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Enterprise

User Lifecycle Management in Modern Enterprise IT

As organizations increasingly adopt Public Cloud solutions and SaaS platforms, understanding User Lifecycle Management (ULM) and its associated challenges becomes essential.

ULM is essential for ensuring the security and compliance of IT systems. By managing user access effectively, organizations can reduce the risk of unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. In this blog, we’ll dive into the concept of ULM, its challenges, associated technologies, and best practices.

September 13, 2023

Enterprise

Bridging the SSO-IT Management Gap in SaaS

In the expansive landscape of Software as a Service (SaaS), the ease and accessibility of SaaS has unlocked new levels of operational agility for modern enterprises. Gartner predicts that the SaaS market will reach $232.3 billion by 2024, making it one of the fastest-growing areas in the IT industry.

As organizations have embraced SaaS applications, Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions have emerged as a linchpin in managing and facilitating seamless user authentication. However, this solution has inadvertently led to a new challenge: a bottleneck at the IT Service Desk due to a lack of comprehensive management tools for these numerous SaaS applications.

July 26, 2023

Enterprise

From Active Directory to Public Cloud: Extending OUs and GPOs for Seamless IT Administration

The evolution of Microsoft’s Identity and Access Management strategies has been a fascinating journey to watch. From the on-premise days of Active Directory with Organizational Units (“OUs”) and Group Policy Objects (“GPOs”), we’ve moved into the era of Pubic Cloud with Microsoft 365 and Administrative Units (“AUs”). However, not all organizations are ready to leave behind the familiar structure of OUs and GPOs. In this blog, we’ll delve into this subject and explore how Nuvolex and the ManageX platform allows the extension of OUs and GPOs to SaaS applications like Microsoft 365 and beyond.

June 28, 2023

Enterprise

The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Enterprise IT: Striking a Balance Between Control and Collaboration

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, enterprises are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations and drive greater efficiency. One approach that has gained traction is outsourcing Enterprise IT to third-party Managed Service Providers. The theory behind this approach is the ability to leverage the expertise and abundant resources of these IT partners so that organizations can focus on the company’s core competencies. Beyond that, the thinking is that Enterprises will see benefit in terms of overall cost savings, the built in infrastructure scalability of the partner and access to cutting-edge technologies that these Managed Service Providers have access to and leverage across their customer base. However, the decision to outsource IT is not without its complexities. In this blog, we’ll explore the Pros and Cons of outsourcing Enterprise IT and discuss the importance of maintaining control, access and visibility while exploring a more collaborative model like a Shared Services approach.

June 7, 2023

Enterprise

Securing Your IT Service Desk With RBAC

IT environments play a critical role in the successful operation of any enterprise. However, the same IT environments that enable the smooth running of a business can also pose significant risks if not managed properly. One of the most pressing issues facing organizations IT administrators having unfettered access to enterprise IT environments. In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of Role Based Access Controls (RBAC) in mitigating the risks of internal security threats to enterprise data.

May 24, 2023

Microsoft 365 Management

RMM 2.0 – SaaS Management Platforms

As organizations move their applications and infrastructure to the cloud, effective management of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) applications becomes increasingly important. However, traditional Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools are not designed to manage SaaS and IaaS applications, which are accessed over the internet rather than through a local network. As a result, SaaS Management Platforms (SMPs) continue to be adopted by IT organizations that have traditionally relied solely on RMM products.

May 4, 2023