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Multi-tenancy Matters: Scale

Scaling smart: Why multi-tenancy is built for growth In the first part of this series, we explored how multi-tenancy strengthens security through rigorous tenant isolation, centralized controls, and built-in resiliency. Now, we turn our focus to the second pillar: scale. Enterprise SaaS platforms don’t just need to be secure — they need to perform consistently and grow ef...

The power of one: Why context is the currency of modern security

In cybersecurity, we’ve made a dangerous compromise. We’ve allowed identity context, security context, and data context to live in silos, each optimized for its own corner of the enterprise, but collectively blind to the bigger picture. That fragmentation may have been tolerable five years ago, but today, it’s a liability. What do we mean by “context”? Simply put, context...

Multi-tenancy Matters: A 3-part series on security, scale and innovation

Why multi-tenancy is more than a technical choice In today’s enterprise software landscape, multi-tenancy isn’t just a technical detail — it’s the architectural engine driving the success of leading SaaS platforms like SailPoint’s Identity Security Cloud. By design, multi-tenancy allows a single software instance to securely serve multiple organizations while maintaining ...

AI agents are here. Your identity strategy isn’t ready.

AI agents don’t behave like humans. They don’t behave like machines. They’re something entirely new, and that’s exactly the problem. These autonomous, goal-seeking entities are capable of reasoning, deciding, and acting on their own. They spin up in minutes, operate 24/7, and make millions of decisions per hour. With access to sensitive systems and data, they don’t follow ...

The power of running with real-time signals: Continuous identity at Identiverse 2025

On September 17, 2011, I was reminded that obtaining and reacting to real-time data is essential. I was running the Stockholm Half Marathon and desperately trying to pace myself on a course that I had never run before. My goal was to keep close to 5 minutes per kilometer (8 minutes per mile)—and the Garmin on my wrist was continually giving me feedback in real-time. It's...

Accelerating application onboarding with Application Management

Application onboarding is a decades-old problem that no identity security vendor or partner has been able to solve very well. The fundamental challenge is that customers often have hundreds or thousands of applications which need to be connected to and integrated with their governance product. Even the most user-friendly integration patterns require some level of technical ...

The hidden risk in automation: Why Machine Identity Security is essential

By Parminder Kocher and Hari Patel In business, automation is ubiquitous. Machines, bots, and APIs are working behind the scenes—connecting applications, processing data, and driving efficiency at a scale no human workforce could match. But there’s a problem: these machine identities often go unmanaged, creating security gaps that organizations don’t even realize exist. I...

Identity at the helm: Why cyber resilience starts with modern identity security

Imagine you're the captain of a massive ship. On calm seas, your vessel feels invincible. Yet lurking beneath the surface are hidden currents, submerged hazards, and sudden unexpected storms. You can't stop the waves—but you can design a ship resilient enough to withstand anything the ocean delivers. Cyber risk is no different. Threats are inevitable—but the real measure o...