KuppingerCole Report: Leadership Compass, Access Management and Federation

Whether it’s due to the gradual development of technology or to poor prioritization practices, organizations in many industries today have found themselves adopting productivity-enhancing technologies much faster than security technologies, bringing about serious security concerns.

Any organization’s technology evolution can only be successful if data is kept secure. One critical aspect to ensuring that only the right people have the right access to the right data is building a strong identity and access management environment.

In 2016, KuppingerCole compiled a comprehensive report on the Access Management and Federation market. This report provides an overview and analysis of the offerings and landscape of the space.

Read the complete report to discover:

An overview of the Access Management and Federation market
A detailed analysis of the industry’s top solutions
The future of the market and offerings

Download the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Report

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