GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM (GCP)
Google Cloud Directory Sync Replacement
As IT admins shift from on-prem AD to cloud directory alternatives, they must also consider a Google Cloud Directory Sync replacement.
In their constant competition against Microsoft and Amazon, Google's Cloud Platform (GCP) is their solution to pit against Azure and AWS. Identity management in GCP is made easy by the Directory-as-a-Service platform.
As IT admins shift from on-prem AD to cloud directory alternatives, they must also consider a Google Cloud Directory Sync replacement.
Google has made a lot of changes to their Cloud Identity offering over the years. As a result, it's time for a Google Cloud Identity review.
What is GCDS (Google Cloud Directory Sync)? Well, GCDS is a core part of Google’s approach to integrating G Suite™ with Active Directory.
What is Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS)? Well, in short, it’s really just the new name for a tool we all know very well: GADS.
The Bitium acquisition is reason to speculate that Google may be prepping to be a full on competitor to Okta, OneLogin, and Ping Identity.
With Google's recent acquisition of Bitium, IT admins are wondering if it will be Google IDaaS vs. Okta for the web application single sign-on space.
Many organizations choose Google as their cloud IdP. That is why a common question we receive is how to authenticate Linux with Google Cloud Identity.
Google Cloud Identity offers advantages as an identity provider for Google’s various services. Unfortunately, that doesn't include Mac user management.
Google has a new Identity-as-a-Service solution called Google Cloud Identity. Can it operate as an alternative to Active Directory and authenticate Macs?
The recent emersion of Google Cloud Identity has led to some confusion about what it can truly do. Is it a directory service? SSO platform? Identity Bridge?
Organizations are shifting to the cloud, and one of the core solutions they are leveraging is G Suite and Google Cloud Platform for Windows authentication.
JumpCloud admins can integrate their Google Cloud identities with their JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service credentials.