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The State of Multi-Cloud Identity Survey
Release Date: 10/29/2024
Enterprises encounter significant obstacles when adopting multi-cloud. Namely, harmonizing hybrid and cloud identity systems for secure integration. Identity and Access Management-related tech debt, vendor lock-in, and legacy applications all stand as barriers. Meanwhile, traditional tools struggle to keep up with evolving complexities. The need for a resilient identity infrastructure has never been more important.
To address this need, Strata commissioned CSA to develop a survey and report to better understand the state of multi-cloud identity security. CSA conducted the survey in June/July 2024 and received 950 responses from IT and security professionals. The primary objective of the survey was to gain a deeper understanding of:
- The state of identity architecture in the enterprise
- Identity resiliency plans
- Gaps in identity analytics capabilities
- The current approach to identity governance for applications
The resulting report explores six key findings that are essential for overcoming the obstacles of multi-cloud identity management. Learn how organizations can improve visibility, modernize legacy systems, and build resilient identity strategies with solutions like identity fabric and identity orchestration. These solutions ultimately help businesses reduce risks and ensure efficiency in a fast-evolving digital landscape.
Key Findings:
- 75% of organizations now manage two or more identity providers, with 11% relying on five or more.
- 57% of organizations report moderate/high difficulty when onboarding on-premises apps to a cloud identity provider.
- When deploying advanced authentication for applications, the most common barrier is incompatibility with non-standard, legacy applications.
- Organizations place a high value on visibility within their IAM environments. However, 40% of organizations report inadequate visibility into user behaviors.
- Looking ahead to 2025, improving identity analytics and visibility is a top priority for 53% of organizations.
- 69% of organizations engage in disaster recovery planning, 66% have implemented automated failover systems, and 65% have configured their systems for high availability.
- Only 38% of organizations report having fully implemented measures to ensure continuous availability of identity services. A troubling 6% of organizations admit to having nothing in place at all.
- Organizations are aware of the dual necessity of both preventing downtime and having robust recovery plans in place. Yet, only 28% indicated that they could implement recovery measures within the hour.
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