 "SailPoint Adds Deployment Options To Simplify Identity Mgmt")
SailPoint has announced a suite of new deployment offerings for its identity governance solution, SailPoint IdentityIQ, including a virtual appliance, a hosting option and a menu of managed services, to streamline and simplify the process of buying, implementing and managing identity management solutions.
These new options, in addition to SailPoint’s conventional hardware appliance and software licencing offerings, give customers a broader range of deployment environments to fit their specific situation, providing immediate RoI and better control over technology costs.
SailPoint’s new deployment options include:
* Virtual Appliance: IdentityIQ is installed as a pre-built software solution in the customer’s data centre on the virtualisation platform of their choice. The appliance is packaged for rapid deployment in a client’s existing virtual infrastructure and reduces deployment time and expenses by using a pre-configured software stack.
* Managed Hosting: IdentityIQ is deployed at a SailPoint hosting facility, including all required software, services and support. It helps ensure that costs are more predictable by eliminating the need to procure hardware or additional internal IT support.
* Managed Services Packages: Based on their specific needs, customers can completely outsource the operation and maintenance of IdentityIQ hardware appliances or virtual appliances to reduce the total cost of ownership for maintaining and managing the software. This reduces the burden on internal IT resources, which is important given tightened budgets and reduced or overstretched staffs.
Because of the sensitive nature of identity governance implementations, SailPoint has undergone rigorous testing to ensure the virtual appliance and managed hosting offerings meet the security requirements of a Global 1000 company. Each customer’s hosted environment is managed in an isolated instance at a secure, controlled data centre environment that is SAS70 and ISO 27001 certified, and uses firewall protection, intrusion detection systems, SSL encryption, and purpose-built security products to insure customer data is protected against unauthorised access.