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Identity Orchestration For Dummies by tech visionary Eric Olden unlocks the secrets to multi-cloud identity management 

BOULDER, CO, Sep. 19, 2024—Strata Identity, the Identity Orchestration company, today announced the availability of “Identity Orchestration For Dummies,” written by Eric Olden, CEO of Strata Identity and one of the most influential minds in identity management, and co-author Heidi King, Content Strategy lead at Strata Identity. 

What is Identity Orchestration for Dummies about?

In a world where digital identities are the new currency, the book is a comprehensive guide for CISOs, identity architects, and anyone looking for a roadmap to modernize and secure identity and access management from legacy to cloud-based identity systems without forklift upgrades that take years and cost millions of dollars.

Traditional identity management tools weren’t built for today’s complex, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. As organizations juggle legacy on-premises identity systems and modern cloud identity providers, the need for a streamlined, secure, and scalable approach to identity and access management (IAM) that can bridge the old and the new has reached a tipping point. Identity Orchestration For Dummies breaks down the revolutionary concept of Identity Orchestration and how it can unify and simplify identity management across any cloud or on-premises system—without the need to rewrite application code.

Unpacking Identity Orchestration

From modernizing legacy applications to ensuring identity continuity and compliance across global infrastructures, Identity Orchestration For Dummies is packed with real-world use cases, expert tips, and innovative strategies that can be implemented immediately. CISOs and identity architects will find actionable insights and practical solutions to their most pressing IAM challenges.

But it’s not just about the “how”— it’s about the “why.” Identity Orchestration For Dummies makes a compelling case for why Identity Orchestration is the future of IAM, providing the blueprint for building a resilient, future-proof identity framework that can adapt to digital transformation challenges that are not yet on the horizon.

About Eric Olden

Eric Olden is a preeminent pioneer in the field of identity management and has been called the father of modern identity management. As co-founder of Strata Identity, Eric led the creation of the first multi-cloud Identity Orchestration and continuity platform, Maverics. He co-authored the SAML standard for identity federation, co-authored Identity Query Language (IDQL), created the first enterprise web access management company (Securant/ClearTrust), and launched the first pre-integrated SaaS SSO platform (Symplified). Eric also served as SVP and GM at Oracle, where he led identity and security products for Oracle Cloud, Oracle SaaS applications, and Oracle enterprise software worldwide. Olden is the author of 13 US patents in identity management and security.

“Just as orchestration in containers and Kubernetes revolutionized how we manage applications across diverse environments, identity orchestration transforms how we securely and efficiently manage identities across multi-cloud and hybrid environments,” said Eric Olden, CEO of Strata Identity and co-author of Identity Orchestration For Dummies. “This book is based on my decades of experience in identity and was created to share practical insights and strategies to help organizations seamlessly bridge legacy and modern identity systems, ensuring they are prepared for the future of identity management.”

Get Your Copy Today

Identity Orchestration For Dummies is available now.

About Strata Identity

Strata Identity is the leader in Identity Orchestration for multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud. The orchestration recipe-powered Maverics platform enables organizations to integrate and control incompatible identity systems with an identity fabric that does not change the user experience or require rewriting apps. Maverics also provides identity continuity that prevents application outages by failing over to an alternate on-premises or cloud IDP when the primary IDP goes offline. By decoupling applications from identity, Maverics makes it possible to implement modern authentication, like passwordless, and enforce consistent access policies without refactoring apps. The company’s founders created the IDQL (Identity Query Language) standard and Hexa open-source software for multi-cloud policy orchestration and are co-authors of the SAML standard for SSO federation. For more information, visit us on the Web and follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.

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