Identity Management? You mean Active Directory right?

Before getting into the world of Identity and Access Management I used to be a Windows and Linux Administrator. I knew Microsoft AD, I knew of users and groups and connecting applications to AD groups and controlling things that way.

When I started in IAM I barely knew how to spell it let alone understand the value and criticality of it all. There have been a bajillian tools to manipulate AD and help me clean things up. But the Idea of centralize Identity Management across the enterprise (inside the firewall and outside) wasn't something I even thought possible.

Now I wish more people understood how important it is to get all your ducks in a row no matter what environment people's accounts live. Active Directory is great, but it's just not enough, even with AzureAD tied in. There is a whole exciting world beyond AD and Novell out there!