New Blog by the Creator of IAM Success Tips

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

Are you a Business IT Consultant, technical contractor, project manager, architect or implementer? Check out the new BIG Results Consulting Blog over at CorbinLinks.com.

There you will find:

Come over and say “hi” at CorbinLinks.com. I look forward to seeing you there!
Best regards,

-Corbin
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Identity Management Training on Your iPhone or iPad

by Corbin Links

Greetings!We have released a new Identity Access Management Training resource for iPhone and iPad.  Our new app is appropriately titled “IAM Success Tips” and is now available from the iTunes store. Pick up your copy at:http://bigrc.us/iamapp

The “IAM Success Tips” app works well on either iPhone 3 – 5, or iPad 1 & 2 and is optimized for both devices. It contains 40+ hours of audio training, covering all things IAM-related, including:

–Strategy and Sponsorship
–Program and Project Management
–Staffing and Training
–Contracting, POC, and Vendor Management
–Technology
–Design
–Integration and Implementation
–Support and Management
–Building and Maintaining IAM Roadmaps
–And much, much more…

Pick up your copy today by visiting http://bigrc.us/iamapp

Thank you to all of our list members and supporters who have suggested “taking IAM mobile”! We hope our new app will become a valuable tool in your Identity Access Management training toolkit.

All the Best, of Identity Management Success,

-Corbin Links, and the Links Business Group LLC Team
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We’ve Gone Even Greener!

by Corbin Links

As one of the first Identity Access Management and Business IT Consultancies to make GREEN a top priority, we continue our pioneering tradition. You’re thinking “but wait — they’re already so green – how could they be more so?” After all, we are based on digital assets, cloud-based back office services, paperless contract/documentation delivery, 100% digital payment processing and industry-leading digital products.

Here’s what we did:  we have now completed the transition to 100% digital products. No more paper, no more bindings, no more printing, no more trees. Effective today, all of our books and audio programs are completely digital!

To celebrate, we have lowered our prices and made Identity Access Management knowledge and “consulting in a box” even more affordable than ever before. Visit our store and “Go Green”

GO GREEN AT THE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT STORE

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How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 57 – “How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship” is now released. This topic was one the top write-in response in our 2011 IAM Success Survey.

 

Getting Executive Buy-In

In this episode, we’ll cover:

(1) Announcements and Updates

(2) Feature segment: “How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship”

  • Review of the terms “Buy-in” and “Sponsorship” – similarities and differences
  • Detailed coverage of my Top 5 Sponsorship Acquisition and Maintenance Strategies

(3) Recommended Resource Segment – My favorite tool for tracking and managing time

(4) And much much more

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Other Important Resources:

Enjoy!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship [ 46:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 2

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 56 – “Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 2″ is now released. This is the second in a two-part series on all things “Role” related.

(1) Announcements and Updates

(2) Feature segment: “Roles, RBAC, Role Mining and Role Engineering – Part 2″

  • Review of Role Definitions, Models and Engineering from Part 1
  • Q&A: “Do I need a third-party role extraction / management /modeling tool to get existing roles and create new ones?”
  • Six Steps for Collecting or “Mining” Your Current Roles
  • How to Define and Store Your Roles
  • How to Present Roles to Applications
  • How to Maintain Your Roles

(3) NEW! Recommended Resource Segment

(4) And much much more

Basic Role Engineering Approaches

Today’s Q&A segment also includes a discussion of what to do with “non-person” accounts in IAM, such as service, daemon, batch, system, and agent accounts.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Other Important Resources:

Enjoy!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering - Part 2 [ 1:08:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 1

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 55 – “Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 1″ is now released. This episode is the first of a two-part series on all things “Role” related. Topics include:

Topics include:

–Introduction to Roles
–Different Types of Roles
–Roles vs. Groups
–RBAC
–Role Models 101
–How Roles Integrate With the IAM Six Stage Model
–Role Mining and Mapping Approaches
–Roles Within Provisioning and Access Management Systems
–and much much more.

Basic Role Engineering Approaches

Today’s Q&A segment also includes a discussion of what to do with “non-person” accounts in IAM, such as service, daemon, batch, system, and agent accounts.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Non-iTunes: http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips

iTunes: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

Other Important Resources:

Enjoy!
All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering - Part 1 [ 53:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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How Many Directories?

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 54 – “How Many Directories? Is now
released! Today’s episode focuses on the ageless question of “How Many
Directories *Should* I Have?” while striving to provide some rule-
of-thumb guidelines and answers. If you or your clients have been
struggling with this question, or want some guidelines on how to get
started, then this is the podcast for you.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player, download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Non-iTunes:  http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips

iTunes:  http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

Other Important Resources:

IAM Success Tips: Trilogy Edition - Digital

Enjoy!
All the Best, of Identity Management Success
 
Corbin Links
How Many Directories? Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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IAM Success Tips – Important Message From IAMSuccessTips.com

by Corbin Links

Dear Clients, Customers, and Colleagues,

Effective today, we have pulled all of our products
from third party venues such as Amazon due to a lack of quality
control and customer service as well as ongoing price
inconsistencies.

We felt that you, the customer, could be better
served at our website where we offer direct communication, stricter
product guidelines, vital product information and updates, and
bonuses and discounts not available elsewhere. We appreciate and
value the many clients and customers who have supported our efforts
over the years and look forward to establishing new relationships
in our ongoing mission to serve the Identity Access Management and
Business IT Consulting communities in the best manner we can.

All IAM Success Tips Volumes and related products will be sold exclusively
via our online store at http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/store.
This includes all digital, audio, and print editions. As a
reminder, all products purchased directly from us include not only
exclusive bonuses not available elsewhere, but **free lifetime
updates.**”

We hope that you will continue to visit our
site often and take advantage of the many items we have to offer to
both new and existing clients and customers, and sincerely thank you for
making LinksBusinessGroup.com your Identity Access Management and
Business IT Consulting resource.

All the Best, of Identity Management Success

Corbin Links
IAMSuccessTips.com

+1 800 507 3480 (Main office)
+1 877 381 4311 (Fax)
info@IAMSuccessTips.com (Email)

2637 E Atlantic Blvd #14231 Pompano Beach, FL 33062, USA

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Year End 2010 / New Year 2011

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

Let me start by wishing you a successful and prosperous New Year!

As the holiday season ends here in the states, we look forward to
the IAM World getting back on track and schedule with the many
exciting things ahead.

It has been a while (much longer than anticipated!) since the
release of Episode 52, but Episode 53 is finally here and ready
for download.

Episode 53 is aptly entitled  “Year End 2010 / New Year 2011 -
Where’s Corbin? Plus Announcements, Updates, Questions and Answers,
This and That“. Topics covered in Episode 53:

  • What I have been up to and why there was such a long break
    between episodes 52 and 53
  • Discussion of FAQ items
  • Feature Segment:  Q & A. The bulk of the episode is focused on
    user questions and answers, covering everything from book
    questions, to discussing current “best practices” in identity
    management provisioning. Also, there is a detailed discussion of
    RFP’s and contracts, and how to decide whether or not to pursue a
    particular project, SOW, or contract
  • Contact information and resources
  • And much, much more!

Now with transcriptions! Click here to read a transcript of Episode 53 – Year End 2010 / New Year 2011

To listen to the show, just use the inline player, download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Non-iTunes:  http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips

iTunes:  http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

If you are either new to the show, or do not yet have copies of the
first 5 seasons of the “Identity Management Success Podcast”, be
sure to visit: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/theiamshow to pick up a copy of the “Identity Management Success:  Collector’s Edition Audio.” This special audio product includes:

The first five seasons of the “Identity Management Success
Podcast” – 50 Episodes

–Episodes are re-engineered and edited to bring you only the main
content from each topic

–The package includes a bonus PDF with show liner notes and
summaries for the first 50 Episodes

–Bonus audio programs not released to the public, including book
reviews, project planning, discovery phases, proof of concepts, Q &
A shows, and much more

Pick up your copy today from: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/theiamshow

Other Important Resources:

IAM Success Tips: Trilogy Edition - Digital

Enjoy!
All the Best, of Identity Management Success
 
Corbin Links
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Your Advice and Input is Requested – IAM Survey 2011

by Corbin Links

Greetings!

I need to ask your advice about a few things. As we ring in the new year,
it is an important time for us to stop and reflect on
where we are as a company, and ensure that we are delivering the
right value to our readers and listeners. Could you take just a few
minutes to share your advice with us? It will take
just a few minutes and 10 brief questions, but the moments you
spend will be very valuable not only to us, but our other listeners
and subscribers as well.

To share your valuable insights, advice and opinions with us,
please visit:

http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/iamsurvey

Thank you in advance or your time, and also for your continued
support of IAMSuccessTips.com. May 2011 bring you much
success and happiness!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success

Corbin Links,
IAMSuccessTips.com

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