Natalie Bluhm

Blog – JumpCloud

Natalie is a writer for JumpCloud, an Identity and Access Management solution designed for the cloud era. Natalie graduated with a degree in professional and technical writing, and she loves learning about cloud infrastructure, identity security, and IT protocols.

What is at the center of making work happen for most organizations? For many, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the internet, their computer, or maybe a web-based application of some sort. While all of those tools are important for tackling work every day, the true hub ... Read More

At the start of 2009, Windows® had 95% of the Desktop OS market share worldwide, and Mac® had 3%. Fast forward a decade later and Windows’ market share has dropped to 74% while Mac’s has increased to 13%. Mac systems are making their way into the working world, and one ... Read More

Historically, the directory service has been provided on-prem via solutions such as Microsoft® Active Directory® or OpenLDAP™. This made a great deal of sense because most networks were on-prem and Windows® -based. As you probably know, however, the IT landscape hasn’t stayed this way. Instead, it has changed and shifted ... Read More

NIST regulations for memorized secrets can be an important part of an IT organization’s goal to comply with federal guidelines. Many organizations are required by law to comply and many others leverage NIST’s guidance for strong security hygiene. Whatever your purview, this blog post is intended as a review of ... Read More

What are the benefits of IDaaS (Identity-as-a-Service)? Are the benefits the same across the different players in the space? As you consider your identity management strategy, these are excellent questions to be asking. An even more important one that you need to consider, though, is what does IDaaS mean to ... Read More

Is Azure® Active Directory® Domain Services (Azure AD DS) the future of AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services)? The short answer is no, but in this piece we will discuss what the future holds in store for Microsoft® ’s identity and access management approach. When AD DS Made Sense AD ... Read More

One landmark in the IT landscape that has seen significant growth over the last two decades is the use of Mac® systems in the workplace. Since the leading user and system management platform (Active Directory®) has continued to solely focus on Windows® systems, many IT organizations are looking for a ... Read More

Is there a serverless Active Directory® option? In other words, is there a version of Microsoft® Active Directory (AD) that is delivered from the cloud? The short answer is no, not really. Many believe that Azure® Active Directory is Microsoft’s serverless solution for identity management, but that isn’t quite the ... Read More

A decade ago very few were talking about identity security, but today, identities are the number one attack vector used to compromise networks. Not only have data breaches exposed 446 million records in just the last year, but 92% of organizations also have credentials for sale on the Dark Web ... Read More

What does the Intune vs JumpCloud® comparison look like? At first glance, you’re probably wondering why one would even compare an MDM/MAM solution with a cloud directory service since it’s not exactly a fair comparison. Well, there is actually some overlap between Intune and JumpCloud, and that is they both ... Read More