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Why Identity Governance Fails at the Application Layer
Identity governance has never been more important, or more challenging. Organizations continue to invest heavily in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platforms, modern access review programs, and lifecycle aut...
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Gartner IAM 2025
Another Gartner IAM in the books. I spent my time at Gaylord Grapevine as I usually do - working at the booth, talking to folks, and showing off some cool…
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Bot Studio Makes PowerShell Enterprise-Ready
I'll be honest - for a long time, I really didn't like PowerShell.
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The Night of the Disconnected: A Halloween Tale of Zombie Permissions
A chilling reminder that in identity security, what you can't see can hurt you.
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From the Stage to the Booth: Thoughts on SailPoint Navigate 2025
Well, that's a wrap. Navigate 2025 (Austin version) has come to a close. I have a few reflections.
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Connectors – The 14% Club
Welcome to the 14% club 14 percent isn't a lot. If you got 14% on an exam, well, you failed. Straight up. Tariffs at 14%? That would be a luxury,…
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MIM Migration Options
Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) reaches end-of-life in January 2029. Organizations relying on MIM face the end of support, rising technical risk, and shrinking access to expertise. But the bigger problem?…
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Taking the Checkered Flag: A Full Lap Recap of Identiverse 2025
View from the Floor Identiverse 2025 is in the books! Lots of prep from our team this year to get ready for the conference. I hope everyone had a chance…
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From Starships to Systems: Access Modelling in a Sci-Fi World
Science Fiction I'm pretty sure many of you are aware, but I'm a big science fiction fan. Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Altered Carbon, Firefly, The Expanse,…
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Rethinking Access: Why Organizations Need Access Modeling
Access is often one of those things we don’t think about—until it becomes a problem.
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Love at First Login: Why Identity Management is the True Valentine’s Romance
Ah, Valentine’s Day—the time of year when hearts flutter, chocolates disappear faster than access logs, and grand gestures of love are on full display. But while some are busy planning…
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Connect Everything Identity with Connector Studio
I've been thinking a lot lately about connectors and how our core identity applications get the information they need. It seems like loading the data has always been a problem,…
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Reflections on the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit 2024
From December 9-11, Grapevine, Texas transformed into the epicenter of identity and access management (IAM) innovation as industry leaders, analysts, and practitioners gathered for the Gartner Identity and Access Managem...
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The Identity Killer
A Chilling Tale of IGA Project Survival Cue the haunting organ music. Good evening, dear reader. The moon hangs low, casting eerie shadows through the empty corridors of your office.…
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Dave’s Top 10 Reasons for Identity Automation
One of the most common questions that you get when you've built an Identity Automation Platform is pretty basic, but it's important: "Why?". I mean, lots of folks do "provisioning"…ten minutes, no sales call.