Mid-Market IGA Foundations: Operational Governance on Autopilot

Mid-Market — Post M2 (IGA) Focus: Turning governance from a once-a-year scramble into an automated, continuous process—reviews, SoD, and evidence collection made practical. Previous: Post M1 covered Joiner-Mover-Leaver automation and lifecycle control. TL;DR Your lifecycle is automated. People get accounts when they should, lose them when they leave. Now it’s time to prove it. This stage is about: Automating access reviews and SoD (Segregation of Duties) checks Logging every access change and certification Generating audit-ready evidence without extra headcount Mapping governance to NIST, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 controls 1....

November 5, 2025 · 5 min · Jay Klinkowsky

Mid-Market IAM Foundations: Automate the Joiner-Mover-Leaver Loop

Mid-Market — Post M1 (IAM) Focus: Automating joiner-mover-leaver (JML) workflows, right-sizing access, and enforcing device-to-access trust without breaking budgets. Next: Post M2 covers Operational Governance (IGA) — reviews, SoD, and evidence on autopilot. TL;DR You’ve outgrown ad-hoc identity. Spreadsheets and tickets can’t keep up with 500 users and 50 SaaS apps. This is where IAM grows up — automation replaces repetition, and policy replaces memory. By the end of this guide you’ll:...

October 28, 2025 · 6 min · Jay Klinkowsky