Andrew Kellett, Principal Analyst, Software – IT Solutions
In a recent report on the impact of cloud computing and identity-as-a-service (IaaS) on the identity and access management (IAM) sector (Cloud: Transforming the IAM Industry,July 2013), Ovum highlights the issues that traditional IAM vendors are being forced to address. The report demonstrates why the cloud will be a game changer for IAM over the next two years.
The report also shows that traditional platform vendors are coming under pressure from a new generation of cloud-based specialists that are changing the way that IAM services are and will be consumed in the future. They are also being pressured to extend their own offerings into the cloud to stay competitive. The report helps organizations to understand the changing dynamics of the IAM market and addresses the challenges of selecting an IAM solution that can deal with current and future identity management requirements.