{"id":4802,"date":"2021-10-14T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strata.io\/?p=4802"},"modified":"2024-04-09T11:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:39:54","slug":"identity-access-management-iam-solutions-multicloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strata.io\/blog\/identity-access-management\/identity-access-management-iam-solutions-multicloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity & Access Management (IAM) Solutions for Multi-Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4804″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Identity and access management (IAM) has been around since the dawn of the computing age. Although the term was once synonymous with the network, IAM and identity and access management solutions are now integral to the cloud and all applications running on them.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, most organizations don\u2019t operate on one cloud, but multiple clouds. Multi-cloud<\/a> allows for more flexibility, redundancy in case of an outage, and the ability to use the best technology available regardless of where it resides in cloudland. However, multi-cloud also makes finding the right identity and access management solutions more complicated.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll explore what identity management for the cloud is, the impact of the explosive growth of cloud platforms and cloud applications, as well as the types of identity and access management solutions that you should have to thrive in the multi-cloud world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Identity and access management (IAM), as <\/span>defined by CSOonline<\/span><\/a>, is a framework of business processes, policies, and technologies that facilitates the management of electronic or digital identities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IAM allows IT teams to manage and control end-user access through authentication structures that ensure that only the right people in their organization can view the appropriate information for their role. So, it would be an understatement to say it\u2019s a pretty big deal.<\/span><\/p>\n As enterprises increasingly move to the cloud or multi-cloud, the need for newer and more advanced identity and access management solutions to meet the needs across both private and public cloud environments is also gaining intensity. Yet, while the cloud force is strong and will be the only way in the coming years, most organizations still have on-premises applications that will be around for the foreseeable future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Having to manage today\u2019s hybrid reality of cloud and on-premises wasn’t well-planned by most companies. It\u2019s akin to building an entire city\u2019s worth of housing and office buildings without the proper infrastructure to support it. And more and more buildings get added. Then the city is a tangled mess of people and things that can\u2019t go anywhere, and progress gets stuck.<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s what is happening when apps get piled on to an aging identity system along with additional clouds. The proliferation of applications adds to the complexity of managing identities across newer and aging platforms at the same time. Companies have different applications that may run on Amazon, Google, or Microsoft cloud platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One application may be written for the AWS platform and another for GCP to allow the app to take advantage of that platform\u2019s particular strengths or unique characteristics. Centralization isn\u2019t an option. Consequently, user identities are distributed across multiple clouds to provide appropriate user access for separate applications in complex environments.<\/span><\/p>\n There are different types of solutions encompassed under the identity and access management solutions product category. Common solutions include<\/a> two-factor authentication (2FA), multi-factor authentication (MFA), privileged access management, and single sign-on (SSO).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat is identity & access management?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Challenges of IAM in multi-cloud<\/span><\/h2>\n
Types of identity & access management solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
SSO – Single Sign On<\/h3>\n