InformationWeek’s Michael Biddick expresses the frustrations of many in modern IT trying to navigate a complex environment that often includes a mix of on-premise software and cloud applications. In the article, Biddick offers a clear explanation about how we got to this point: Enterprises’ struggle to successfully integrate on-premise and cloud apps is creating disconnected silos, leaving behind a slew of management issues in its wake. Being Okta, we’d note that one of the six problem areas IT leaders talk about in the article revolves around Identity and access – the ability to rapidly verify who’s accessing your systems is mandatory for security and compliance. Ahem, we have a [cloud] app for that. The article though, also talks about other pain areas, especially as users access more apps across more devices. Today, not everything is neatly managed behind a corporate firewall, yet IT shouldn’t accept inadequate integration.