How does adopting cloud and hybrid environments drive change in managing identities?

Businesses of all sizes have had to accelerate digitisation across the entire business in recent years, as the adoption of hybrid working practices forces them to make changes to ensure operational continuity. By digitising processes and embracing the cloud, businesses have delivered faster, more flexible, and more resilient services for employees and customers, says Denis Dorval, vice president, international at JumpCloud.

The rate of cloud adoption shows no signs of relenting. Gartner forecasts worldwide public cloud end-user spending to reach nearly $600 billion (€550.96 billion) in 2023. This growth presents a multitude of opportunities, but the compounded cyber risk that comes with a widening digital footprint presents IT and security teams with a challenge.

IT teams now need to manage and secure a domain of on-premises and cloud resources, corporate-owned and personal devices, and employees working across various operating systems such as Windows, iOS, and Linux. This ‘tool ...