Virtual Directories Solutions

A virtual directory can solve many of the identity and access management issues faced by today's enterprises. That is certainly a strong statement, and the following is an explanation of how well-designed virtual directories meet such lofty expectations. Most organizations have more than one enterprise directory, and potentially a large number of applications that need to access identity information. Moreover, some pieces of identity data typically reside in relational databases or other data stores.

Symlabs Virtual Directory Server can present a consolidated view of identity data. Existing IT infrastructure can be integrated into this view by using its virtualization, mapping and transformation features. Symlabs Virtual Directory Server acts as a middle layer between directory servers and applications that need to access them. It appears as a directory server to applications and receives their requests, which are then analyzed, potentially rewritten and sent to the proper data store. When entries are returned by data stores, application-specific transformations, aggregations and mappings may be applied to the data.

Solution

Virtual Directories solve the problem of fragmented identities - different attributes for a person distributed among directories or databases. A modern identity management solution overcomes this problem by virtualization: Virtual Directory Server makes it possible to aggregate all this information into one or more views. Applications "see" Virtual Directory Server as a unified directory that provides common views of the aggregated data.

Directory Integration

While virtualization is a valuable method to resolve several difficult issues, Symlabs Virtual Directory Server offers unique features to solve application integration issues. Often, applications use different schemas and data formats. Directory Extender easily converts between these to accommodate each application without costly and time-consuming application modifications. The advantages: higher scalability and dramatically reduced administration costs.

It also simplifies multiple directory integration. Often, multiple directories contain different users that need be joined into a common user base. A frequent challenge with mergers and acquisitions, as well as with organizations that deploy Microsoft Active Directory in a forest configuration, it easily and seamlessly merges these user bases into virtual directory views.

Benefits

Unparalleled Scalability and Performance

Symlabs Virtual Directory Server is the fastest on the market. Ask for our benchmarks or test it yourself. Our common-sense approach to software development eliminates potential bottlenecks at the design phase. Performance, stability and scalability have been principle design goals from its inception - not an afterthought. This is evident in real-world, large-scale deployments where it consistently and reliably performs under demanding conditions. The bottom line for customers: the world's fastest virtual directory - highly scalable with a small footprint. See what it can do: Download and evaluate Symlabs' Virtual Directory Server today!