Remote and “Work from Home” Arrangements are Here to Stay.

As of the Summer of 2020 – in response to the Coronavirus pandemic – nearly two-thirds (62%) of
American employees are now working from home. And even as we begin to re-open and progress back to a new normal, the desire for remote work arrangements only looks to grow. According to a Gallup poll conducted before COVID-19, 54% of workers would have left their current role for a remote one. That figure will assuredly rise in the wake of this outbreak.

It’s no wonder companies are seeking PKI automation solutions that make it easier to manage and authenticate their organizations’ digital identities – the devices and machines that enable remote work in the first place. But it takes a lot more than just the ability to issue some client SSL or TLS certificates. Inevitably, Microsoft CA (Certificate Authority) enters the conversation as a free and readily accessible digital certificate deployment option for digital identity. Someone will ask, “Isn’t Microsoft CA free?” These are dangerous words. Expensive ones. Only over time does the true cost of using Microsoft CA for PKI management become clear – both financially and in terms of risk. In this eBook we’ll explore the hidden costs of Microsoft CA and discuss an alternative solution
which can save you over a million dollars over the next five years.