A new way to think about IGA application connectivity and how to tackle the last mile.
The last mile is a term used to describe the last stretch of road between the provider of services and the customer. This is the most difficult because there are a myriad of unknown obstacles and difficulties that exist nearest the desired destinations. The same is true for IGA products, there are easy wins, but quickly organizations realize the complexity and the difficulty of getting to the last mile.
How Connectivity Really Is:
- “Our auto-provisioning is very successful, but we are not getting the full ROI promised in the business case…”
- “We never got to the point where 100% of our applications were connected to the provisioning tool”
- “We have other initiatives that have higher priorities than connecting this set of applications”
- “That application is important, but the user community is small…”
- “We still need to do the provisioning manually for that Application”
- “Our homegrown apps have unique challenges and requirements”
- “This is too complicated to include in the scope of the deployment…”
How Connectivity Could be:
Integrating identity governance and administration (IGA) solutions with diverse applications has been a long-standing challenge for organizations. However, with our managed connectivity solution, you can now more successfully connect to a broad range of applications, enabling seamless access management across your entire IT infrastructure. Unlike traditional connectivity strategies that often leave customers with manual tasks and administration, our solution automates the process, saving you valuable effort and getting you to the last mile.
Managed Connectivity Reaches the Last Mile and Overcomes:
- IGA justifications are built around connecting to broad sets of applications
- Most IGA deployments stall after Phase 2
- Typical customers wind up with 10-20% of their applications connected
- Traditional connectivity strategies leave customers with manual tasks & administration
- Applications lack API and requires a custom connector
- Access via API for Applications are shut down for security purposes
- Applications are legacy, not worth the investment of time or resources to integrate
- Non-Standard connections are traditionally fragile and require ongoing maintenance
IDMWORKS Managed Connectivity Solutions
Lifecycle Auto Fulfillment
- Robotic Process Automation Solution to connect applications that do not have Standard API Access. Provides lifecycle management at the Speed of Automation.
API Standard “Shift Left” Integration
- Customer Specific Application Connection model leveraging Existing development tools. Allows customers to “Shift Left” the responsibility of application connectivity.
IdentityForge Connectors
- Full Featured connectors to the most mature customer environments. IDMWORKS connectors are not directly tied to the Control System, because future changes are simplified.
Dynamic Entitlement Governance Solution
- Simple to deploy solution that provides Dynamic Entitlement Access and Usage information. Rapid Integration provides a cost effective visibility layer for hard to see entitlements. Can unlock the ability to onboard custom applications rapidly.
IDMWORKS’ Managed Connectivity is designed to tackle even the most complex and non-standard connections, ensuring the highest level of performance and reliability. With our approach to connectors, you can connect to any application without the need for APIs, and our solution remains secure even if API access is shut down.
What’s more, our solution is optimized for legacy applications, ensuring that you can reap the benefits of identity governance without the need for costly and time-consuming investments. Partner with IDMWORKS and together we can reach the last mile.
Author: Octavio Lopez, IDMWORKS, Sr Security Architect