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KuppingerCole’s Advisory Notes are short reports that present information about a specific topic, company, or product. Advisory Notes are published on a regular basis and are aimed at the management of a company. An Advisory Note gives usage recommendations and helps decision makers solve specific problems.
How Enterprises Will Learn to Love Decentralized IDs: The Roles of Distributed and Sovereign Identities in Our Private Metaverse
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How Enterprises Will Learn to Love Decentralized IDs: The Roles of Distributed and Sovereign Identities in Our Private Metaverse
Recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated in captivating detail a working beta version of photorealistic—or rather, video realistic—avatars in the metaverse. Zuckerberg also claims that this...
Future of Identity Management
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Future of Identity Management
Digital identities are at the core of Digital Transformation, Information Security and Privacy, and therefore it has never been more important for enterprises to ensure they have the capability to...
Identity in IoT
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Identity in IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a computing concept that describes a future where everyday physical objects are connected to the Internet and communicate with other devices and human users. Adding...
2022 IAM Reference Architecture
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2022 IAM Reference Architecture
IAM has been one of the central security infrastructures for many years. The changing role and importance of digital identities lead to fundamental changes in IAM architectures. The challenges for...
Emerging Technologies Fostering Digital Business Innovation: Utilities & Energy
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Emerging Technologies Fostering Digital Business Innovation: Utilities & Energy
The energy and utilities sector will need to adapt to new industry trends of digitalization, decentralization, and the advent of a new type of consumer: the prosumer. Smart grids are a more...
Emerging Technologies Fostering Digital Business Innovation: Healthcare
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Emerging Technologies Fostering Digital Business Innovation: Healthcare
The healthcare landscape has experienced unprecedented pressure and change, and there is a greater need than ever for the industry to make its full digital transformation. Technologies like...
Redefining Access Governance:  A broader perspective
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Redefining Access Governance: A broader perspective
Traditional approaches to Access Governance are no longer fit for purpose due to the complexity of modern IT environments, increased security risk, and growing regulatory compliance requirements....
Maturity Level Matrix for IAM
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Maturity Level Matrix for IAM
KuppingerCole Maturity Level Matrices for the major market segments within IAM (Identity, and Access Management), IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) and CIAM (Consumer Identity and Access...
Demystifying the Blockchain: What Makes a Blockchain Useful to a Firm?
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Demystifying the Blockchain: What Makes a Blockchain Useful to a Firm?
Blockchain technology – as the hype advertises – can be a value-adding solution for businesses and individuals. However, it is necessary to separate blockchain’s functionality from its fame before...
The Future of Cryptocurrencies
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The Future of Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies remain a speculative asset, but the launch of Facebook’s Libra could upset the status quo. There are many business opportunities which would stem from widespread adoption of...
Information Stewardship in the Age of Blockchain
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Information Stewardship in the Age of Blockchain
Blockchain seems to be one of the most important basic technologies of emerging business models and countless entrepreneurial initiatives using it have been started in the recent past. This...
The Blockchain and Life Management Platforms
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The Blockchain and Life Management Platforms
The core features of blockchains - decentralization and algorithmic consensus – can enable the creation of Life Management Platforms (LMPs) with better security and availability, as well as promote...
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