Sessions By Type
Analyst-User Roundtables
Hear how your colleagues from various industries tackle problems similar to yours. These small group discussions provide an informal setting for you and your peers to share insight, challenges and concerns on today's hottest topics.
Sessions
Roundtable: IAM On a Shoestring: Managing IAM Budgets (End Users Only)
12 March, 2012 (11:15 - 12:15)
While IAM can provide cost savings along with benefits to the business that can directly improve profitability, justifying large capital investment for IAM initiatives is often a significant hurdle. This Q&A session allows attends to explore such questions as:
Roundtable: Emerging Identity Standards and Standards Processes
12 March, 2012 (13:30 - 14:30)
Identity and Access Management has always been built on standards. Early systems were based on LDAP, Kerberos, X.509, and ASN.1; with the advent of XML and SOAP, more modern systems have added features based on XML, SAML and WS-Trust. The adoption of REST-based web services and Cloud SaaS offerings is driving a new generation of identity and access management standards, notably SCIM, SPML, XACML, OAuth and JWT. This session examines the new generation of IAM standards and the use cases they facilitate.
Ask the Analyst: The Secrets of Selling IAM to the Business (End-Users Only)
12 March, 2012 (15:30 - 16:30)
One of the most elusive deliverables in IAM is the business justification for building IAM. How can IT create a coherent and believable story about why IAM is needed in the enterprise in language that the business can understand and accept? This Q&A session allows attends to explore such questions as:
Ask the Analyst: When IAM Programs Go Wrong: Best Practices for Avoiding Risks
13 March, 2012 (08:00 - 09:00)
IAM deployment horror stories abound, particularly from the early years. There are lessons that can be learned from partial and complete failures of IAM implementation so that history does not repeat itself. This Q&A session allows attends to explore such questions as:
Ask the Analyst: Reality of IAM for Cloud Computing Environments
13 March, 2012 (10:00 - 11:00)
Cloud computing has reached such levels of hype that it’s difficult for most enterprise decision makers to know what is real vs. what is not real, particularly when it comes to IAM’s ability to secure access to, from, and for cloud applications. Without more certainty regarding the ability to adequately secure cloud computing services, its adoption remains at risk. This Q&A session allows attendees to ask questions and discuss issues such as the following:
Roundtable: Planning for IAM Futures: How Will IAM Change and What do Enterprises Need to do About It?
13 March, 2012 (11:30 - 12:30)
Looking back to 2006, it is obvious that there have been substantial changes in the IAM market, technologies, and use over that time. Some areas of IAM have matured, while other areas continue to evolve. This Q&A session attempts to explore the trends in IAM technology, process, and organization and extrapolate into the next 5 years what is feasible and likely.
Roundtable: Selecting IAM Tools and Managing IAM Vendors
13 March, 2012 (14:00 - 15:00)
Potential IAM buyers need practical advice about how to select IAM vendors for their enterprise. The planning process for that effort should be structured and account for prioritized requirements, while balancing this with cost.
