{"id":23547,"date":"2018-11-07T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?page_id=23547"},"modified":"2024-01-29T17:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:35:06","slug":"cloud-identity-management-priority","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/resources\/cloud-identity-management-priority","title":{"rendered":"Why Cloud Identity Management Should be a Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the last year, 38% of organizations<\/a> have made shifting to the public cloud their top priority. Many have started by migrating email, productivity software, and web hosting, and this is where a majority of 2019 IT budgets<\/a> are expected to be spent as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about the IT management tools used to manage users access to these cloud resources on a daily basis, like cloud identity management<\/a> for instance? Well, it\u2019s not a top priority. Only 6% of cloud IT budgets for 2019<\/a> are going towards IT management. If organizations plan to experience the agility, efficiency, and security gains the cloud has to offer, this is ill-advised. They need to consider why cloud identity management should be a priority as they continue to execute on their cloud strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Centrality of Identity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The identity sits at the center of all work that happens at an organization. The role of an identity management solution is to securely connect end users to the systems, apps, file storage, and networks they require to do their job. When the right identity provider is in place, IT admins can automate most of their user and system management. This creates more consistency and gives sysadmins more time for higher value tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, end users gain frictionless access to their digital tools. For example, the average user takes 14 seconds to type a password<\/a>. When centralized identity management<\/a> is in place, users only have one password to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When identity management isn\u2019t in place, a single user is left with:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n