Snacking on the Active Directory Cookbook; the Directory Expert Conference targets a bigger crowd

Useful resources for Active Directory managers Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Radiant Logic Key Trend: Identity Service Virtualization From mergers & acquisitions to online community building; Directory aggregation to a complete IdP Service... Managing disparate populations and their entitlements across different data silos remains the #1 challenge in Identity Management. Join Forrester & Radiant Logic and learn how virtualization in its latest iteration has been key to the solution. Spotlight Story Snacking on the Active Directory Cookbook; the Directory Expert Conference targets a bigger crowd By Dave Kearns Today's newsletter is all about Active Directory with news of a new book, a Webcast and a live event all of which can inform, educate and entertain you. Now those of you who have been reading this newsletter for a long time know that I've never considered AD the best directory system. I still don't. But, in marketing terms, AD could be called the World's Favorite Directory because there are certainly more AD "seats" than for any other system. Read full story Dave Kearns is a consultant and editor of IdM, the Journal of Identity Management. Related News: Searching for the digital needle in a relational hackstack Let me share a few of the tools I use to help customers identify their possible exposure to information theft. Industry giants to weigh in on U.S. privacy laws A group of U.S. companies, led by technology giants Microsoft, HP and eBay, is set to outline recommendations for new federal data-privacy legislation that could make life easier for consumers and lead to a standard federal breach-notification law. What the Web knows about you She had me at hello ... or just about. 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