Reducing Large Active Directory Group Population Processing Times From
Hours to Seconds
TAMPA, Fla., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimal IdM LLC, a Microsoft
partner and a leading global provider of identity management consulting and
software solutions, today announced the next generation of its .NET virtual
directory, the Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management(TM).
It is a product that builds on the robust functionality offered in the
Virtual Identity Server and is designed to enhance Active Directory (AD)
group membership management as a standalone Windows service or as a
management agent (MA) that works with Microsoft's Identity Lifecycle
Manager (ILM) / (MIIS). The release of the Virtual Identity Server for
Enterprise Group Management provides organizations with a codeless,
automated solution to AD group management. It also enables organizations to
significantly reduce complexity and deployment costs, while meeting
compliance regulations.
Using the Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management as a
standalone service or with ILM, users are placed into and out of AD
security groups based on business rules and user attributes. Prior to the
launch of the Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management,
organizations using ILM to manage group membership in AD were required to
bring all applicable groups into the metaverse. Now, using Optimal IdM's
Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management organizations can
manage group membership in AD efficiently, without projecting groups into
the metaverse and without any custom code.
The Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management provides
value throughout the entire life cycle of a user's identity. As attributes
of a user change over time, the user is dynamically and automatically
removed or added from static AD groups. This provides an automated and
flexible mechanism to managing group membership in near real-time; aiding
in a company's compliance efforts.
John Maring, Managing Partner of Optimal IdM adds, "Nine times out of
ten, organizations do not need to provision or de-provision AD groups
themselves. Instead, these static security groups already exist in the
environment and organizations only need to add or remove users from these
groups. Often, what used to take a great deal of consulting time and custom
code, can now be accomplished without custom code and in a short amount of
time using the Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management."
The Optimal IdM solution further enhances the capabilities of ILM by
making the user attribute "memberOf" read and write capable within ILM.
This, in turn, extends ILM by allowing normal custom import and export
rules to take advantage of this attribute and functionality to affect or
change AD group memberships, without the need to import or discover the
group objects themselves.
"In one customer simulation, we were able to reduce the processing
times of membership changes on a large (50,000 member) Active Directory
group from over 2 hours to less than 60 seconds. This release provides the
ability to process Active Directory group membership changes in near
real-time, verses a once daily run, as many customers are doing today,"
stated Nada Dickerson, Chief Software Architect of Optimal IdM.
The Virtual Identity Server for Enterprise Group Management supports
full imports, delta imports, and export run profiles within Microsoft's
MIIS and ILM products. The product is also available as a standalone
Windows service. Technical specifications can be found on our website at:
http://www.optimalidm.com/egm .
Optimal IdM, LLC
Optimal IdM, LLC, is a leading global provider of identity management
consulting and software solutions. Headquartered in Land O' Lakes, Florida,
Optimal IdM provides sales and services through regional offices across the
United States and a growing network of resellers and distributors.
Optimal IdM's customers include Fortune 1000 companies, as well as
Federal, State and Local Government agencies in more than 12 countries on 4
continents. Founded in 2005, Optimal IdM is privately held and has been
profitable in every quarter since inception.
For more information on our products and services, please visit our
website at http://www.optimalidm.com .
Optimal IdM and Optimal IdM Software products or service names are
trademarks of Optimal IdM and Optimal IdM Software. All other trademarks
belong to their respective companies.
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Related links:
http://www.optimalidm.com
http://www.optimalidm.com/egm
CONTACT:
Kristina Girard of Optimal IdM LLC,
+1-813-425-6351
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