Friction out
An expression used to describe how difficult it is to stop using a solution. The stickiness of your product.
DPC
Friction in
The challenges representing the resistance in getting a customer up and running with a product.
Recipe
A recipe is the set of steps that need to be taken in Nova to perform a simple task. For example in Delegation and Policy Control there might be recipes for: How to delegate password resets How to delegate management of out of office messages
AP classic role
This role gives a user access to the Nova Delegation & Policy Control (DPC) service (formerly known as Autopilot).
Azure Active Directory
Similar to Active Directory, but cloud-based. This is a Microsoft identity and access management service. It allows administrators to grant access for users to sign in and access resources. Other Names AAD
Virtual Organizational Unit
On-premises Active Directory includes the ability to set up organizational units, which are groups of users. However, Azure Active Directory and Office 365 don’t use the organizational unit concept. The users are stored in a flat list, which can make working with multiple geographies and multiple departments difficult. So, in Nova we re-introduced organizational units. We call them … Read more
Tenant
A group of users from a common location/organization. Other Names Tenant organization Group Other Information A single organization/company/customer might have multiple tenants.
Delegation & Policy Control
The Nova service where customers can apply Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) easily with pre-configured and custom actions. They can grant delegated rights granularly across an organization. Other names DPC Delegation and Policy Control Other information This was formerly known as Autopilot. Incorrect names DCP Autopilot Auto Pilot
Automatic Replies
The Automatic Replies feature in Outlook can be used to automatically send a reply email to incoming emails during a certain period of time. This is helpful if you're out of office on holiday, traveling for work, etc. Automatic Replies can be enabled for a user from within Nova Delegation & Policy Control. Other Names Out of Office Out ... Read more
Authorization Policy
Authorization Policies in Nova grant permission for someone to do something, against something. A Nova admin configures an authorization policy to specify who can perform certain actions within a tenant, and the conditions associated with those actions. For example, an administrator might grant permission for people to access a certain application. Or, an office manager might grant … Read more