Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

WHITE PAPER: A new, more flexible identity infrastructure is on the horizon. With the growing adoption of federation standards and protocols, such as SAML 2.0, OpenID, and WS-Trust, both enterprises and end users will benefit from enhanced security, increased privacy, and a better experience. Read this white paper for more information about the new system.

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Find out how your business can have a better and more efficient identity management system in this white paper.

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 | Published: 14 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Delivering smarter security and more customized services are at the top of any IT agenda. Both would be easier and cheaper to achieve with a common infrastructure, in what we call an identity and context service. In this paper, we’ll address how such a shared service can serve these two very different IT initiatives.

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 | Published: 07 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Most enterprises already have a heavy investment in Active Directory. Find out how your business can leverage AD for a more efficient and responsive identity management system.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment.

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this new Quest white paper, learn about the challenges of managing Active Directory using native tools – and how provisioning in your diverse environment is equally difficult. Then, discover a third-party solution that not only delivers a comprehensive provisioning solution, but one that makes it quick, easy and painless.

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 | Published: 01 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: FoxT and Echelon One conducted a study to identify the persistent threats and appropriate actions that enterprises should consider when implementing effective server access controls. View now to uncover key findings and best practices for protecting against insider threats and the risk of theft and misuse of intellectual property and customer data.

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 | Published: 15 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines how to configure an ASA to leverage AD for remote connectivity. Your users will appreciate the ability to connect in to your internal network to access programs and data with the same user name and password credentials as they do when they are in the office. VPN access via the public Internet is very secure and reliable.

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 | Published: 17 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: For a truly mobile device, operating to de-perimeterised principles, a wireless connection is probably required to achieve optimal connectivity while roaming.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the challenges with local privilege accounts in Windows Server 2003 R3 or 2008 R2 and uncovers an approach to address them, enabling you to centrally provision and administer Windows Server local accounts and easily centralize and implement security policies for the support staff controlling access to privilege accounts.

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 | Published: 16 Feb 2012

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, IT author Jonathan Hassell walks you through some of the key changes made to R2 in three key areas: Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services.

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 | Published: 17 Dec 2009

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide from SearchWindowsServer.com offers advice for planning and designing an effective security strategy. Find out why it is important to also secure Group Policy settings and learn how managed service accounts boost server security in R2.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 | Published: 18 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how DirectAccess (DA) is a new feature in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems that allows users to remotely connect to their corporate network without a traditional VPN client configuration or application.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: GroupLogic’s new activEcho is the industry’s only secure Enterprise File Sharing and Syncing solution that balances the need for simplicity for the end user, and the security, management and flexibility required by the enterprise.  This paper provides an in-depth view into the security features and benefits of activEcho.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 | Published: 14 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Mobile, social and cloud application complexities are requiring organizations to modernize their application platforms. This IDC paper presents the structural changes and functionality––including lightweight frameworks, in-memory data management, application management, and more––required in order to evolve to a cloud-ready application platform.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover key tips for protecting, maintaining and recovering your Group Policy infrastructure in this essential resource. Find out how you can secure every desktop and server in your Windows environment with these best practices.

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 | Published: 13 Apr 2012

EBOOK: This chapter sample, from the guide Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, co-written by Mark Minasi, Willem Kasdorp as the contributing author and published by Wiley Publishing, summarizes the defining features of Windows Server 2008.

Posted: 24 May 2010 | Published: 24 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the benefits of Microsoft's BranchCache solution to allows branch office workers to cache content obtained from head office file and web servers locally.

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 | Published: 10 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how to get visibility into IPv6 traffic – how much, what applications, who’s doing it – to take full control of your IPv6 transitions. Blue Coat PacketShaper provides real-time application and content-level visibility and QoS control of IPv6 and all application traffic on the network.

Posted: 04 May 2012 | Published: 04 May 2012

EGUIDE: Given the vital role a security information and event management (SIEM) system plays in an organization’s security infrastructure, a compromised or crashed system can mean devastating consequences. This e-guide explores the serious implications of a corrupted SIEM system and offers helpful tips on how to secure them.

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 | Published: 24 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: The new privileged access management solutions available on the market today provide highly efficient and effective alternatives to sudo. Using these modern approaches, you will be able to reduce the risk of insider fraud, streamline regulatory compliance, and greatly reduce the effort required to administer your server estates.

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 | Published: 04 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to discover how the right database middleware software enables your business to simplify app development, and automatically include data encryption and authentication in your apps. Uncover what new product is being commended for its solid security features, interoperable data access and documented high performance.

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 | Published: 19 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: While most organizations generally focus on keeping the bad guys out, many overlook the potential dangers of the threats that come from within. Privilege users essentially have the keys to the kingdom and with any malicious intent can cause major damage. This paper explores this issue more in-depth and offers key recommendations for reducing risk.

Posted: 24 May 2012 | Published: 24 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: There has been a lot of interest among students lately on the details surrounding the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) specializations and their relationship with the corresponding CCNP specializations. The purpose of this white paper is to put all the information about these into one concise reference document.

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 | Published: 22 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document describes three options for integrating Macs with Microsoft DFS infrastructure.

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: BYOD and the wireless revolution are changing the modern enterprise – are you ready? This resource explores how to ready your network for BYOD in order to reap the most benefits while simultaneously maintaining control over your network and corporate assets.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012