Cloud computing and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) are the future of enterprise IT. Increasing numbers of organizations are starting to leverage this new model to reduce their IT spend and optimize the TCO of their infrastructure. Harnessing the power of the cloud, virtualization and templatized solutions, Identropy’s SCUID Platform helps clients deploy and manage their IAM solutions with significantly accelerated timeframes and unprecedented cost efficiencies.
SCUID ™ (Secure Co-Sourced Unified Identity) is an Identity-Management-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform composed of a set of pre-packaged and location independent virtual appliances that deliver a complete suite of Identity Management capabilities including Provisioning, Identity Governance, and Compliance. Built atop a reference architecture based on over 130 successful IAM implementations, SCUID is focused on addressing the most common concerns for customers of identity management products – their high time-to-value and their maintenance cost over time. It is also designed to manage the new enterprise IT, one that spans the data center and the cloud.
The Benefits of the SCUID Approach
Reflecting real concerns and needs that enterprises have regarding the cloud, the SCUID Platform is designed to be “Co-Sourced”. That is, the solution is flexible enough such that various components within the Identity & Access Management solution stack can either be hosted in a private cloud with dedicated hardware in a SAS 70 Type II facility that is connected to the client’s infrastructure based on a secure site-to-site VPN connection, or on-premise in the clients data center.
In addition, the SCUID Platform also delivers Slide in / Slide Out capabilities so that the virtual appliances can be seamlessly moved back-and-forth between the Identropy cloud and the client’s on-premise environment. This allows clients to get comfortable with the solution on-premise under tighter controls, and then slide it out to the cloud for better TCO. Conversely, other clients leverage the cloud for development and testing, and then slide the finished environment into their data center for production usage.
The SCUID Portfolio
The SCUID Portfolio is comprised of two offerings:
SCUID Operations is a cloud-based operational support solution for Identity Management. Targeted at customers that have already deployed a third-party IDM tool, SCUID Operations can remotely monitor your IDM system, notify you if there are errors, and take automated and manual remediation steps to correct the issue. It is meant to relieve the burden of ongoing operational responsibility on your IT staff.
For those customers that need the benefits of Identity Management but lack the appetite for heavy, on-premise implementation, Identropy offers SCUID Lifecycle, a 100% SaaS-based Identity Management solution. Combining the accelerated deployment capabilities of a cloud infrastructure with templatized best practices, SCUID Lifecycle will have you live with your IAM implementation in weeks, instead of months or years.
