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Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing

by Kris Jamsa
March 2012
Beginner to intermediate
324 pages
7h 42m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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chapter 5

Identity as a Service (IDaaS)

TODAY, WITHIN MOST COMPANIES, users must log in to a variety of different systems in order to perform various tasks. Some of the systems may be cloud based, some may be based on local servers, and some may be accessible through different devices. The challenge of having multiple servers to access is that users must remember and manage multiple username and password combinations. Further, if an employee leaves the company, the IT staff must coordinate with the human resources department to ensure that each of the user’s accounts has been disabled. User identity management (ID management) is difficult, time consuming, and expensive. Over the past few years, companies have begun to emerge to provide identity ...

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