When I was seventeen, I played one of the greatest roles of my life: “Mark Jannell.” A younger student who we’ll call “Tim” (not his name, of course) had just started at my high school, and after knowing me for several weeks, asked my name. Amused that he had forgotten […]
Last year, on the day after April Fool’s Day, I wrote that I had heard the word “unprecedented” used daily. At that time, we were approximately half a month into lockdown, COVID-19 changed the world overnight, and we didn’t know how long the shutdown would last. And this was no “April Fool’s.” […]
On March 8, SailPoint celebrated International Women’s Day. This day of reflection, education and action brings the SailPoint Crew together annually to surface conversations that carry us forward year-round. As I reflect back on the conversations we had across SAIL, supporting women isn’t just a celebration or a one-day event […]
If anyone asks me about why I joined SailPoint almost a year ago, they’re going to get an earful about how all security starts with identity. I’ve seen it for years: a breach that never would have occurred if the identity was properly secured. An intrusion that never would have become […]
SailPoint recently shared the exciting news of our acquisition of Intello. Today, I’m thrilled to share another step forward with the acquisition of ERP Maestro. From CISOs to identity and security practitioners alike, everyone I talk to knows this: there is no shortage of risk facing today’s cloud enterprise. […]
Maintaining a feeling of teamwork and enabling productivity in almost any environment is more important than ever. Work from anywhere is now the new norm and collaboration solutions play an integral part in helping remote teams stay productive. At SailPoint, our focus is on finding innovative ways to help our […]
The adoption of Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) is rapidly increasing, with more than 78% of organizations using at least 2 different cloud IaaS platforms. Many organizations have adopted stand-alone Cloud Access Management solutions to monitor their multi-cloud environments, but is that enough? While these solutions are good at providing visibility […]
Self-Service Access Request is one example of a way that organizations enable new and seasoned employees so they can get the access they require to get their jobs done. The concept sounds simple, right? Give users a catalog of items to choose from, allow them to submit requests, and carry the request through necessary reviewers before granting the access. We have found that some Access Request […]
For fans of Greek mythology, the story of Sisyphus is a bleak example of one assigned to a life of unending, monotonous tasks. Sisyphus ran afoul of Zeus one too many times and was assigned the grueling punishment of forever rolling a massive boulder up a hill. Every time Sisyphus […]
These unprecedented times have impacted almost every organization and forced them to accelerate their digital transformation. This acceleration has also put additional strain on IT resources. This digital transformation, the changing workforce, and an ongoing wave of compliance and security requirements have introduced so many users, points of access, applications and data that it […]
