The major trends challenging IT organizations today are the increasing dissimilarities and hybridization of platforms inside and outside the organization. And the rush to deploy SaaS applications and the explosion in smart phone and tablet devices that users are bringing to work for personal productivity. This fractured identity environment results in significant management challenges for IT, and frustration and lower productivity for users forced to remember multiple usernames and passwords.
Unified identity architecture ensures your on-premise Active Directory infrastructure can be securely leveraged to quickly bring servers (UNIX, Linux, and Windows), applications (on-premise, SaaS, and mobile) and endpoints (Mac and Mobile devices) into line with security best practice and compliance. This paper will cover the practical path of unified identity management across multiple platforms including data center, cloud, and mobile.