With the Sun acquisition complete, we can finally start talking about what this means for various product lines. Thomas Kurian touched on the identity management strategy in the big Wednesday launch event, and I recapped what he said in my previous blog post. Now, the next level of detail has come from Hasan Rizvi, SVP [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Oracle_IDM’
Today is the day: Oracle + Sun = Exciting Days Ahead
Well, it’s finally here. After months and months of delay, Oracle announced it finalized its acquisition of Sun.
It took so long, I think of lot of people thought this day was just a mirage. And unfortunately, the delay has cost us (in the identity management team) the opportunity to work with some great folks like [...]
Screencast of my OpenWorld Session on “IdM and the Cloud”
On Monday, I presented at Oracle OpenWorld on the topic of “Identity Management and the Cloud: Stormy Days Ahead?“. The title proved to be a little too prescient, because the weather in San Francisco was pretty nasty. And as you can imagine, the number of jokes made about this became all to predictable.
Unfortunate coincidences on [...]
Connection Denied: Why the Military should play with Social Media
A few weeks ago, while I was at Catalyst, I read an article about the marines banning the use of social media. The policy on social media usage is far from consistent within our armed forces, as revealed in this Stars and Stripes story that shows just how confused and divided the policy makers are:
Marines [...]
Burton Catalyst 2009: The Twisted Web We Weave
I’m finally settling back into work after a wonderful week out in sunny San Diego at Burton Group’s annual Catalyst Conference. And it wasn’t just the weather outside that was wonderful. Inside you could find some thought-provoking sessions, inspiring discussions and great people. It’s given me way too much to blog about, and I hope [...]
The Twitter Break-In: Anything to learn here?
The answer is: Plenty.
In a nutshell, here is what happened as I understand it: A hacker named Hacker Croll (who has been a pain in Twitter’s behind for a while now) was able to gain access to the Gmail accounts of various twitter employees, including founder Evan Williams. He was then able to use the [...]
Identity Management and Cloud Computing: This Ain’t No Shotgun Wedding
This is the introductory post in a series I hope to write regarding Identity Management and Cloud Computing, leading up to a talk I will be giving at Oracle OpenWorld on the topic (details to come). But before we dive into the topic, I do need to lay some groundwork around some relevant concepts.
What Is [...]
Entitlement Management: More than meets the eye
Ian Yip just blogged his thoughts about what Entitlement Management means. It’s interesting to hear his take, because not too long ago, I participated in another discussion that was trying to define EM. Back then, the contention was that entitlement management and RBAC were essentially solutions to the same problem, setting off a “which one [...]
