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Hear Sun identity management experts, customers, and partners discuss their latest projects, biggest challenges, and Sun's industry-leading products.


All Podcast Episodes

podcast Dewpoint podcast
In this episode Sun's Chief Identity Strategist talks with Brian Trimble from Dewpoint, A Sun delivery specialty partner about their experience with Identity and Access Management.
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podcast Medavie Blue Cross podcast
Leading health insurer solves software integration problems with Sun solution including OpenSSO and GlassFish ESB.
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podcast Simplicity with OpenDS Naming Service — 4/7/09
In this episode, Sun's Nick Wooler and Ludo Poitou, discuss the benefits of having an open-source, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) naming service inside a network architecture.
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podcast Unum's Success With Identity Manager — 1/13/09
In this episode, Lynda Fleury, AVP & CISO at Unum, speaks with Sun's Craig McDonald about Unum's identity management solution which has reduced provisioning time by 95%.
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podcast The Technical Perspective of Identity Compliance Manager — 10/22/08
In this episode Sun's Neil Gandhi and Mat Hamlin talk about the features and benefits of Identity Compliance Manager including the identity warehouse and the creation of rules. Plus you'll hear about the improved end-user experience and segregation of duties.
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podcast New! Identity Compliance Manager — 10/20/08
In this episode, Sun's Mat Hamlin and Nick Crown discuss why customers are looking for a compliance solution and the factors in creating this offering. Plus you'll hear a case study and about how some employees have "taken the network hostage".
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podcast OpenSSO Recap — 10/8/08
In this episode, Sun's Daniel Raskin and RedMonk's Cote discuss the OpenSSO, event that took place in Second Life, Sun's new OpenSSO Release and upcoming events.
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2008

podcast The Latest on OpenSSO — 7/23/08
In this episode Daniel Raskin and Cote discuss identity services, what you can expect at the SSO conference and stable build vs. a commercial build. Plus, the guys finish up with another round of "what identity product would you be".
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podcast Introducing Identity Manager 8.0 — 6/23/08
Brandon, Squire Earle, Craig McDonald and Mat Hamlin discuss the features and benefits of the new Identity Manager 8.0. Plus you'll hear about roles and their evolution in identity management.
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podcast Partner: IC Synergy and R.A.R.E. — 6/2/08
Sun's Ryan Bearden and IC Synergy's Martin Gee discuss the evolution of the security and identity market, why R.A.R.E was created and the R.A.R.E and non-R.A.R.E way to do implementations.
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podcast Overview of the Market and Trends with Customers — 5/14/08
Sun's Ryan Bearden and Agilysys John Gutkowski discuss the market place today, predictions about Role Manager, Federation and the ever hot need for Virtualization.
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podcast Federation: Not the Usual Standards Talk — 4/21/08
Brandon, Daniel and Cote discuss the Fedlet and how you can start using it today, details on Federation Access Manager, the upcoming JavaOne and RedMonk's Unconference and why you should participate. Plus the guys discuss movies.
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podcast The Latest News from Brandon & Cote — 3/26/08
Sun's Brandon Whichard and Red Monk's Michael Cote discuss the recent privacy breach with a few famous passports, the difference between enterprise SSO & web SSO and is Open ID ready for prime time?
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podcast Did you say Fedlet? — 3/24/08
Sun's Daniel Raskin, Jamie Nelson and Manju Gangadhar discuss Sun's first SAML 2 deployment (in beta), the differences between SAML 1.1 & 2 and the competitions acquisitions.
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podcast Trends in Role Management — 3/13/08
Ryan and Logic Trends CTO Philip Lentz discuss trends in role management adoption, what GRC really means and the Gartner Risk and Compliance Summit.
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podcast Latest News from the IdM Buzz — 3/4/08
Brandon and Michael Cote discuss the close of the Vaau acquisition, role mining, the famous Ping video, the MySQL acquisition, and favorite movies of 2007.
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podcast Removing Risk From Business Process — 2/20/08
Brandon and Accenture's Rob Dyson discuss Accenture's view on successfully implementing identity management into your enterprise and picks for March Madness.
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podcast A Roles-Based Conversation — 2/14/08
Brandon, Michael Cote and Rick Siebenaler from Deloitte discuss the importance of roles and potential dangers of not having roles up-to-date plus favorite Valentine's Day gifts.
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podcast Which Identity Product Would You Be? — 2/1/08
In this all-Sun cast, Daniel Raskin, Jamie Nelson and Yvonne Wilson discuss Sun's IT environment, the Sun products being used, the need for stronger authentication, and Super Bowl picks.
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podcast Is This the Year of Open ID? — 1/24/08
Brandon Whichard & RedMonk's Michael Coté discuss support of Open ID, the economy's effect on online business and Super Bowl picks.
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2007 Archive

podcast Partner: Discussing Technology Convergence with CPSG — 12/20/07
Ryan Bearden and Jim Guinn, Partner and VP of CPSG, discuss the trend of technology convergence at the enterprise level and tying identity management to business and enterprise applications.
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podcast Discussing Higher Education & Government with AegisUSA — 12/19/07
Ryan Bearden and Ralph Armijo, Chairman and CEO of AegisUSA, discuss complexities of IdM solutions in the Higher Education and Government markets and the unique approach that AegisUSA takes when addressing customers' IdM needs.
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podcast Eve Maler: Interoperability Expert and Rock Star — 12/14/07
Listen in as Daniel Raskin, Sun Senior Product Line Manager for Identity, and Eve Maler, Principal Engineer for the Sun CTO, discuss whether SAML & WS Federation can co-exist, common uses for standards and more.
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podcast Partner: Highlighting Healthcare with Laurus Technologies — 11/28/07
Ryan Bearden and Laurus Technologies' Juraj Siska, discuss the services lifecycle and the convergence of identity and SOA in healthcare.
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podcast Web 2.0 and The College Kid - 10/10/07
In this edition you'll hear from Brandon, Don, and Don's daughter Megan Bowen. They'll discuss what web based applications college kids are using today.
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podcast Federation: Implementation, Interoperability & the Liberty Alliance — 8/12/07
In this edition you?ll hear from Brandon, Don, Daniel Raskin & Principal at Luminance Consulting, Andrew Shikiar as they discuss Federation. Plus you?ll hear where Sun landed on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for User Provisioning as well as college football picks.
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podcast Identity Theft & Hackers — 8/7/07
In this edition, you?ll hear from Brandon, Don & InfoWorld columnist Roger A. Grimes as they discuss some of the many facets of identity theft and the battle against hackers. Plus the guys give their pointers on what to do and what not to do in Las Vegas.
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podcast Capital One & Burton Group Catalyst U.S. — 6/29/07
In this edition, Brandon, Don & Sun customer Mitch Hamilton from Capital One discuss the importance of auditing in Capital One's environment and the lessons learned in their implementation — including workflow and manual provisioning with individual containers. You'll also hear thoughts on the recent Burton Group Catalyst conference and predictions for the #1 NBA draft pick.
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podcast Gartner IAM Summit London & Burton Group Catalyst Conference S.F. — 6/25/07
In this edition you'll hear from Brandon, Don & producer Bianca. Listen in as they discuss the Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit in London and the Burton Group Catalyst Conference in San Francisco. Tune in for information on a special appearance by Sun President & CEO Jonathan Schwartz.
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podcast Sun Shines on Open ID — 6/15/07
In this edition you'll hear from Brandon, Don & Sun Technology Director in Business Alliances, Eve Maler. Listen in as they discuss Open ID, Project Concordia and it's charter to bring standards together. Is the cd really dead? Hear about the crew's latest purchases.
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podcast Web 2.0 Meets Directory — 6/8/07
In this edition you'll hear from Brandon, Don & Sun Open DS Community Manager, Trey Drake, they will discuss OpenDS, web 2.0 applications and other uses of a directory.
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podcast Introducing Sun CISO Leslie Lambert — 5/21/07
In this edition you'll hear from Brandon, Don & Sun Chief Information Security Officer Leslie Lambert. Listen in as they discuss wireless internet at Sun, JavaOne and NBA playoff favorites.
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podcast Partner Podcast with CSC — 4/23/07
In this special partner edition you'll hear from CSC's Art Coupe and Phil Karecki and Sun Biz Dev Manager for Alliances John Weiss. Listen in as they discuss what issues are driving identity management, what customers are facing with their implementations, and how a staged approach can be your best bet to having a successful identity management project.
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podcast Planes, Trains & Automobiles — 4/2/07
Don Bowen and Andy Land discuss the IdM Paris User Group and go over customer hot topics including internal selling and implementation challenges.
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podcast OpenSSO: Bridging the Gap — 3/20/07
Listen in as Brandon, Don & Sun's Federation Architect Pat Patterson go over OpenSSO, SAML and the convergence with OpenID.
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podcast Pimp My Privacy — 3/16/07
Don, Brandon & Sun's Chief Privacy Officer Michelle Dennedy discuss the role of the CPO, data privacy breaches and Federation. Plus the crew gives their picks for March Madness.
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podcast Attention All Directory Fanatics — 3/13/07
Listen in as Don Bowen and Director of Engineering Steve Shoaff geek out about the new release of Directory Server Enterprise Edition.
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podcast OpenID and Authentication Frustration — 3/9/07
Listen is as we discuss OpenID and authentication headaches with Red Monk analyst Michael Cote, plus the guys give their recently released movie favorites. Tune in for this funny banter.
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podcast Sun Analyst Summit and RSA Review — 2/15/07
In this episode you will hear about the Sun Analyst Summit, the trip to RSA and early pics for March Madness.
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podcast January User Group — 1/31/07
Listen in to hear about the January User Group, the charter of Open DS and our comments on the recent Trends in Identity Management webinar from the Burton Group.
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podcast Review of Gartner Summit and Predictions for 2007 — 1/3/07
Hear our take on the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit, role management hype and 2007 predictions for identity managment.
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2006 Archive

podcast Converged Provisioning — 8/30/06
Learn what identity auditing is all about and why Sun is moving into converged provisioning.
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podcast The 4 A's of Identity Management — 8/18/06
Find out about the 4 A's, what a directory is and how Federation affects the directory model.
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podcast Challenges of Roles Management — 6/20/06
Hear about roles management strategies, its effect on auditing and compliance and migration from manual to automated roles management. And hear a recap of SAP Sapphire and JavaOne.
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podcast User Centric Identity — 5/17/06
Find out how user centric identity, trusted identity providers, social networking and personalization. Plus, more on developers bad habits, risk and cost of identity mistakes.
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