Greetings!

Episode 57 – “How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship” is now released. This topic was one the top write-in response in our 2011 IAM Success Survey.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

(1) Announcements and Updates

(2) Feature segment: “How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship”

• Review of the terms “Buy-in” and “Sponsorship” – similarities and differences
• Detailed coverage of my Top 5 Sponsorship Acquisition and Maintenance Strategies

(3) Recommended Resource Segment – My favorite tool for tracking and managing time

(4) And much much more

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

• Identity Access Management Success on iTunes
• Identity Access Management Success RSS
• Now on SlapDash Radio

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books, Products, and Audio Training
• IAM Success Tips & Corbin Links Updates on Twitter
• Toggl Time Management Tool

Enjoy!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 56 – “Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 2″ is now released. This is the second in a two-part series on all things “Role” related.

(1) Announcements and Updates

(2) Feature segment: “Roles, RBAC, Role Mining and Role Engineering – Part 2″

• Review of Role Definitions, Models and Engineering from Part 1
• Q&A: “Do I need a third-party role extraction / management /modeling tool to get existing roles and create new ones?”
• Six Steps for Collecting or “Mining” Your Current Roles
• How to Define and Store Your Roles
• How to Present Roles to Applications
• How to Maintain Your Roles

(3) NEW! Recommended Resource Segment

(4) And much much more

Today’s Q&A segment also includes a discussion of what to do with “non-person” accounts in IAM, such as service, daemon, batch, system, and agent accounts.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

• Identity Access Management Success on iTunes
• Identity Access Management Success RSS

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books, Products, and Audio Training
• IAM Success Tips & Corbin Links Updates on Twitter
• Today’s Recommended resource:  LiveHeaders for Firefox

Enjoy!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 55 – “Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 1″ is now released. This episode is the first of a two-part series on all things “Role” related. Topics include:

Topics include:

–Introduction to Roles
–Different Types of Roles
–Roles vs. Groups
–RBAC
–Role Models 101
–How Roles Integrate With the IAM Six Stage Model
–Role Mining and Mapping Approaches
–Roles Within Provisioning and Access Management Systems
–and much much more.

Today’s Q&A segment also includes a discussion of what to do with “non-person” accounts in IAM, such as service, daemon, batch, system, and agent accounts.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Non-iTunes: http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips

iTunes: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books, Products, and Audio Training – http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/store
• IAM Success Tips & IAMSuccessTips.com updates on Twitter – http://twitter.com/corbinlinks
• NIST Resource Paper Mentioned on the Show

Enjoy!
All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Greetings!

Episode 54 – “How Many Directories? Is now
released! Today’s episode focuses on the ageless question of “How Many
Directories *Should* I Have?” while striving to provide some rule-
of-thumb guidelines and answers. If you or your clients have been
struggling with this question, or want some guidelines on how to get
started, then this is the podcast for you.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player, download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Non-iTunes:  http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips

iTunes:  http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books,
  Products, and Audio Training -
  http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/store
• Corbin Links on the Web – Latest Books, Articles, Podcasts,
  Videos, Appearances - http://www.corbinlinks.com
• Corbin Links on LinkedIn -
  http://www.linkedin.com/in/corbinlinks
• Corbin Links and IAMSuccessTips.com updates on Twitter - http://twitter.com/corbinlinks -
  (Daily Updates, Corbin’s *Exclusive* Quotes, Business IT Consulting
  Tips and Strategies and More)

Greetings!

Let me start by wishing you a successful and prosperous New Year!

As the holiday season ends here in the states, we look forward to
the IAM World getting back on track and schedule with the many
exciting things ahead.

It has been a while (much longer than anticipated!) since the
release of Episode 52, but Episode 53 is finally here and ready
for download.

Episode 53 is aptly entitled  “Year End 2010 / New Year 2011 -
Where’s Corbin? Plus Announcements, Updates, Questions and Answers,
This and That“. Topics covered in Episode 53:

• What I have been up to and why there was such a long break
  between episodes 52 and 53
• Discussion of FAQ items
• Feature Segment:  Q & A. The bulk of the episode is focused on
  user questions and answers, covering everything from book
  questions, to discussing current “best practices” in identity
  management provisioning. Also, there is a detailed discussion of
  RFP’s and contracts, and how to decide whether or not to pursue a
  particular project, SOW, or contract
• Contact information and resources
• And much, much more!

Now with transcriptions! Click here to read a transcript of Episode 53 – Year End 2010 / New Year 2011

To listen to the show, just use the inline player, download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

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If you are either new to the show, or do not yet have copies of the
first 5 seasons of the “Identity Management Success Podcast”, be
sure to visit: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/theiamshow to pick up a copy of the “Identity Management Success:  Collector’s Edition Audio.” This special audio product includes:

The first five seasons of the “Identity Management Success
Podcast” – 50 Episodes

–Episodes are re-engineered and edited to bring you only the main
content from each topic

–The package includes a bonus PDF with show liner notes and
summaries for the first 50 Episodes

–Bonus audio programs not released to the public, including book
reviews, project planning, discovery phases, proof of concepts, Q &
A shows, and much more

Pick up your copy today from: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/theiamshow

Other Important Resources:

• Non-iTunes Direct Podcast Feed -
  http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips
• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books,
  Products, and Audio Training -
  http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/store
• Corbin Links on the Web – Latest Books, Articles, Podcasts,
  Videos, Appearances – http://www.corbinlinks.com
• Corbin Links on LinkedIn -
  http://www.linkedin.com/in/corbinlinks
• Corbin Links on Twitter – http://twitter.com/corbinlinks -
  (Daily Updates, Corbin’s *Exclusive* Quotes, Business IT Consulting
  Tips and Strategies and More)
• Now with transcriptions! Click here to read a transcript of Episode 53 – Year End 2010 / New Year 2011

Greetings!

Episode 52: The Sixth Stage is released!

Today’s episode digs deep into IAM’s “Forgotten Stage” and why it is so important *not* to forget it!

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Important resources mentioned on the show:

Greetings!

Episode 51: Stressing Out Your Access Management System is released!

In this special installment in our ongoing “Vendor Perspectives Series” I sit down with Scott Price of Loadstorm.com and grill him about all things load testing and capacity planning related for web and access management infrastructure.

NOTE:  “Episode 51″ is a long episode – over 72 minutes. To get the most out of the interview material, you may want to split the listening into two parts. To listen to the show, just use the inline player, download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

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Important resources mentioned on the show

Greetings!

Episode 50:  Identity Management Success’ Gala Birthday Bash is here! Episode 50 marks a major milestone in the life of the Identity Management Success Podcast. Thank you to all of our loyal listeners for supporting the show!

Greetings!

Episode 49:  Building and Managing IAM SSO / Access Management / Federation Checklists is here! Episode 49 marks the third installment in our three-part series on IAM Checklisting.

Greetings!

Episode 48 of the Identity Management Success Podcast is here!

Today’s topic is “Building and Managing IAM Provisioning Checklists“, and comprises part two of the three-part series on “IAM Checklisting.” This episode continues where Episode 47: Building and Managing IAM Implementation Checklists left off.

Topics include:

• Announcements and Updates Segment
  
• Q & A Segment Today!
• Brief review of Episode 47
  
• Review of Identity Provisioning “Targets”
• What is an IAM Provisioning Checklist?
• What should be included in your IAM Provisioning Checklist?
• How should your checklist be formatted and structured?
• How should you manage your checklist? What tools work best (see “Resources” list at the bottom of this email)?
• What happens when an IAM Provisioning Checklist step is missed or a step was never added to the checklist that *should* have been there?
• Summary section and bonus checklisting tips
  
• And much much more!

To download and listen to Episode 48: Building and Managing IAM Provisioning Checklists, you can use the inline player and download link, or subscribe to the Identity Management Success Podcast via iTunes. NOTE: This is the first installment in a planned three-part series on implementation checklists.

Today show is brought to you by the new IAM Success Tips: Trilogy Pack – Digital Edition.

Important resources mentioned on the show:

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• Advance podcast notifications (days, sometimes even a week or more before new episodes are released to the public)
• List-member special product discounts
• Bonus digital downloads
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• And much much more!

Thanks for listening!

Until Next Time,

All the Best, of Identity Management Success

-Corbin Links