Category: Identity Services

Redefining the enterprise security perimeter

Yesterday I got to speak at an interesting conference hosted by the Jericho Forum. I talked about them in a post last week, but after spending some time with executives of the group and listening to them speak at the conference, I have a better understanding of their goals. They are noble goals, and like

Identity as a Service picking up steam

Seems like the IDaaS concept (as Forrester has named it) is starting to gain some traction in the identity related discussions out there. First there was the Forrester blog post that I mentioned a few weeks ago. Now, Dave Kearns has talked about the roadmap to identity services in this weeks NetworkWorld Security newsletter. In

Forrester Research chimes in on “Identity As A Service”

In a recent blog post, Forrester analyst Jonathan Penn talks about his conversation with fellow analyst Andras Cser on the two definitions that are floating around of Identity As A Service. They essentially agree with the assertion I made a few months ago (see my post “Defining Identity As A Service“) that the standard definition

Defining “Identity as a Service”

What exactly do we mean when we say Identity as a Service? Recent discussions have made me realize that not everyone has the exact same definition of this term, and it can cause a great deal of confusion when discussing the subject. Identity as a Service refers to the notion of making identity management capabilities

Postcards from OpenWorld – II

Thursday, I had a session on Application-Centric Identity Management, describing how it will change the way applications are built. Despite the early hour of the session, a few brave souls did show up, which was quite gratifying. While the session flew by, I did have some interesting conversations with a few of the attendees. In

Postcards from OpenWorld – I

The last few days, I have been experiencing the spectacle that is OpenWorld. And what a spectacle it is. Howard street is blocked off, covered by a huge tent. Everything, even buses, are painted Oracle colors, and every signal change at the intersection lets loose a sea of people rushing around trying to get to