Until Microsoft adds a native command that easily connects virtual directories to Azure Web apps, we're going to have to do it ourselves. In the era before cloud computing, writing an entire article ...

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The adoption rate of cloud-based and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications has been dramatic, and it is only accelerating. According to a recent survey by Forrester Research, more than 50% of ...

Virtual directory technology offers a way to provide a consolidated view of user identity without having to reconstruct an entire directory infrastructure. Implemented in the form of middleware, a ...

Metadirectories and SSO (single sign-on) products tend to garner much of the attention in the directory arena, but directory virtualization is closing in. Virtual directories take data from multiple ...

This article originally appeared in TechRepublic. The new class of enterprise applications is certainly a marvelous phenomenon to behold. Many of these applications have the potential to make ...

Virtual directories are touted for their flexibility, but the technology isn’t known for its speed. A virtual directory adds an extra layer of software and intermediate TCP/IP hop. Factor in the ...