Katelyn McWilliams

Blog – JumpCloud

After nearly two decades of relative calmness in the directory services realm, we are now seeing some disruption as IT organizations shift towards the cloud. As the winds of change blow and shake loose the hold Microsoft® Active Directory®(AD or MAD) has on the directory services space, admins are beginning ... Read More

When looking at the identity and access management (IAM) space, admins are often comparing an identity bridge called Centrify with JumpCloud® Directory-as-a-Service®. While at first glance, pitting the two against each other may make sense. In the end, however, IT admins really need to be evaluating their choice in identity ... Read More

Microsoft® Active Directory® (AD or MAD) has been dominating the identity management space for nearly two decades. AD has certainly started to show its age, however, with the arrival of web applications and increased use of non Windows® systems. As more chinks appear in the directory service giant’s armor, IT ... Read More

JumpCloud®, the first Directory-as-a-Service® platform, announced Aaron Wilmot as Vice President of People and Ryan Severns as Vice President of Growth Marketing to the rapidly expanding Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company. Severns and Wilmot are joining an impressive team of seasoned executives, all with successful history in software startups, including founders Rajat ... Read More

The SaaS 1000 is a list that indexes the fastest growing companies in the Software-as-a-Service space. The project was started by Tom Blue, founder of Lead411, and utilizes a proprietary algorithm to analyze growth indicators, company size, and hiring trends over a six month period. Today JumpCloud® Directory-as-a-Service® appeared for ... Read More

Since its inception in the 1990s, Microsoft® Active Directory® (AD) has been a dominant force in the directory services market. AD’s championship belt, however, has been put under contention as of late with all of IT’s innovations in the 21st century. With WiFi, mobile, cloud, and other advancements, on-prem AD’s ... Read More

In the modern age, many organizations are now leveraging both Google’s G Suite™ and Microsoft® Office 365™. One may initially doubt the plausibility of this. After all, aren’t Google and Microsoft natural born enemies? Well, they are, but organizations don’t care about the competition between Google and Microsoft. What they ... Read More

Many questions have emerged around password security. There are broad questions, such as what security requirements to enforce (e.g. password complexity, MFA), and then there questions that are specialized to the unique needs of your users and environment. For instance, is it possible to do a system-based password reset for ... Read More

Identity theft is the the number one attack vector compromising networks today. The right set of credentials are the keys to an organization’s digital kingdom. Beyond security, identity management is the pipeline to connecting end users to the IT resources they need. That makes it crucial to day-to-day efficiency as ... Read More

Security is at the forefront of every IT admin’s mind. In addition to the huge ramifications of a breach, many organizations are required to implement security measures in order to achieve security compliance. Much of this centers around securely storing data and authenticating access to user identities. With that in ... Read More