SCIM, or System for Cross-domain Identity Management, is an open standard that allows for the automation of user provisioning. It was created in 2011 as it became clear that the technology of the future would be cloud-based. SCIM communicates user identity data between identity providers (such as companies with multiple individual users) and service providers requiring user identity information (such as enterprise SaaS apps). Why use SCIM? In short, SCIM makes user data more secure and simplifies the user experience by automating the user identity lifecycle management process. As companies grow, innovate, and experience employee turnover, their number of user accounts increases exponentially. Employees use them for everything from customer relationship management to team collaboration. Requests to add and delete users, change permissions, and add new types of accounts all take up valuable IT department time. With SCIM, user identities can be created either directly in a.