out of stealth mode Tuesday and introduced a scalable and high performance standards-based platform aimed at handling the identity and personalization demands of Web-based services ...
How a universal directory might work
Mar. 04, 2009
Provisioning across organizational boundaries using either traditional technologies or those associated with federation has been our subject the past few issues. In the last newsletter, the subject of a universal ...
The shine is off directories 10 years later
Sep. 08, 2009
Ten years ago this week we launched the newsletter which, over time, became the one you're reading today. But back in September of 1999, "identity management" wasn't a phrase known to many people. So what Network World ...
Quick wins in identity management
Aug. 12, 2009
Quick wins in identity management include better password/login management and directory consolidation.
UnboundID adds proxy server to directory lineup
Jul. 30, 2009
Directory and identity start-up UnboundID completed its directory lineup with the release of a proxy server that provides users with load balancing, failover and extra security controls.
Novell makes a run at cloud security
Jul. 20, 2009
Novell is trying to secure cloud services with technology that maps corporate security policies to service providers' clouds so applications and databases get the same protection they do in corporate owned facilities.
Active Directory Integrated DNS Zones | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 12, 2009
Some benefits of running DNS on Domain Controllers
Active Directory and DNS on the Same System | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 10, 2009
Sometimes combining roles is a good thing
Provisioning/deprovisioning problematic for a third of organizations
Aug. 18, 2008
Every time we think we've finally gotten a handle on the user provisioning/deprovisioning issue something comes along to disabuse us of that notion. In this case it's the results of a survey of attendees at last spring' ...
Is the metadirectory dead?
Mar. 10, 2008
Last week's Directory Experts Conference had eight vendor sponsors - and two of those were virtual directory companies! One was the grand-daddy of virtual directory vendors, Radiant Logic while the other was the "new ...
Microsoft to simplify directory management
Mar. 03, 2008
CHICAGO – Microsoft is developing a number of tools and technologies designed to make it easier to manage users in Active Directory and for companies to confirm identities with partners.
The cost of not reaching IT project closure
Jul. 08, 2009
All things, good and bad, eventually come to an end. Philosophers have told us this in many variations for at least three or four thousand years. In IT we seem to have exquisitely intricate plans for starting new things ...
UnboundID's free sync server aids migration from Sun directory
Jun. 05, 2009
Directory and identity start-up UnboundID has released a free tool for Sun users to help them add missing capabilities to their directories and migrate off the platform.
Novell's SLED 11 to ship with Active Directory gateway technology
May. 19, 2009
Likewise's software for bridging Linux desktops and Microsoft's Active Directory will now be included with Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.
Pimp my directory
Apr. 15, 2009
A reference came in just after I'd written last month's lament about the lack of new endeavors in the realm of directory services. I put it aside, but it's worth taking a look at now.
Ex-Sun ID wizards unveil the UnboundID Directory Server
Mar. 23, 2009
While I was writing this newsletter last week the press was rampant with rumors of an IBM buyout of Sun. Such a deal would dramatically change the identity management landscape, but it's not what I want to talk about ...
Microsoft Exchange service providers merge
Mar. 19, 2009
Managed service providers Azaleos and M3Technology have merged their operations around remote management of Microsoft Exchange.
A universal directory system: Good ideas aren't always enough
Mar. 11, 2009
Last week's newsletter ("The other federation technology") about Novell's mid 90's concept of a universal directory system brought out a number of comments that I'd like to share.
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