The IDaaS (identity as a service) market segment continues to grow in popularity, and the scope of its vendor's capabilities continue to grow as well. It's still not a match for everyone, however. Join identity architect Sean Deuby for an overview of the most popular IDaaS deployment scenarios, scenarios where IDaaS has a tougher time meeting customer requirements, and whether your company is likely to find its perfect IDaaS mate.

1. The
IDaaS
Dating
Game
IS
THERE
A
MATCH
OUT
THERE
FOR
YOU?
Sean
Deuby
Sean.deuby@edgile.com

2. Agenda
• The
Appeal
of
IDaaS
• IDaaS
Adoption
• IDaaS
Use
Cases
• Futures
and
Random
Thoughts

3. 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
.
.
.
Everywhere
Else
(Identity
2.0)

4. 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

5. 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"

6. IDaaS
Adopter
Profiles
• 2013
• Small
/
medium
businesses
• Technology
companies
• Today
• All
company
sizes
• All
vertical
markets
• Across
the
board

7. 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

8. Factors
That
Drive
IDaaS
Adoption
• Company
IT
tech
savviness
• Major
SaaS
app
adoption
• User
tech
/SaaS
savviness
• BYOD
adoption
• Importance
of
user
experience
• Security

9. 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

10. Challenging
IDaaS
Use
Cases
• Complex
on-­‐premises
IAM
environments
• Connectors,
VDS
partial
solutions
• Heavily
regulated
businesses
• Most
IDaaS
solutions
light
on
governance
and
workflow

11. Major
IDaaS
Vendors

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Questions?

16. Thanks!