Like it or Not — BYOD is Here to Stay

Embrace BYOD or get left behind. That’s the reality that many companies now face, as the surge in the “bring-your-own-device” (BYOD) trend blurs the lines between personal and professional. Employees can now access applications and data from any device, at any time, from anywhere – a phenomenon that is gaining traction across all company sizes [...]

Selecting the Right SSO Product

I got to see the AccessIQ single sign-on (SSO) product this week at SailPoint’s Navigate conference. When I did my review for Network World last fall, it wasn’t available yet. Too bad, because it would have scored highly given the criteria that I used for the review. The notion of SSO is a good one: [...]

Market Pulse Survey: Cloud and Mobile Adoption Increases IT Security Risk

Check out any set of predictions about the IT industry in 2013, and chances are, you’ll find yourself reading that adoption of cloud and mobile computing is big – and getting bigger. SailPoint wanted to better understand how these new paradigms are impacting the risk posture of enterprises so we focused our most recent Market [...]

2013 – The Future of IAM is Now

It’s hard to believe that once again, it’s time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2013. 2012 was an incredible year for SailPoint – one that saw us both achieve significant milestones in the company’s growth and allowed us to build an even stronger foundation for the future. We continued to [...]

A Closer Look at SailPoint’s Latest Cloud Announcement

Last week, we announced SailPoint AccessIQ, a product that seamlessly integrates new cloud access management capabilities with the identity governance and provisioning capabilities of our flagship product, IdentityIQ. AccessIQ provides single sign-on and self-service access request for cloud and web applications, while ensuring that access to cloud apps is managed with the same policies and [...]

RSA Conference 2012: Change is in the Air

Two weeks ago, I attended the RSA Conference along with more than 20,000 other folks. The energy at this year’s show was high, which was reflected in the mood, the traffic on the show floor and the long lines at the coffee bars. Judging by the keynote sessions and conversations around the show, one of [...]

FedRAMP in the News: Getting a Handle on Cloud Procurement

Earlier this month, Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel officially launched FedRAMP – a program designed to provide a cost-effective, risk-based approach for the adoption and use of cloud services by U.S. government agencies. A major focus of FedRAMP is to establish a standardized approach for evaluating and approving cloud products and services across agencies. The government’s [...]

SCIM: The Right Standard at the Right Time

I’m excited to report that the Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM) working group has unanimously approved the SCIM 1.0 specification. SailPoint contributed heavily to both the working group process and the development of the spec. With this week’s big move forward, I wanted to share my thoughts on why SCIM is good for our enterprise [...]

Through the Looking Glass: IdM in 2012

I don’t know about you, but this is my favorite time of year. Beyond the hustle and bustle and joy of the holiday season, I enjoy this time of year in business because of what it means: a time to reflect on the previous year, the rush to close out year end deals, and a [...]

You Are Now Free to Move About the Cloud

Unless you’ve been on a remote desert island, it’s impossible to miss all the cloud hype saturating our industry. The cloud remains the buzzword du jour, and that phenomenon is not likely to change anytime soon. Once you get past the hype (both pro and con, to be fair), the cloud holds a lot of [...]