Federation is the term used to describe the next generation of access management that allows for organizations to deliver cost-effective and secure solutions across their entire value and supply chains, improving the bottom line. In addition, improved and simplified user experiences in terms of simpler sign-on and privacy controls, increasing loyalty, usage and the ability to offer more services quickly. This discussion will detail real world scenarios and best practices for deploying federated and simplified sign-on solutions based on real world, internal and external deployments.