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Univention Corporate Server (UCS)

Score8.2 out of 10

1 Reviews and Ratings

What is Univention Corporate Server (UCS)?

Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is an open integration platform which, with Nubus, offers centralized Identity and Access Management with a web portal for easy access to applications and enables the management of heterogeneous IT domains through comprehensive Active Directory functions.


- Portal with Single Sign- On

- Integrated Identity and Access Management

- Packaged integrations

- App Center with enterprise applications

- Active Directory integration

- Platform for the entire Enterprise IT

- Operation on-premise, in the cloud or hybrid


Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is a solution for centralized Identity & Access Management (IAM) and at the same time the platform with which can be used to control and manage an entire IT infrastructure and all servers. UCS is scalable and can be operated in an organization's own data center or in the cloud.

The centerpiece of UCS is Nubus - with a central IAM solution that can manage identities, roles and groups. The integrated portal with Single Sign-On and Self-Service functions is a go-to point for all IT services, applications and tools. With pre-built software and integration packages, apps can be easily put into operation. The Univention App Center contains a range of enterprise applications.


UCS is presented as ideal for managing distributed, heterogeneous and virtualized IT environments, regardless of whether they use Microsoft Windows, Mac OS or Linux systems. With the integrated IT infrastructure management, users can manage server and desktop systems centrally, across locations and platforms via a web interface.

With standardized interfaces, UCS can be integrated into an existing IT environment. Comprehensive Active Directory functions enable integration with Microsoft Windows environments or their uncomplicated replacement.



Categories & Use Cases

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an overview of the UCS Management Console
the UCS App Center displaying a few of the available apps
user administration in UCS
a view of the OpenLDAP directory in UCS
the establishment of an Active Directory connection with UCS

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Top Performing Features

  • ID-Management Access Control

    Authorization or restriction of access to information depending on role

    Category average: 8.8

  • ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)

    The ability to login to the system once, gaining access to all systems without the need for logging in again

    Category average: 9

  • Multi-Factor Authentication

    Using multiple, independent components to gain access

    Category average: 8.5

Areas for Improvement

  • Account Provisioning and De-provisioning

    Capabilities for creating user accounts based on roles, group memberships and business processes

    Category average: 8.4

Univention Corporate Server - Great Product which delivers what it is advertising

Pros

  • Complete replacement for MS Active Directory Server.
  • Univention App Center - awesome concept with which Apps can be installed for the Domain.
  • App Center can be compared to Google Play Store or Apple Play Store - Organizations can gain tremendous advantages.
  • Plethora of Apps which are both free and paid and excellent apps for the Organizations.

Cons

  • As Univention is from Germany, lot of informative articles are in German but English articles are also good but less in number.

Return on Investment

  • As a partner, we have gained lot of respect from our customers as UCS is rock solid.
  • UCS is truly Open Source.
  • UCS has surpassed our expectations.

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