

Identity at the Center
Identity at the Center
Identity at the Center is a weekly podcast all about identity security in the context of identity and access management (IAM). With decades of real-world IAM experience, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman bring you conversations with news, topics, and guests from the identity management industry. Do you know who has access to what?
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Dec 6, 2019 • 40min
Identity At The Center #24 - Gartner IAM Summit Preview
Jim and Jeff talk about the upcoming Gartner IAM Summit in Las Vegas and some of the sessions they think they will find interesting.
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Nov 29, 2019 • 42min
Identity At The Center #23 - A Very IAM Thanksgiving
Jim and Jeff share what IAM things they are thankful for this Thanksgiving season with some contributions from the Identropy team and LinkedIn. Thanks to all who listen and share the show. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Nov 22, 2019 • 37min
Identity At The Center #22 - Creating An IAM Strategy
Jim and Jeff have a conversation about creating IAM strategies, who to involve, and how to craft the message.
Gartner Continuous Adaptive Risk and Trust Assessment (CARTA) video link.
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Nov 15, 2019 • 44min
Identity At The Center #21 - Blockchain with Mike from idRamp
Jim and Jeff have a conversation with Mike Vesey from idRamp about what blockchain is and how it is affecting the IAM world.
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Nov 8, 2019 • 43min
Identity At The Center #20 - IGA Product Trends
Jim and Jeff return to their respective home bases for a "normal" episode where they talk about recent trends in IGA products they are seeing.
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Nov 1, 2019 • 39min
Identity At The Center #19 - IAM Family Feud with the Identropy Team
We have a little something different this week. In this special episode, Jim and Jeff take the show on the road for the Identropy company meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida. An IAM version of Family Feud was played and recorded live in front of the entire Identropy team. The Identropy team took their shot at answering questions like:
"How do you measure the effectiveness of an IAM program?"
"What is a common mistake our customers make when implementing an IAM system?
"What kind of alcoholic beverage would Identropy be?"
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Oct 25, 2019 • 39min
Identity At The Center #18: IAM Surprises
In this episode, Jim and Jeff talk about some of the surprising IAM things they have seen in their consulting careers.
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Oct 18, 2019 • 39min
Identity At The Center #17: The 2019 Gartner IGA Magic Quadrant
In this episode, Jim and Jeff discuss the recently released Gartner Identity Governance & Administration Magic Quadrant. Visit any of the IGA leaders (SailPoint, Savyint, Omada, IBM, or One Identity) and you can probably get a copy via their homepage in exchange for your contact info.
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Oct 11, 2019 • 37min
Identity At The Center #16: The IAM Garbage Plate
In this episode, Jim and Jeff have a bit of an IAM garbage plate of random items in honor of their visit to Rochester, NY. There is some IT Service Management (ITSM) and service catalog talk along with a smattering of other items.
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Oct 4, 2019 • 39min
Identity At The Center #15: KuppingerCole Consumer Identity World Conference Part 2
In this episode, Jim and Jeff recap the KuppingerCole Consumer Identity World conference in Seattle, WA. Part 2 of 2.
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