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5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Manual Entra ID Management

Innovate Blog December 22, 2025 No Comments

Microsoft Entra ID is a solid foundation.It’s reliable, familiar, and for many companies, “good enough” for a long time. Until it isn’t. Manual Entra ID management often works just fine…

When Growth Becomes a Security Risk

Innovate Blog December 18, 2025 No Comments

Growth is usually something to celebrate. More customers.More people.More momentum. But somewhere between hiring your 10th employee and onboarding your 50th, something quietly starts to change. Not culturally. Not strategically.…

Why Every New Hire Costs More Than You Think

Innovate Blog December 12, 2025 No Comments

Hiring a new employee is usually seen as a positive milestone.Growth. Momentum. Progress. But beyond salary, benefits, and recruitment fees, there’s a hidden cost that most organizations underestimate or don’t…

The Göran Problem: When Ex-Employees Still Have Access

Innovate Blog November 12, 2025 No Comments

Göran left the company six months ago. Everyone knows it. HR processed the resignation, IT collected the laptop, and someone even sent a farewell message in Teams. But Göran’s accounts…

Access Ownership: Why Mature IAM Environments Still Struggle

Innovate Blog November 1, 2025 No Comments

Your IAM system is up and running.Provisioning is automated, roles are mapped, and access reviews are ticking along like clockwork. Then someone asks the question every IAM team dreads:“Who actually…

From Spreadsheets to Automation: Fixing Onboarding & Offboarding Once and for All

Innovate Blog October 28, 2025 No Comments

When your company grows, so does the number of users, systems, and access points you need to manage.Without a clear structure, on and offboarding quickly becomes messy, or even worse…

What Does “Lightweight IAM” Actually Mean?

Innovate Blog October 27, 2025 No Comments

Let’s be honest, most people in IT haven’t really heard of Identity and Access Management (IAM).And that’s okay. It has traditionally been something complex, expensive, and built for large enterprises…

The Hidden Costs of Manual User Provisioning (And How to Calculate the Real Impact)

Innovate Blog August 15, 2025 No Comments

Still managing user accounts with spreadsheets and good intentions? You’re not alone. A surprising number of growing companies are stuck in the manual provisioning twilight zone—too big for the “just…

Understanding ILM and IAM: Managing Identities Without Losing Your Mind

Innovate Blog February 16, 2025 No Comments

Let’s be honest—managing user identities is like herding cats, except the cats have access to your company’s most sensitive data. Two concepts that can actually help you sleep at night…

Evaluating the Leading IAM/ILM Solutions: The Good, the Bad, and the “Why Is This So Complicated?”

Innovate Blog June 8, 2024 No Comments

Choosing an IAM/ILM solution is like shopping for a car—except the salesperson speaks in acronyms, the test drive requires a consultant, and somehow you still end up with something that…

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