Decision Driver for Provisioning Provisioning solutions are recognized as essential cost-saving (or cost-avoidance) tools that are essential to managing large numbers of users in a heterogeneous environment. Organizations must be capable of supporting rapid change in order to support e-business initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliances. IT infrastructures include diverse locations, applications, platforms and databases. The population of employees, contractors, extranet partners, and customers, is dynamic - yet secure access must be provided to an organization's technology infrastructure. Proper management of access is critical to an organization's reputation, profitability, and viability — by reducing risk of loss of intellectual capital, and inappropriate disclosures that can lead to expensive litigation. With Provisioning, no single vendor does it all, so effectively trading-off requirements is essential to a successful implementation. From tracking more than 1,100 metrics on each vendor, and with a design bred to achieve your best solution match, the Decision Driver model for Provisioning facilitates an educated, defensible selection.   Tour Test drive our Vendor Selection Tools to better understand how they can work for you. Related Services:   Gartner Decision Tools Alliance Program Gartner has successfully franchised its software measurement tools, methodologies and marketing solutions. Now your organization can leverage these tools and drive additional value to your clients.