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IDaaS In a Nutshell B2B Partner
Web App
User Portal
Identity Bridge (AuthN /
Provisioning)
Active Directory Domain Services
Other Identity Sources (SQL, LDAP)
On Premises (Identity 1.0)
IDaaS SaaS App 2
SaaS App N
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Everywhere Else (Identity 2.0)
Why is IDaaS Popular?
• Speed of deployment • Greatly simplifies SaaS SSO • “Pay as you grow” • Increased security & control over SaaS • Rapid rollout of new capabilities • Mobile (device and location) friendly
IDaaS Adoption Lifecycle
1. "Not only no, but hell no“ 2. “Our passwords can stay on
premises?”
3. "We can get these capabilities? That quickly? And for only this much? And we can streamline our infrastructure?"
4. "Okay, our security isn't as good as we thought it was"
IDaaS Adopter Profiles
• 2013 • Small / medium businesses
• Technology companies
• Today • All company sizes
• All vertical markets
• Across the board
IDaaS Adoption By Company Size
New businesses
SMBs
Enterprises
• Cloud only • Well adopted
• Existing infrastructure • Active adoption
• Substantial, complex infrastructure • Gaining strong momentum
Infrastructure Inertia
Factors That Drive IDaaS Adoption
• Company IT tech savviness
• Major SaaS app adoption
• User tech /SaaS savviness • BYOD adoption
• Importance of user experience
• Security
Popular IDaaS Use Cases
• Active SaaS usage • Security-‐oriented companies • Large unskilled workforces with high turnover • Simplest SaaS apps • Streamlined on / off boarding
• Large vendor/temp user populations • IDaaS directory + SSO
• Companies with password reset problems
Challenging IDaaS Use Cases
• Complex on-‐premises IAM environments • Connectors, VDS partial solutions • Heavily regulated businesses • Most IDaaS solutions light on governance and workflow
Future of IDaaS Capabilities
• Vendors becoming more alike • IoT connectivity becomes a factor • Deeper integration into on-‐premises IAM • Increase identity bridge capabilities • Enhanced mobility management • Better analytics providing real time access management
Other Thoughts
• Only a small percentage of SaaS vendors support identity standards • ~6% support federated SSO (AuthN) • Very low provisioning standards adoption
• Office 365 is a huge driver for SaaS adoption • Most companies with existing federation take a hybrid approach
Conclusion
• “The floodgates are open” • Rapidly approaching mainstream acceptance
• Products continue to mature and expand capabilities
• Center of gravity is shifting to the cloud • Vital that SaaS vendors adopt identity standards