ActiveRoles Quick Connect for Base Systems: SharePoint Integration provides real-time Provisioning & Deprovisioning of SharePoint access. This integration extends the SharePoint access provision already in ActiveRoles Server. Today, ActiveRoles Server can automatically provision/deprovision in real-time SharePoint access if AD groups are used to grant access to SharePoint resources. With Quick Connect for Base Systems: SharePoint Integration, ActiveRoles [...]
On Friday I posted part 1 of the additional details about how Quick Connect for Base Systems: SharePoint Integration will provision SharePoint. This post, Part 2, will provide some additional details on the SharePoint Attestation and Remediation aspects of our solution. SharePoint Attestation: For customers who own ActiveRoles Server and ActiveRoles Self-Service manager, this new [...]
Since I mentioned our work on SharePoint in may (see http://www.bobbobel.com/teched-day-2-sharepoint-and-ad-groups/) I’ve had a lot of request for more details. We have come a long way in the development cycle and so I wanted to share some details about our plans for a public beta that will happen in about one month’s time. In August [...]
Shortly after my receiving the notification about Quick Connect for Lotus Notes, I received a note that Quick Connect for Online Services went gold also. The vision for Quick Connect for Online Services is that it will provision cloud based application like Google Premier which provides Internet based applications and collaboration. Like ActiveRoles Quick Connect [...]
The presents in my inbox just keep arriving. A few moments ago I received notice that ActiveRoles Quick Connect for Lotus notes went gold today. Now that I have recieved the Gold code from my development team, work on delivering the public release can begin. The public release process involves coordinating the various groups within [...]
I had breakfast with a colleague from Microsoft this morning and so I was late getting into the office today. When I arrived I had a little present waiting for me in my inbox; the Quick Connect 4.0.3 gold code. This was a surprise treat because it was delivered a little earlier than expected. This is [...]
As a follow up to the article in Advanced for Health Information’s artical about Childrens Memorial Hospital, Quest has published a case study with some additional detail about how Childrens went about achiving such valuable results in such a short amount of time. http://www.quest.com/Quest_Site_Assets/SuccessStories/CSW_CMH-ARSPM-US-MJ.pdf
We are getting very-very close to shipping version 1.2.2 of the Active Directory CMDLETS. This release will improve compatiblity with Quest’s PowerGUI graphical interface for PowerShell. Check back between now and friday for an announcment about our release.
I will be delivering a web cast talking about the ActiveRoles Server product and how it can make your Active Directory less costly and more secure through administrative efficiency and automation. I do these periodically to let people know what a great solution we have built in ActiveRoles. For session dates and times visit, http://www.quest.com/events/ListDetails.aspx?ContentID=9193
For the first time I can remember, NetIQ failed to appear at Microsoft’s TechEd event. If I remember correctly, the last serveral years they have had a pretty large booth and this year I just couldn’t find them. I did see a booth for Attachmate NetIQ’s parent company, but it didn’t seem to be talking [...]
