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Recent Thoughts and Media Appearances
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Generational Change in Identity: Part 2 - On Behalf Of
The Story So Far
Last week I opened the conversation about generation change with the hypothesis that Enron and SOX defined the current generation of digital identity and that the next generation is upon on us. I proposed that there are 3 characteristics of this next generation:
- Pace
- On Behalf Of
- Proof and Portability
Last week I tackled Pace and this week we will tackle On Behalf Of.
On Behalf Of
But the new generation will not only be defined by Continuous Identity. There is a use case within identity that we have never formally addressed: on-behalf-of. One of the earliest questions that I received as an analyst was how does the industry address on-behalf-of from a protocol perspective. We didn’t, 20 some years ago, have an answer to this question and we have made meager progress subsequently.
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Beyond SOX: Generational Change in Identity: Part 1 - Pace
I have been working in the identity industry for 25 years. My identity origin story starts, at least in a professional sense, in October of 2000 at a user provisioning company called Access360. We later went on to get our butts kinda kicked by WaveSet and got acquired by IBM to become IBM Tivoli Identity Manager.
25 years is generally accepted to be the “age” of a generation.
And I think we are experiencing generational change in the identity industry. Now to be clear, I am not so arrogant as to use my own time in the industry as the measuring stick for that generation. Instead, I believe the current generation started in 2001, specifically with the Enron scandal and subsequent Sarbannes-Oxley Act in 2002. Almost 25 years ago… and that combination of events has defined the current generation of identity. But assuredly as Gen X became the Millenials, this current generation of identity is giving way to a new one and it is this generational change that I would like to explore with you today.
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The Inevitability of Pat Paterson
Identity can be, to some, a dry, academic topic. Some people could make it sing. They could make it so interesting, so compelling that anyone who would identity the singular most interesting topic they had ever come across.
Pat Paterson was the foremost among them. He brought such a warmth and energy to the topic.. any topic he talked about.
He has passed away and now we are less yet another amazing presence in our industry.
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Speaking on The Identity Heroes
I had an absolute blast appearing on The Identity Heroes podcast! Not only did I get to talk origin story, a bit about my career, and much much more… but I also go to do it with Gerry Gebel! Gerry played a big part in my identity career… he was my boss at The Burton Group. He helped me sharpen my writing and analytical skills. He has been a friend through all these years and I am so thankful I go to spend more time with him!
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IDAC: Breaking the Tyranny of Joiner, Mover, Leaver
Sitting down in repurposed hotel meeting rooms with Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald in their Identity at the Center® personas is an absolute blast. This was no exception! At Gartner’s IAM Summit in Dallas a few weeks ago, we got together and the conversation ranged in every direction. From serious concepts such as Continuous Identity and the generational change in IAM to food to the very meaningful subject of Digital Identity Advancement Foundation’s mission - we cover them all!
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