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Companies manage from over thousands to millions of employee IDs. On the other hand, managing customer identities is a different story. In the retail sector, how much employees do they on-board during peak seasons, and how great are the resources they need for these seasons? How about in the educational and financial sector? How many accounts do they need for different systems and what is the overhead to manage all these systems? Well, worry not! Charles Carrington of IBM who specializes in IAM for over 20 years lists in his article Cloud IAM Scenarios in Retail, Academia and Finance: Three Tips From an IDaaS Expert how IAM will match their needs.

Three Tips From an IDaaS Expert: How IAM Can Meet the Needs of Different Industries

1. Judge Wisely

Look for IDaaS with self-service tools multiple languages and/or user populations for registration, password resets, username recovery, profile management, delegated user management, access requests and approvals, and re-certification approvals. Industries that offer rapid federation this avoids the need to create and maintain multiple ID’s.

2. Don’t be a System Integrator

Rather than being the system integrator, choose a single IDaaS solution for all of your IAM needs. With this, you will be able to save time and money. Instant scalability is important as businesses can scale up and down. For example, the retail sector fluctuates depending on the season if it is peak or not; as well as the educational sector as the demand varies depending on factors such as the popularity of the course offering or the timeline of the course. With instant scalability, you can add or remove applications while maintaining SSO with a single user experience seamlessly across platforms.

3. On / Off Switch key

You should have the ability to turn your IAM features either on or off. This is essential according to Carrington as “the ability to respond immediately to profit-driven business requests, expand organizationally without added costs, and achieve a competitive advantage when opportunities develop.”

Here at IAMTEAM we understand your needs as a company and future plans. With over 20 years of experience in the fields of IT Security and Identity Access Management, we provide you with the IAM solution you need and can benefit from. At IAMTEAM, we ensure your business is secure, efficient and compliant.

3 Tips for IAM in Different Industries from an IDaaS Expert

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