UAM The Evolution of Access

Access Management technologies and strategic approaches have shifted over the last two decades in response to the evolution of workplace technologies. Leaders in the industry, such as OneLogin see three distinct eras of Access Management leading to one inevitable unified converged future.

ERA 1 ON-PREMISES ACCESS MANAGEMENT

•Initially, Access Management solutions were designed for customer-managed applications including web apps hosted on-premises, at data centers, and, later, in private clouds. The Access Management solutions from this era, such as Computer Associates Siteminder® and Oracle Access Manager proved complex and expensive, and were not designed to address the growing adoption of cloud applications.

ERA 2 CLOUD ADOPTION LEADS TO ACCESS FRAGMENTATION

•As Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) apps gained traction in the workplace, organizations were now tasked with managing access to not one, but multiple application environments, including a portfolio of on-premises apps as well as a separate collection of cloud apps. Conventional Identity and Access Management tools forced organizations to manage access to these distinct environments, networks, and devices separately, leading to a fragmented Access Management approach that is plagued with complexity, redundancy, and high cost.

ERA 3 A NEW APPROACH WITH UNIFIED ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS

•A cloud-based Unified Access Management Platform unifies access to both SaaS and on-premises applications, as well as a wide range of networks and devices hooked into onsite infrastructures. UAM makes it simpler and safer for everyone to access the apps and data they need, anytime and everywhere. Identity and governance are preserved.