We surveyed 200 IT decision makers across four countries to learn where they are in their journey and the role that identity and access management (IAM) plays in the path to digital transformation.

1. 89%
81%
agree it’s critical to
mobility initiatives
Digital transformation drives business results and
engages customers, partners and employees
adj: dig·i·tal n: trans·for·ma·tion
engaging customers via smart,
connected devices (IoT); using
cloud services (SaaS) rather
than on-premises servers or
VPNs; and migrating to
Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS).
According to the majority of IT decision makers...
are anxious about digital
transformation at their
company, suggesting that
they perceive there to be
both challenges and
opportunities associated with
these initiatives.
of IT leaders say
could fully
deployed
LESS THAN
10%
use mix of on-premises
technology with public
or private/hybrid cloud
38%
Half have started
migrating to cloud
infrastructure
(either private
or public)
do not
use cloud
at all
7%
WHAT IS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION?
HOW FAR ALONG ARE BUSINESSES IN THEIR DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY?
Digital transformation is a top priority, but
we are in the early days
WHAT IS SECURITY’S ROLE IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION?
Security is viewed as the top success
factor and greatest obstacle
HOW DOES IDENTITY ENABLE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION?
Identity and Access Management:
personal, convenient and trusted
THE STATE OF IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT ADOPTION
Digital transformation is a top priority for enterprises: nearly every
company is going digital, whether it is apps in the cloud, creating mobile
experiences for customers or getting rid of servers in favor of cloud
infrastructure. We surveyed 200 IT decision makers across four countries
to learn where they are in their journey and the role that identity and
access management (IAM) plays in the path to digital transformation.
Digital transformation
64%
of IT leaders say
security key to digital
transformation
Ranked as greatest
barrier to cloud
migration
say security is more
challenging as we’ve
moved to the cloud
90%
82%
IT decision makers credit identity access management
technologies as a key enabler of digital transformation,
90% agree it is important to their company’s success
in digital transformation.
84%
of senior leadership view Identity
and Access management as
critical to cloud adoption
DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION AND
THE ROLE OF IDENTITY &
ACCESS MANAGEMENT
CLOUD
IOT
MOBILE
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
84%say senior leadership
teams think IAM is critical
to adoption of cloud
36% use IAM technology
in Microsoft Azure
environments versus
25% in Google
20% in AWS
!
69% of all organizations
have deployed single sign-on
(SSO) for employees
63% of all organizations
have deployed secure access
for employees
53% of all organizations
have deployed multi-factor
authentication (MFA)
for employees
+
of enterprises indicate
that IAM is an important
enabler of IoT initiatives
89%view IAM as important
to customer experience
and engagement
Ping Identity conducted a survey of IT decision makers in the United States, United
Kingdom, France and Germany who are responsible for overseeing technology
deployments. Survey respondents come from enterprises with at least 500 employees in
the United States, and at least 200 employees in the United Kingdom, France and
Germany. The survey of 200 IT decision makers was conducted by Regina Corso
Consulting online between August 26 and September 8, 2016.
METHODOLOGY
For more information or to access the report,
visit: pingidentity.com/stateofiam
84%agree that IAM technologies
have helped secure the partner
50%
ONLY
said it is the least important element
to their digital transformation journey