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Identity & Access Management: Project Challenges and Recovery #GeekWeek2017

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, Identity / By Hanno Ekdahl

ISACA’s 10th Annual Geek Week Conference in Atlanta, GA featured speakers across a wide range of security topics from Risk Management to Penetration Testing. During the conference, policy and technical tracks provided a forum for participants to exchange experiences from the front lines of IT security, including industry best practices as well as driving both […]

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Disaster-Proof Identity Management: Start with a Strong Foundation

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, Identity, IDM / By Hanno Ekdahl

Can you afford to have your Identity Management project fail? If not, we have some tips to prevent your Identity & Access Management (IAM) project from going off the rails. Much like constructing a building requires a strong foundation to succeed, laying the proper groundwork will help you provide an IAM architecture that is scalable,

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Mastering Identity Management: A Better Process for Vendor Evaluation

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, Process / By Hanno Ekdahl

Selecting a vendor for your Identity Management solution can be an overwhelming task. The market is crowded, product functionality covers a wide range of features, and the investment in both money and time is guaranteed to lock in the business for 2-3 years. If the chosen product comes up short in a key area, the

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Mastering Identity Management: Challenges in Selecting an IAM Solution

3 Comments / ALL, IAM / By Hanno Ekdahl

Identity Management solutions have evolved dramatically over the last 10 years, with numerous new entrants into the marketplace. The good news is that cost conscious and proprietary-wary companies have several mature and emerging choices available both via the Cloud and Open Source solutions. With these newer options, the question becomes a bit larger than just

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Mastering Identity Management: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Stakeholders Closer

Leave a Comment / ALL, Governance, HRIS, IAM, IDM / By Hanno Ekdahl

Stakeholders are an important asset and are critical to the success of your Identity and Access Management program. Few IT projects have such far-reaching scope as Identity Management (IAM) engagements, touching stakeholders across all business domains. The breadth of IAM’s reach is also its downfall – with new requirements springing up like mushrooms after a

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Does your Identity Management Program Pass the ‘Marshmallow Test’?

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, IDM, Process / By Hanno Ekdahl

There is a famous series of studies about self-discipline called the ‘Marshmallow Test’ that was run by Stanford University in the 60s and 70s. During these studies, children were offered a choice between getting a single marshmallow immediately or getting a whole bag of marshmallows if they waited for a short period, during which the

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How a Solution Roadmap Aligns IT and Business Strategy

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, IDM, Process / By Hanno Ekdahl

The challenge to successfully implement IT solutions that deliver their expected value to the organization is ongoing. According to an IBM study, only 40% of IT projects meet schedule, budget and quality goals. The root cause of this issue, according to the Project Management Institute, is a lack of alignment between the project and the

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10 Tips to Avoid an Identity Management Disaster

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, IDM / By Hanno Ekdahl

More than half of all IDM projects fail the first time, yet all too often companies quickly select a technology and begin implementation. A newly inked contract may help ease the immediate pressure to get something done, but a failed project doesn’t make good financial sense and could mean you’ll have to make some undesirable

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Core Identity & Access Management Use Cases

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, Identity, IDM, Process, Provisioning / By Hanno Ekdahl

Here is a reference list of common Identity & Access Management Use Cases: Create User Initial Population of Users in ID Store (Data seeding for existing users) New Employee through automated HR feed New Non-Employee – Internal (HR feed, workflow request, application of record) New Non-Employee – External (workflow request, application of record) New Employee

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How Identity Management Cuts Costs

Leave a Comment / IAM, Identity, IDM, Process, Provisioning / By Hanno Ekdahl

Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions aren’t new. Most large organizations have implemented some form of IAM and realized dramatic savings in managing the user lifecycle from the user’s creation to separation. The real driver goes beyond cost because end user productivity and security are greatly enhanced as well. Yet a number of organizations are still

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