In the first blog of this series, we explained why it’s time to break-up with Active Directory (AD). In the second, we listed the top five things you can look forward to after making the change. So now we’re breaking down the four stages of separation you’re going to experience as you reduce your dependency on, and potentially leave, Active Directory. This is part one of a two part series, find part 2 here. We developed the Rethink AD Maturity Model as a journey based on the combined experiences of Okta customers. It follows how they’ve successfully tackled IT modernization with a specific focus on reducing their Active Directory footprint. We’ll walk a hypothetical company through the four stages, describe why the various components are important, and outline how Okta can help. Let’s dig into stage 1. Stage 1—Status Quo: Where are you today? It started harmlessly enough—a.