Item: CyberArk Workforce Identity
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Centrify Identity Service

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a predominately "Windows" shop, we realized that the Macintosh OS was a sore spot. After much research, I realized that Centrify was a perfect fit as a scalable, easy to use way to reign these devices in. I'm implementing this solution across all lines of business.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Allows central "group policy" administration, much like Windows.
Easy to use tools and methods of management.
Great support staff!

Cons

Maybe a little more in initial setup assistance.
Maybe allow for some central patch compliance reporting.
More straight forward logging?

Return on Investment

Allowed a much more solid support structure.
Allowed a stronger corporate enforcement around Macs.
Helped us realize some of the security implications that this space creates.

Alternatives Considered

jamf and altiris

In my opinion, Centrify has a very specialized purpose and I have not yet seen direct competition.

Likelihood to Recommend

Any environment with a Macintosh/UNIX population would benefit from this solution if your backbone lies with Microsoft. If the OSX devices under your control number less than a dozen, it may not be necessary but the ability to make large scale changes on these elusive computers is worth a fortune!

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