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Identity Analytics - "User Provisioning" Case Study: Using Modelling and Simulation for Policy Decision Support

This paper extends and complements paper by providing additional details on how modelling and simulation can support the policy decision making process, for Identity and Access Management IAM. Specifically, the process of making IT security policy decisions, within organizations, is complex: it involves reaching consensus between a set of stakeholders...

Tags: User Provisioning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Analytics, Policy, Decision Support, Identity, IAM, Tools & Techniques, Data Mining, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-03-21

Imprivata and Courion Relieve Password and User Provisioning Woes

According to Moffitt's Vice President and Chief Information Officer, there were two challenges to solve. Their front-end challenge was, how do they provide single sign-on to a diverse set of anywhere from six to ten applications that have been running in their environment for many, many years while providing a...

Tags: User Provisioning, Password, Courion Corp., Imprivata, Authentication/Encryption, Security

Case studies 2008-06-01

User Provisioning: The Business Imperative

The challenges facing those who manage and support IT users have never been greater than they are in the current business environment. Today's IT manager needs to consider that organizations have employees joining and leaving at a rapid rate, and that current employees rarely remain in one position within the...

Tags: User Provisioning, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., IT Department, Strategy, Management

White papers 2007-09-01

ADHB Finds Cost-Effective Cure for Provisioning Headaches

ADHB was being bogged down by simple provisioning tasks such as setting up new users and fulfilling password change requests. The turnaround time was reducing productivity across the organisation and inhibiting the ability to forge ahead with other projects. Project One Touch was conceived to address three key areas: desktop...

Tags: User Provisioning, Provisioning, Password Change

Case studies 2007-07-16

User Management Resource Administrator 7.4 build 1227 (Windows)

UMRA offers sys-admin software for controlling and updating user account information across any OS, user directory and application. Using the powerful built-in drag-and-drop scripting actions, even the most complex user management tasks can be performed. UMRA offers a solution for the following user management areas: 1) Mass updating - mass...

Tags: User Provisioning, Network Administration, Administrator, User Account, Microsoft Windows, Tools4ever, UMRA, Networking

Software downloads 2006-03-24

Centralizing UNIX Authentication and User Provisioning With Oracle Internet Directory

Burlington Coat Factory BCF is a major garment retailer, based in the Northeast. BCF uses Linux workstations for conducting their core business with employees and customers. They use Star Office for their word processing needs and Oracle ERP and other applications also run on Linux and some Unix variants. There...

Tags: User Provisioning, Oracle Corp., Oracle Internet Directory, Burlington Coat Factory, Linux Workstation, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

White papers 2005-09-01

IAM Executive Briefing Series: Addressing the User Provisioning Challenge

Organizations are facing an increasing challenge in the provisioning and management of users in their IT environment. The challenge is primarily driven from regulatory compliance, cost reduction, customer satisfaction, and risk reduction drivers which are impacting all areas of the business, not just IT. Addressing these challenges can require significant...

Tags: User Provisioning, Provisioning, Computer Associates International Inc.

Webcasts

Select Identity - Automated User Provisioning

Automate the time-consuming process of managing user privileges across multiple technology systems, instantly allowing end users access to the right IT resources according to predetermined policies and processes. HP's OpenView's Select Identity helps companies centralize control of security policy while simultaneously putting identity management capabilities in the hands of business...

Tags: User Provisioning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Identity, Identity Management, Select Identity, Authentication/Encryption, Security

Webcasts

Customer Discussion Panel: Driving Real World Business Value from Enterprise User Provisioning

Watch this Oracle webinar and hear from other organizations about how their identity management implementations provided real business value. Experts from Lehman Brothers, Accenture, and MphasiS discuss their experiences and offer guidance on best practices and future directions. Requires Real Player

Tags: User Provisioning, Oracle Corp., Identity Management, Authentication/Encryption, Security

Webcasts

Additional Resources

SaaS: Shelfware as a service?

Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience. I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle. The...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, shelfware

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

EvriChart: A Linux Success Story

Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...

Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Google defends itself as FCC asks for more information

Per Wikipedia Google Voice IS a Telecommunications Service "Google Voice formerly GrandCentral is a telecommunications service by Google[1] launched on March 11, 2009. The service provisions a U.S. phone number, chosen by the user from available numbers in selected area codes,"and as such they should be required to play by...

Tags: Federal government, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VOIP, Google Inc., FCC, phone, GrandCentral

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

Will Microsoft always be seen as open source Astroturf?

Long ago......people gave up any semblance of being able to separate the message from the messenger. We saw it with the anti-Bush tirades, we see it now with the anti-Obama (and the anti-anti-Obama) tirades, as we see it in the anti-Microsoft tirades. Microsoft could announce that the sun was going...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., publically-traded company, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

TechRepublic: Most CIOs refuse to buy the hype on desktop virtualization

Simply put, there is no value in itand a massive number of headaches.RE: TechRepublic: Most CIOs refuse to buy the hype on desktop virtualizationWell I see lots of advantages.1) IF the workstation do not have hard drives, this will reduce the cost per seat. Most Desktop hard drives...

Tags: Desktops, Virtualization, desktop, desktop virtualization, VDI, Emory Healthcare

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Wanova Desktop Virtualization

A while ago, I had the opportunity to speak with several representatives of Wanova, a newcomer to the desktop virtualization market. On the line with me were Jack Norris, VP Marketing; Issy Ben-Shaul, Co-founder, CTO; and  Ilan Kessler, CEO and Co-Founder. The company claims to have developed a new way...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Environment, Wanova Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-20

SAP unplugged: Vishal Sikka and John Schwarz on deck

Jeff Nolan and Vinnie Mirchandani have done a sterling job in reporting our meeting Vishal Sikka, SAP's CTO and John Schwarz, executive board member in charge of BusinessObjects. To my eternal shame, I was asleep for most of the meeting with Vishal having completely miscalculated the effects of jetlag, turning...

Tags: SAP AG, Leadership, Financial Planning, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-27

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part DeuxReminds me of Comcast.Back when I was a customer of theirs, I had some troubles. I eventually got to a tech support person that actually understood what I was talking about when I told them the IP address of the equipment on the...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Part Deux, suburban broadband, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Oracle Role Manager

Oracle Role Manager solves these challenges by providing a comprehensive feature set for role lifecycle management, business and organizational relationships and resources. Built using scalable J2EE architecture, Oracle Role Manager enables business users to define user access by abstracting resources and entitlements as roles. Organization data in existing applications can...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Role Manager, J2Ee, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2009-06-01

More Windows 7 XP Mode questions and more Microsoft answers

Over the past few days -- since word of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went public -- Microsoft has provided so far only the barest of details about its planned Virtual XP Mode functionality for Windows 7. Slowly but surely the company has started releasing additional details. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Corp., Windows XP Mode, MJF, MED-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Cloudkick: Cloud provider market maker?

Cloudkick, a startup that delivers cloud server management software, on Friday rolled out a feature that allows customers to hop between providers---Rackspace, Amazon EC2, Microsoft and others---based on price.  At its launch March 16 Cloudkick's service primarily managed Amazon Web Services accounts. In a demonstration at the...

Tags: Rackspace, Server, Radar, Cloudkick, Polvi, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-24