“By 2021, IDaaS will be the majority access management delivery model for new purchases.”

This prediction by Gartner analysts appeared in the introduction of the “Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide,” making it one of the key takeaways: Adoption of cloud for your Identity and Access Management (IAM) needs is highly likely, if not inevitable.

Read the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management

In the new Magic Quadrant for Access Management, IBM was evaluated on completeness of vision and ability to execute and named a leader. IBM’s Cloud Identity Service is consistently recognized by leading industry analysts as the most comprehensive IDaaS in the market, allowing you to adopt cloud without compromise.

Download the complete 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management

Source: Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide,” Gregg Kreizman, Anmol Singh, 7 June 2017.

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