10.14.2026 - Dedicated vs. Shared: What Most IAM Vendors Won’t Tell You About Your Shared Cloud Infrastructure
MFA works best when the data behind it is current. Scattered directories and overnight sync jobs leave gaps attackers look for. Learn why Active Directory Is the Fine Print and how VIS can help.
10.7.2026 - MFA Is the Headline of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Your Active Directory Is the Fine Print.
MFA works best when the data behind it is current. Scattered directories and overnight sync jobs leave gaps attackers look for. Learn why Active Directory Is the Fine Print and how VIS can help.
09.15.2026 - What Actually Makes an IAM Platform Different?
Below are eleven features that are genuinely difficult, and in several cases impossible, to find in the IAM market.
08.31.2026 - Can Your MFA Prompts Actually Show Up Inside Microsoft Teams?
Here’s why Optimal IdM built MFA, step-up authentication, and real-time alerting directly into the app your users already have open all day.
08.11.2026 - What Happens When Your Identity Vendor Changes Hands? Questions Every IT Leader Should Ask
Your identity vendor just got acquired. Now what? What typically changes (and when), the 5 questions to ask in writing, and the contract clauses that keep your exit realistic.
08.3.2026 - Microsoft Is Retiring SMS Authentication: What the Entra ID Passkey Mandate Means for Your Organization
Microsoft just set a hard deadline for the end of SMS authentication. Starting September 1, 2026, passkeys become the default sign-in experience in Entra ID. On February 1, 2027, Microsoft retires its SMS and voice delivery entirely, and users without another method will hit a blocking registration prompt. We broke down the full timeline, who is affected, and the three realistic paths forward in the blog.
07.20.2026 - HIPAA Just Made MFA Mandatory for Every System. Does Your Identity Stack Have Gaps?
The HIPAA Security Rule gave healthcare organizations and their business associates a fair amount of latitude. That latitude is going away. The solution? A virtual directory that connects to existing identity stores such as Active Directory without requiring synchronization or duplication means your asset and identity inventory stays accurate without a parallel data store to maintain.
07.22.2020 - New Cloud Based Virtual Directory Service Released By Optimal IdM
Tampa, FL, July 22, 2020 – Optimal IdM, a leading provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, has announced the launch of a new cloud based virtual directory service, making it the only cloud based virtual directory available. ...
09.4.2019 - What is a Virtual Directory Server?
Essentially, a virtual directory server is a way to visualize the data between applications that are fundamentally incompatible, as well as directory servers and data stores that are incompatible. A virtual directory server is a type of software application known as a middleware application, and it abstracts back-end data from client software applications, which makes it possible to change the presentation of the data dynamically. You can simply integrate new applications into your current identity infrastructure without needing to alter directory data – your data stays in its original format and place. ...
