Track VII: SOA, Federation & Identity as a Service

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) raises new challenges for Identity and Access Management (IAM) but equally IAM represents a challenge, which has yet to be properly addressed in SOA. SOA is first and foremost about delivering business agility – the ability to respond in good time and at acceptable cost to rapid and not always predictable change. Successful enterprises don’t try to avoid change – they embrace it. Every aspect of the agile enterprise must be agile: the...

The way that businesses are supporting business relationships is changing rapidly. Business is increasingly extending the enterprise outside of the traditional boundaries to allow greater access to services, systems and information. Simply put, business is about making decisions. Extending the enterprise to incorporate customers, partners, employees, regulators and investors is a requirement for this improved performance. Tighter integration, closer relationships and more open communication...

Directories are absolutely critical for Identity management and authentication and authorisation. Problems arising in the directory infrastructure have a dramatic effect on the productivity of any company: people cannot log in, and services cannot be provided. Each minute of loss in productivity quickly adds up in terms of money. In this presentation, Felix talks about making directory infrastructure bullet proof. Over the years, he has gathered extensive experience in multiple clients and...