One of the great new capabilities new to ActiveRoles AD CMDLETS version 1.4 is the ability to define criteria for how you want to identify obsolete or inactive accounts. You define the criteria as an “InactiveAccountsPolicy” that can be called from the Get-QADUser cmdlet to list accounts matching the obsolete policy then delete, disable or if [...]
In late June or early July, a new version of the Active Directory PowerShell CMDLETS will be released. I wanted to give everyone a teaser about the new features to be added. Here you go! - Certificate management - Support for cross-domain group membership - inactive accounts enumeration - single command to search in multiple [...]
While I was in college I worked summers for a glass company. My job was in the engineering drafting department where I drafted furnace parts, conveyor belts and paint bands that hides the goo they use to stick your windshield to your car. During this time American automakers struggling cope with the explosion of Japanese [...]
Managing access to applications and data resources can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. IT administrators are often asked to grant access to sensitive data without knowing the business justification why a user should have it. The result may be inappropriate authorization, access delays, or groups that are bloated, outdated and inaccurate. This lack of [...]
My friend Stuart Harrison just announced that a new version of Quest Password Manager has just been released. This new version contains several really cool integration points with ActiveRoles Server and ActiveRole Quick Connect to provide a seamless cross-platform credential management solution. Other new features include: Windows 7 support Windows 2008 R1/R2 support IE8 support Captcha [...]
I am extremely proud to announce the public release of ActiveRoles Server 6.5 with enhanced work-flow, extensibility and broader platform support. This release is accompanied by ActiveRoles Self-Service Manager 2.0 that both defines and enforces Access Accountability while streamlining access management providing sustained compliance. Congratulations and thank you to the collective Quest team for making [...]
As we approach the release of ActiveRoles Server 6.5 I wanted to take a moment and let some of you know what changes we are making to the platform. Our goal for this release was to provide more out of the box functionality as well as make it easier for third parties to leverage ActiveRoles [...]
Kuppinger Cole produced a report covering the provisioning product I’ve been managing since 2004. The report paints a great picture of where Kuppinger Cole sees the product’s position in comparison to the rest of the market. Personally, it is very rewarding to see how well respected our product has become. (Read the report here)
The Microsoft team has announced on its blog that Exchange 2010 is code complete (meaning they have finished all the features and testing) and are preparing to release the product.
As. Sr. Product Manger for ActiveRoles I was asked and will be giving a live web demo on Quest’s Active Directory provisioning and automating solution (ActiveRoles) this Wednesday, September 23rd at 11:00 AM EST. I would like to invite everyone to join me for this live web demo where you will see how ActiveRoles Server can [...]
