WAM - Modernization and Migration Guide

Introduction

Securely connecting users to applications is not a new problem, and to address this challenge, organizations traditionally adopted Web Access Management (WAM) solutions – CA SiteMinder, Oracle Access Manager, IBM Tivoli Access, Ping Access, ForgeRock AM, Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), and NetIQ/Novell Access Manager – to secure login and reduce friction for users when accessing web applications on-premises.

As technology evolved, companies adopted new services to secure access regardless of context, network, and location. From SaaS apps to mobile access and Infrastructure as a Service, enabling access to all systems and users broke the WAM security model, which depended on private networking to operate, could not be regularly updated to support new systems, and could not deliver cost-effective security.

This change in paradigm shook the WAM industry. Traditional WAM vendors deprecated their solutions by eliminating investments in new features and focused primarily on support, driving their customers to a tipping point.

Identity at a Tipping Point

“By 2022, IDaaS will be the chosen delivery model for more than 80% of access management deployments globally”

 

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide 2018

“The biggest benefit of using IDaaS compared to on-premises IAM solutions is a 30% to 35% lower ongoing maintenance rate�