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Policy Based Access Control for Cloud-Native Applications

Posted on Apr 13, 2022 by Graham Williamson

As companies shift to cloud-native applications, the complexity of a microservices framework can be daunting. When applications are built in a cloud-native stack, authorization is also infinitely more complex. Crucially, Open Policy Agent (OPA) decouples policy from code, enabling the release, analysis, and review of policies without impacting availability or performance.

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Presentation Jeffrey C. Broberg and Gustaf Kaijser

Presentation Graham Williamson

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Director, Product Management
Styra

Jeffrey C. Broberg

Jeffrey C. Broberg, ‘Jeff’ is a Director, Product Management with 30+ years experience. Prior to joining Styra, Jeff was at SecureAuth, OneLogin and CA Technologies where he was involved in their Advanced Authentication, Single Sign-on (SSO), Identity Management, Identity Governance,...

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Head of Sales EMEA
Styra

Gustaf Kaijser

Gustaf Kaijser is the Head of EMEA at Styra, the creators and maintainers of Open Policy Agent (OPA). He brings 15+ years of experience from the security, software, telecom/mobility, and cloud/data center spaces. Before joining Styra, Gustaf worked in IAM focused roles at Sun Micro, Novell,...

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Fellow Analyst
KuppingerCole

Graham Williamson

Graham Williamson is a senior Analyst at KuppingerCole. Graham has practical experience in the identity management and access control industry having completed assignments in the academic, government and large corporate industry sectors across three continents. He is an Analyst in the areas of...

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