http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/ Latest News from Matthew Pollicove en Copyright 2012 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:12 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2246851 My current project has me working with IDM 7.2 and GRC 10.0which has kept me quite busy lately. However, I did want to take a little bitof time to discuss NetWeaver IDM 7.2 SP4, which we need to install into our projectenvironments. I do plan to talk<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2246851" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:30:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2246851 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2246851#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2211916 Okay, I admit it, when I solve a particularly confoundingproblem, I like to get up, proclaim “Victory Lap!” and walk around in a smallcircle (Sometimes two for bigger problems). I think it's important to celebratedevelopment successes particularly when they result in helping to really moveprogress ahead. I’d like to share with you folks my latest cause for a VictoryLap. My current project is requiring me to install VirtualDirectory Server for HCM and GRC along with an IDM Dispatcher on a Red HatLINUX server. Now I’ve dabbled withLINUX before and even run it as my personal Operating System once upon a time, but Ithink it’s safe to say that I was going to learn a bit during this process, and learn I did!<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2211916" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:59:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2211916 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2211916#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2147053 <br /><div style="text-align: left;">There are two items of general NetWeaver Identity Managementmaintenance that I get asked about frequently.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">How do you prevent deadlocks<<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2147053" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:20:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2147053 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2147053#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2130146 One thing that I forgot to mention in my last <a href="http://idm-thoughtplace.blogspot.com/2012/01/cutting-gordian-provisioning-knot.html" target="_blank">post </a>was about the content of the tutorials. When you take a look at them you're going to<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2130146" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:03:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2130146 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2130146#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2128906 <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EKXAO-Xg-GY/TxCSz7K6-oI/AAAAAAAAAN4/0Fbdzl9HXGk/s1600/1280241131HSIJwk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2128906" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:24:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2128906 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2128906#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2124461 <div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are using Fulltext search with a SQL Server implementation of IDM, be advised that there is a new installation guide that contains updated information about Fulltext<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2124461" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:54:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2124461 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2124461#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2113451 I'm always happy to see that IdM is gaining acceptance from customers and the Industry in general. In a list <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2113451" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:43:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2113451 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2113451#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2099512 <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Iwas having an extended email conversation with some peers about some issuesthey were experiencing with Pending Value Objects in SAP<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2099512" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:59:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2099512 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2099512#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2090771 <!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}</style><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2090771" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:33:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2090771 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2090771#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2085385 <br /><div class="MsoNormal">I was recently asked to take a look at an architecture in use by a client. As I started the analysis, Inoticed that there was a high reliance on Web Services for communicating databetween systems. Now Web Services are not<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2085385" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:24:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2085385 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2085385#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2083405 <div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Based on<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2083405" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:03:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2083405 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2083405#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2070785 A long time ago when I first started working with MaXware Identity Center, I had to pass a hands-on test to demonstrate my proficiency with Identity Center and Virtual Directory. The part of this whole exam that scared me the most was provisioning to Microsoft Exchange. Long story short, I aced the exam and successfully provisioned to all of my target systems including Exchange. Recently I was asked to set up provisioning to Microsoft Exchange 2010 specifically via PowerShell. So I got to earn a little education along the way.<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2070785" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:15:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2070785 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2070785#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2051313 If you've checked the SDN Marketplace lately, you'll notice that <a href="http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-identitymanagement" target="_blank">NetWeaver Identity Management 7.2</a> has finally come out of Ramp-up and into General Availability! There's<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2051313" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:43:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2051313 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2051313#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2036449 I do a lot of research to keep up with the goings on in the Identity Management world. A lot of it is based on the goings on with SAP NetWeaver Identity&nbsp;Management, monitoring <a href="http://forums.sdn.sap.com/forum.jspa?forumID=274&amp;start=0"<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2036449" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:37:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2036449 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2036449#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2026378 There's a known issue where the database does not install correctly from the mxmc-install batch file. There seems to be a problem with the vbscripts that transports the passwords the script to the database server.<br /><br />I've taken the liberty here<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2026378" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:57:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2026378 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/2026378#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1996114 Have you ever noticed when looking at the Job Log of a To/From LDAP task that the HTML and XML views of the log are empty, but the text views works fine? &nbsp;I know I have and it bugged the $#@* out of me.<br /><br />I asked around at TechEd about this<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1996114" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:20:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1996114 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1996114#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1994281 <br />Recently when working on a new QA system based on a copy of the PROD database when I encountered an error that I had never seen before when starting up the first dispatcher. I highlighted it below:<br /><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span"<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1994281" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:36:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1994281 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1994281#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1985282 What can I say? The last two days of TechEd completely blew me away!<br /><div><br />I started off by seeing a demo of the latest version of NetWeaver Identity management (7.2). Not even sure where to start! Role and Privilege Contexts, more on RESTful<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1985282" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:27:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1985282 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1985282#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1984225 Some great sessions on the RESTful interface and integrating with SAP BW.<br /><br />It looks like NW IDM 7.2 is going to have some really killer features. &nbsp;From the looks of the RESTful interface presentation, it will be possible to have quite a<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1984225" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:57:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1984225 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1984225#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1980282 Time for a new series of TechEd Reports. &nbsp;Had a great time Sunday night meeting up with a bunch of folks from IDM, SSO, and SAP Security.&nbsp;Interesting conversation about some new features coming out in the near future.&nbsp; Hopefully we'll get<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1980282" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:09:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1980282 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1980282#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1974451 I've been working on setting up a new environment for SAP IDM 7.1 SP5 (yes I know 6 is available). This installation is notable for me since I am configuring it around. So it's my first pure 64 Bit system. I'm pretty excited. So I got the OS installed no problem. Got SQL installed. (gotta say, 2008R2 is probably the smoothest SQL install I've done since SQL Server 7. Very much a fan) Got the IDM DesignTime and Runtime installs completed with no problems. Installed JAVA 1.6 and Installed the 3.0 SQL Server drivers. Then the skies began to darken...<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1974451" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:45:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1974451 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1974451#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1944024 I am very excited to announce that I will be at this year's TechEd in Las Vegas, NV. &nbsp;Looks like I have a pretty filled week of learning all about the new 7.2 version (maybe we'll get a release date!), along with Best Practices, Troubleshooting tips<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1944024" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:08:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1944024 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1944024#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1931565 I think it's a given that Oracle's Identity Manager has been the 600 pound Gorilla in the provisioning space over the last few years. &nbsp;From what I've been seeing, Microsoft's FIM and a&nbsp;resurgence&nbsp;of SAP Netweaver Identity Management will<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1931565" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:55:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1931565 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1931565#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1926452 This title applies to more than one aspect of my Identity Management life these days. I've been very&nbsp;busy which accounts for the lack of blog entries lately. &nbsp;It's not that I don't have what to write about. &nbsp;It's more about finding the<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1926452" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:43:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1926452 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1926452#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1922888 An ugly issue came up not too long ago on my project. &nbsp;We were seeing the error messages referencing an mxmc_admin based connection string as mentioned in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/(<a href="http://idm-thoughtplace.blogspot.com/2011/02/too-much-in-jar" title="http://idm-thoughtplace.blogspot.com/2011/02/too-much-in-jar">http://idm-thoughtplace.blogspot.com/2011/02/too-much-in-jar</a><p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1922888" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:41:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1922888 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1922888#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1871433 <blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating.<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1871433" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:46:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1871433 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1871433#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1869307 Ok, I won't make this all about the problems with the MMC Console.&nbsp; We all know what they are. However, one thing that's always ticked me off is navigating through a long list of attributes or scripts.&nbsp; If that list gets to be too long, it<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1869307" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:40:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1869307 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1869307#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1864856 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sayingimages.com/if-you-didnt-write-it-down-it-didnt-happen/"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IVG0VOAnNuc/Te7TPUriNyI/AAAAAAAAAGc/SZtHQwvyIzo/s320<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1864856" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:01:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1864856 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1864856#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1823822 On the project I just wrapped up, we realized that we would need additional runtime dispatchers for load balancing. After taking a quick look at the environment, I realized that I did not have any current documentation on installing a remote dispatcher,<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1823822" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 08 May 2011 21:48:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1823822 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1823822#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1815583 Over the years, I have begun to build up a small library of useful queries and query techniques, some of which I have shared in past posts.<div><br /></div><div>Probably my most frequently used query is actually a two parter, the first part is pretty<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1815583" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 02 May 2011 20:58:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1815583 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1815583#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1813795 Enterprise projects require Enterprise tools. &nbsp;We all know this. There's no way you're running an Identity Management system in an Enterprise Environment on Microsoft Access (No insult intended, Microsoft!)<br /><br />By the same token, Enterprise<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1813795" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 01 May 2011 21:26:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1813795 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1813795#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1810003 Recently, I had an interesting problem presented to me today that I was able to solve using a seldom used piece of IDM functionality.<br /><br />The project I am working on had a requirement to read some information in from Active Directory and write it<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1810003" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1810003 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1810003#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1803592 Ok, now I really want to work with 7.2!<br /><br />The REST interface is now available.&nbsp; Using REST and JSON it is now possible for users to create their own interfaces.&nbsp; Hopefully I'll be able to start learning more about this soon.<br /><br /<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1803592" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:01:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1803592 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1803592#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1792963 For a process that is supposed to be all about promoting access, NW IDM certainly has enough ways to prohibit access to the system.<br /><br />We recently enabled Anonymous Password reset and had a user that just could not authenticate. No&nbsp;matter<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1792963" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:58:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1792963 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1792963#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1777792 <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Ahhh, to experience the joys of designing and implementing an Identity Management solution. It doesn't matter how many bugs you quash, what desired impossible functionality<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1777792" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:45:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1777792 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1777792#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1730873 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Now on to a different troubleshooting tip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1730873" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:55:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1730873 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1730873#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1728924 Recently had a problem where Import/Export was not working. I kept getting an interesting Error Message. What was really interesting about this was the user that was referenced, mxmc_admin. Now this is interesting, because during the Identity Store creation process, you are prompted to use mxmc_rt as the user and there is no time during the install that you are asked to create a JAVA based connection string using mxmc_admin. This started a great deal of troubleshooting and conversations with people who have a great deal of knowledge with IDM's moving parts. Ultimately we wound up looking at the options in IDM's MMC interface.<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1728924" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:19:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1728924 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1728924#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1726816 Interesting post on <a href="http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/23577">SAP's IDM Blog</a>. &nbsp;Basically. the author is stating that if you want to plan your SAP implementation in a strategic manner, you must use IDM and not CUA <p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1726816" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:17:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1726816 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1726816#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1703058 <span class="body"></span><br />I love making mistakes. &nbsp;It's probably the best teacher in this world of Identity Management. In honor of that (and before the technical content, some thoughts on making mistakes:<br /><blockquote><span class="Apple<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1703058" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:41:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1703058 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1703058#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1699426 I was quite happy to discover a new person blogging on SAP's NetWeaver&nbsp;Identity&nbsp;Management. Ian Daniel, of <a href="http://sap-idm.blogspot.com/2011/01/useful-sql-for-sap-idm-for-provisioning.html">Adventures in SAP IdM</a>. Of course in Ian's<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1699426" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:12:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1699426 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1699426#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1697243 The project that I am currently working on is starting in a different way than any other Identity Center (or Identity Management!) project that I have ever worked on. Rather than starting with AD/LDAP provisioning, role management or synchronization,<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1697243" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:13:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1697243 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1697243#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1685886 Just saw <a href="http://www.vadvert.co.uk/technology/8063-galderma-improves-the-security-complexion-of-its-landscape-with-sap-netweaver%C2%AE-identity-management.html">this </a>courtesy of Google Alerts. Always nice to see a big win! &nbsp;Just like to<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1685886" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:40:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1685886 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1685886#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1677075 Reporting, Metrics, Audit, whatever you want to call it, relies on being able to extract information from your identity management systems.&nbsp; This <a href="http://sapinsider.wispubs.com/Article/SAP-NetWeaver-BW-Reporting-Now-Available-for-Identity<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1677075" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:38:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1677075 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1677075#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1663249 This was a topic that I thought I would really be getting into during 2010, but somehow the Cloud never really seemed to become the story. On the whole, I think there were more discussions regarding the definition of Identity and the Federation of those identities between systems. However there's still be some discussion of what the "cloud" actually is and how it should function in various disciplines, including Identity Management.<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1663249" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:45:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1663249 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1663249#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1661353 As the year draws down, I've been thinking a bit about the year and what's it's meant in Identity Management. There's certainly been a bit of discussion about the nature of Identity, authentication and authorization controls. As technology, process and legislation grow closer, there's a greater need for Governance and Compliance controls than ever before. We're also seeing the beginning of the Cloud truly being a part of the IdM solution.<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1661353" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:45:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1661353 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1661353#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1659496 I’ve been involved in a number of conversations lately with colleagues and the Identity Commons mailing list about the nature of identity. The fact of the matter is that as far as the Information Technology / Information Security arena is concerned,<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1659496" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:12:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1659496 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1659496#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1618743 Whether working on user provisioning, password management, compliance, directory virtualization or meta-directory projects, the first step has always been about checking the data and making sure that it is clean. What constitutes clean data, and how do we get it that way? This is almost certainly the most important question that should be addressed when considering an Identity Management project.<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1618743" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:18:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1618743 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1618743#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1606292 It’s one thing to build a system in a sandbox or lab environment and a completely different thing to run that system in a production environment. There are a number of things that system designers and architects need to consider. Some of these<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1606292" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:19:00 EST http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1606292 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1606292#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1587078 SECUDE’s Security Intelligence, the SAP security solution has already won accolades and rave reviews for its innovativeness and capability. <p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1587078" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:59:30 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1587078 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1587078#feedback http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1584602 If you have not read it yet, the latest <a href="http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/ca/vol3/article3/article3.html">Magic Quadrant</a> from Gartner is out. I've taken a quick look at it and saw no real surprises. Look for a slew of<p><a href="http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1584602" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:47:00 EDT http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1584602 http://matthewpollicove.sys-con.com/node/1584602#feedback