文档介绍：Research
Publication Date: 17 December 2008 ID Number: G00164176
The Death of the Traditional Identity and Access
Management Market
Earl Perkins
The identity and access management (IAM) market is maturing, with vendor and service
solutions consolidating. Enterprises must be aware of these changes and understand
how to account for them when making decisions about existing and new IAM projects.
Key Findings
• The IAM market is consolidating around suite or portfolio vendors that offer identity
intelligence, identity administration, identity verification and access management
functions.
• Although best-of-breed vendors remain relevant, they are increasingly being relegated
to specific markets, geographies or small to midsize business (SMB) customer
segments.
mendations
• Customers: For customers with existing IAM solutions, review your IAM expansion road
map and your specific capability requirements to assess IAM market consolidation
impacts, particularly in the areas of identity intelligence and governance, risk and
compliance management (GRCM) support. Although vendors of best-of-breed, nonsuite
IAM offerings are still valid, weigh their selection in light of broader contractual and
licensing opportunities with your vendor and the ability to fulfill core IAM requirements.
• IAM technology vendors: Assess your current p