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Azure AD vs ADFS: What You Should Know
Azure AD vs ADFS ADFS works with both cloud-based and on-premises deployments. It is a self-managed solution that can be deployed on-premises or in Azure VMs. ADFS can operate without Azure identity management services. It creates endpoints with unique IDs for authentication, which can work across a hybrid environment. Azure Active Directory is a centralized,…
S4/HANA with Fiori: Improving User Experience for S4/HANA ERP
What Is SAP Fiori? SAP Fiori is a user experience and application design language that SAP customers and partners can use in their business applications. SAP uses the Fiori design language in several applications, including C/4 HANA, SAP S/4HANA, Analytics Cloud, Data Hub, Ariba, etc. Applications using Fiori as their design language are sometimes known…
GRC Security: Achieving an Integrated Approach to Cyber Risk
What Is The Relationship Between GRC and Security? Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) is an organizational function responsible for addressing uncertainty in organizations and ensuring that the organization maintains integrity. Because cyber attacks are one of the primary threats facing modern organizations, the practice of GRC is inseparable from cybersecurity. In most organizations, GRC and…
Azure AD Connect: Features, Architecture, and Best Practices
What is Azure AD Connect? Azure AD Connect allows you to connect on-premises identity infrastructure to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). It lets you manage identities across a hybrid infrastructure consisting of public cloud and on-premises resources. Once your on-premises directories are integrated with Azure AD, you can leverage this service’s features to simplify identity…
Oracle SSO: The Basics and a Quick Configuration Tutorial
What Is Oracle Single Sign-On (SSO)? Oracle Single Sign-On (SSO) is a functionality built into Oracle Cloud. This enterprise cloud offers various tools to extend and create new services rapidly. It delivers business applications on an integrated development and deployment platform and includes built-in identity management. Here are key Oracle Cloud identity features: How Oracle…
Azure AD vs Okta: Compared on Features, Pricing, and Support Options
Microsoft vs. Okta: Background Microsoft and Okta provide different identity management solutions, so they are a bit difficult to compare. Both Microsoft Azure AD and Okta provide identity and access management (IAM), but it is not always clear which components are included in IAM and whether each company provides a complete solution or only some…
Understanding Azure AD Privileged Access Management (PIM)
Azure Active Directory (AD) Privileged Access Management (PIM) lets you control, monitor, and manage privileged access. The service supports various Azure cloud resources, Azure AD, and Microsoft Online Services like Microsoft Intune and Microsoft 365. You can use Azure AD PIM to provision users with just-in-time privileged access to your Azure resources, including those within…
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD): The Complete Guide
What is Azure Active Directory? Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution. It provides directory services for on-premises applications, just like the traditional Microsoft Active Directory. In addition, it lets you manage external applications, such as software as a service (SaaS) or resources in the Azure cloud. If…
Understanding SAP Basis Administration
What Is SAP Basis? SAP Basis is the technology foundation that makes all SAP applications run smoothly. It consists of programs and tools that support SAP system operations and enable the portability of SAP applications between systems and databases. An SAP Basis administrator should ensure that the SAP application server and SAP business applications are…