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Identity and Access Management is one of the core building blocks to address IT/OT challenges. The specific situation of OT solutions and critical infrastructures, however, entails a set of functional and non-functional requirements which cannot be fulfilled by off-the-shelf IAM products available in today’s marketplace. New cost-efficient deployment methods, nearly unlimited scalability and light-weight APIs and protocols must be defined and implemented to shape the IAM architectures and services of the future.

In this keynote we give a short overview of the current technology landscape for IAM, the new requirements and some design principles and promising technologies and standards.

More than 10 years ago, Bill Gates predicted the death of the password. A decade later, reality shows that passwords are still the most common authentication method. Security and costs of passwords are critical factors for enterprises and organizations.

The enterprise IT is in transformation. The use of social media and own devices (BOYD – bring your own device) in enterprises show that there is no longer a clear separation between privately used IT and enterprise IT. On the other hand the sharp contours of the enterprise IT are increasingly blurred by the use of cloud services and outsourcing of business processes.

These trends need to be addressed. Enterprises are no longer in direct control of all resources and service providers. They have to stipulate service quality and security through contracts, KPIs and SLAs. In this scenario IAM is a cornerstone for securing business critical information, privacy and compliance in business and administration processes in a multitude of diverse applications and service providers.

As an IAM vendor, system integrator, outsourcer and service provider Atos is active in all in these areas. Atos supports enterprises and organizations in their transformation process and provides tailored IAM solutions – on-premise, as managed service or from the cloud.

In this webinar, Martin Kuppinger will talk about the new challenges enterprises are faced with and discuss strategic options. He will reflect the changing situation and address the requirements for this area. In doing so, he aligns this situation in the context of the KuppingerCole IT Model and shows, which prominent role IAM plays for the IT of the future.

Following Martin, Ralf Knöringer and Rudolf Wildgruber from Atos IT Solutions will discuss practically, how enterprises ensure to keep the governance over their identities in the transformation process and present the elements and service options of a future-proof IAM solution.

Once upon a time we all preached that IAM projects should be done piecemeal, and should involve “best of breed” solutions. Forward looking enterprises took that advice, but they’re now faced with the somewhat daunting task of updating their IAM portfolio while rationalizing the installation and attempting to insure that all of the parts function together smoothly and flawlessly.

Your organization must decide – should you try to refurbish the apps and services you have or should you map out a plan to replace them all. And if you want to replace them, should you stick to best of breed (if that’s even applicable any more) or should you choose the vendor that’s the best fit for you, then fill out their line with the parts they recommend from third parties.

Join Kuppinger-Cole Senior Analyst Dave Kearns, Courion’s Dave Fowler and more experts, as they explore what’s new in IAM and what’s best for your organization.