Identity at the Center

#400 - Celebrating 400 episodes of IDAC

Feb 9, 2026
They celebrate 400 shows and trace how the program evolved from strategy and frameworks to cloud identity, governance, and PAM. Jim outlines a book project and using AI for writing and audio. The conversation highlights frictionless authentication trends, agentic identity and AI’s growing role. They reflect on growth, memorable moments, and future directions for identity technology.
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Cloud Shift Forced Identity Skill Up

  • Cloud migration in 2021 forced identity teams to manage new permission models across AWS, Azure and GCP.
  • Practitioners had to rapidly learn cloud identity patterns as organizations moved production workloads.
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Governance Followed Cloud Migration

  • 2022 focused on governance and cleaning up permissions created during rapid cloud adoption.
  • Identity governance (IGA) became critical to manage sprawling access and compliance.
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Security Tooling Converged Rapidly

  • 2023 saw security convergence with new categories like ITDR, ISPM and identity security emerging.
  • The identity tool landscape expanded rapidly, making vendor awareness harder to maintain.
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