Hurdle

Security typically becomes an issue when timing is tight and deployment is near.

Administrator needs:

  • Ability to deploy role appropriate access to data broadly
  • Ability to implement complex security designs quickly
  • Minimize the time spent on maintenance and administration
  • Centralize deployment of security
  • Secure data in a consistent manner regardless of technologies
  • Ability to implement security in several products concurrently

Secured data is critical for organizations who:

  • Need to grant access to data on a need to know basis
  • Must comply with governmental regulations like SOX or HIPAA
  • Have security audit concerns (on-going)

Administrator complexities:

  • Security is tied to license controls
  • Security is forever changing
  • Regulatory requirements require administrators to maintain historical details regarding security access controls
  • Resources to implement security