http://www.seanconvery.com/weblog/2007/04/24/identity-management-for-networks-on-the-rise/ Ruminations on Identity Management for Networks Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:56:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.seanconvery.com/weblog/2007/04/24/identity-management-for-networks-on-the-rise/#comment-8991 Sean Convery » Blog Archive » (IdM-N) + (IdM-A) = IdM Thu, 03 May 2007 00:22:38 +0000 http://www.seanconvery.com/weblog/2007/04/24/identity-management-for-networks-on-the-rise/#comment-8991 [...] Eric Norlin responded to my Identity Management for Networks post with some thoughts of his own. It sounds like we are mostly on the same page (i.e. he agrees sticking the “N” or “A” at the end might help) however he did point out some real challenges to the merger of the two spaces: Sean sees identity management becoming a “single entity.” I’m not as optimistic. There’s an awful lot of legacy to get through here — legacy of job titles, legacy of how software and networking companies are organized, just plain legacy. Will IdM-N and IdM-A products and suites have to learn how to be intertwined? Absolutely. Will they merge? That sounds like a ten year job to me. [...] [...] Eric Norlin responded to my Identity Management for Networks post with some thoughts of his own. It sounds like we are mostly on the same page (i.e. he agrees sticking the “N” or “A” at the end might help) however he did point out some real challenges to the merger of the two spaces: Sean sees identity management becoming a “single entity.” I’m not as optimistic. There’s an awful lot of legacy to get through here — legacy of job titles, legacy of how software and networking companies are organized, just plain legacy. Will IdM-N and IdM-A products and suites have to learn how to be intertwined? Absolutely. Will they merge? That sounds like a ten year job to me. [...]

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