Federate IAM for and from the Cloud
Identity and access management like you’ve never seen it before.
- Most organizations are managing their identities improperly.
- Not pursuing an identity and access management (IAM) strategy will cost your organization more in the end, and leaves it vulnerable to potential attacks.
- Organizations need to understand the options available to them for identity and access management – each organization has a unique path to an IAM strategy.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- There is a lot of value in implementing an IAM solution, from cost-savings to increased security.
- Full IAM solutions may not be for everyone – yet. Staying with SSO or Federated Identity can be enough for your requirements, but you must evolve eventually.
- Be prepared to embrace the Cloud. As more applications are delivered through the Cloud, cloud-based and cloud-aware IAM services take on increased importance.
Impact and Result
- Understand your organization’s priorities in terms of identity and access management: is it user experience over security, or vice versa? Eventually you need to be looking at combining both priorities.
- Maximize your cost-savings and your security by taking advantage of cloud-based IAM services.
About Info-Tech
Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.
We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.
What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
Need Extra Help?
Speak With An Analyst
Get the help you need in this 1-phase advisory process. You'll receive 4 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
- Call 1: Plan your route to IAM success
Discuss IAM options, decide which steps should be taken and when, and where to start. Review the IAM Decision Tree.
- Call 2: Explore IAM options
Decide if Federated Identity or Single Sign-On is for you. Understand current options and determine a strategy.
- Call 3: Review advanced options
Review different approaches towards the cloud. Map your thought models to determine what extent of cloud services will meet your requirements.
- Call 4: Create an IAM policy
Discuss options for your IAM Policy including appropriate use, instructions for documentation, and preparation for audits.
Contributors
- Andrew Marshall, independent Identity Architect
- CANARIE
- Fischer International Identity
- Paradyne
- Queen’s University
- Western University
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