The Solutions Review Identity Management Vendors to Watch is an annual listing of solution providers we believe are worth monitoring. Companies are commonly included if they demonstrate a product roadmap aligning with our meta-analysis of the marketplace. Other criteria include recent and significant funding, talent acquisition, a disruptive or innovative new technology or product, or inclusion in a major analyst publication.
Identity management is rapidly becoming the archstone of enterprise cybersecurity procedures and a major market in the technology field. The reason for this prominence centers on data breaches. Make no mistake: data breaches can absolutely destroy your enterprise, regardless of its size or import.
In fact, even a single data breach could compromise millions of users’ personally identifying information. This can result in huge repercussions felt for years afterward; data breaches tarnish your brand’s reputation and can create a cascading effect of more data exposures or breaches over time.
As such, identity management works to prevent data breaches through strong authentication, enforcing access controls on sensitive databases, and monitoring privileges. It works to improve visibility over your IT infrastructure, devices, and data workflows.
These ten identity management vendors to watch have met at least two of our five points of inclusion and represent to some degree the evolution of the marketplace. It’s in that spirit we turn our attention to the immediate future. Providers are listed in alphabetical order. Provider names and logos are linked so you can learn more.
