Open LDAP is an undisputed ruler in the arena of open source directory services. In fact, several organisations have been using Open-LDAP based on LDAP SERVER protocol for the last two decades now. Open-LDAP has gone mainstream with the continuously increasing number of Linux devices at play, every year. However, with Open-LDAP, there are also a growing number of challenges that you need to take into consideration. Open-LDAP was developed in a period during which all the software were installed on-premises. The concept of cloud computing was way far from the realms of understanding. Today, things are starkly opposite where the cloud technology is in widespread use, and it is our future too. The use of Open-LDAP in the cloud is generating a series of challenges for IT companies. Cloud networking, diverse system frameworks and strict criteria for device adherence to the laid requirements tend to put a lot of pressure on Open-LDAP and make it work in ways it hasn't b