Abstract: A motorized utility cart assembly includes a cart that has a bottom platform and a top platform. A drive unit is attached to the bottom platform of the cart and the drive unit includes a pair of drive wheels. Each of the drive wheels is urged to rotate in a first direction when the drive unit is turned on thereby facilitating the cart to travel forwardly to transport cargo on the cart without requiring the user to push the cart. A control unit is integrated into the cart and the control unit is in communication with the drive unit. The control unit includes a throttle which actuates the drive unit to a speed corresponding to a level of engagement of the throttle between a minimum speed and a maximum speed.

Abstract: Active Directory (AD) configuration file management described herein provides technical solutions for technical problems facing management of Linux/Unix and other Unix-like open source operating systems that use configuration files to manage systems, resources, and settings. This configuration file management may use a network-internal AD Group Policy Object (GPO) to manage these configuration files, where the configuration file management may convert the configuration files into GPOs for deployment via the AD. The use of GPO-based configuration files via AD provides the ability to manage external Linux/Unix systems. When the configuration file management agent detects a change, the configuration file is replaced with a known good configuration file based on the criterion GPO or criterion configuration file. This provides persistence of the configuration GPO and the corresponding Linux/Unix system configuration, such as to implement and enforce information security.

Abstract: An Active Directory Bridge (AD Bridge) provides the ability to register, represent, and manage external network resources on an internal network. The external network resources may include cloud resources, such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Software-as-a-Service applications (SaaS apps), cloud-hosted virtual machines (VMs), cloud-hosted computers, and other networked cloud resources. The external network resources may be unable to communicate directly with or join the internal network due to various network connection obstacles. The AD Bridge includes an AD Bridge Gateway, an AD Bridge Gatekeeper, and an AD Bridge Agent. The AD Bridge Agent resides on each external network resource, and provides the connection of the host external network resource through the AD Bridge Gatekeeper and through the AD Bridge Gateway to the internal network. The AD Bridge provides the ability to register, represent, and manage these external network resources on an internal network.

Abstract: An Active Directory Bridge (AD Bridge) provides the ability to register, represent, and manage external network resources on an internal network using Group Policy Objects (GPOs). The AD bridge provides the ability to create GPOs in native Active Directory, where the settings are managed within the GPO and can be associated with Active Directory Organizational Units. The AD bridge provides the ability to manage, monitor, and enforce these settings for external cloud resources by Group Policy. The GPOs may be read from the Domain Controller (e.g., Sysvol) by the AD bridge, then translated and delivered to the cloud resource being managed. As GPOs are updated and deployed, the settings are detected and delivered to the cloud resource. When the cloud resource settings are changed outside of the GPO, the AD bridge monitors and reacts to any changes, making Group Policy the enforcement mechanism for the cloud resources.

Abstract: A gateway device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor is configured to receive a resource request message from an endpoint associated with a user, the resource request message including an external token, a resource operation, and a resource identifier. The processor is also configured to retrieve, from the memory, an authentication identifier associated with one of the endpoint and the user based on the external token and authorize the resource operation with a directory service using the authentication identifier. The processor is further configured to receive an authorization token from the directory service and initiate the resource operation with an internal resource using the authorization token.