Time to consider 'compliant provisioning'

A lot of money has been invested in systems designed to make sure the right people access the right areas of far-flung corporate networks. We spoke a bit about provisioning and identity management. But a somewhat new school of thought is emerging that an integrated system--one that seamlessly (love that buzzword) links essential functions like identity management and controls monitoring. This integration generally is at the heart of some recent marketing. You'll hear more. You might also hear the term 'compliant provisioning.' Such a system provides benefits in several areas--from the generation of user rights to ongoing monitoring and analysis of activity on the network. Not to mention automated remediation processes. Some of this is just marketing. But it does make sense to take your provisioning to the next level. 

For more:
- here's a column in NetworkWorld