Combining Oracle+Sun IdM & GRC
products with cutting edge partners
like Simeio Solutions,
Identity and Access Governance
are center stage in IdM today.
“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own [governance].” - Thomas Jefferson
Even back in his day Thomas Jefferson noted that good government, like good governance, was ability being informed and more and more these days Enterprises are looking to their IT resources to not only enable business functions but to provide greater visibility into those functions/applications. Through Oracle’s applications and the expertise of partners like Simeio Solutions, Oracle is helping deliver this visibility for Identity and Access Governance.
So, who is Simeio?
- Leaders with IAM and Role Management deployments
- Reach: Global Customer Base with a presence in NY, LA, Atlanta, Dallas, Canada, Australia, and India Canada (2008), ASPAC (Established in Sydney and Mumbai , 2009), EMEA (2010 Planned, UK Q1)
- Focus: Solving critical business needs through IAM, ITGRC and Cloud Computing Fortune 100-1000 as reference-able clients
- Biz/Tech Capabilities: Simeio has experienced resources able to deliver IAM and IT-GRC consulting projects based on the following areas Simeio has developed quick-start assessment and rapid deployment models allowing for shortened project delivery timelines using both fixed fee and time and materials based contracts; resources across the company, multiple trained across Oracle’s security portfolio (User Provisioning, Role Management and Compliance)
- Services Capabilities: Simeio has a diversified set of services to differentiate from our competition and be seen as a leader in Identity and Access Management and IT-GRC; Simeio meets with industry analysts (Burton, Gartner, Forrester) on a regular basis to keep a pulse on industry trends and ensure our services align with customer needs; Simeio meets with vendor Product Engineering and Management on a monthly basis
- Value: Strong team that has a reference-able base of customers for Simeio to discuss Oracle Identity Management; Up-sell Oracle Identity and Access Governance suite to existing and new customers
- Strong position in the market with deep understanding on Identity, Role and Compliance Management
- Allows for Oracle to have a dedicated team to go into Oracle accounts and discuss and implement these solutions as a replacement to other role management and identity products and continue to expand Oracle’s footprint within the account
Where do they come from?
- Enterprise Software Experience: Collective team comes from the Vaau (prior to acquisition by Sun)
- Deployment Experience: 90% or more of Sun Role Manage (“SRM”), now Oracle Identity Analytics (“OIA”) deployments done by Simeio
- Migration Experience: Provide a deployment /migration path from other Role Management & Identity solutions to Oracle IdM; example Sun Identity Manager (“SIM”) to Oracle Identity Manager (“OIM”)
- Competitive Experience: Knowledge and experience has led to key wins against competitors such as Aveksa, SailPoint & CA
- Field Experience: Work with field and development around POC’s and beta testing
- Product Experience: Simeio Developed SRM 5.0 Documentation and was an integral part of the SRM 5.0 release
- Unique IP: Simeio Solutions has Intellectual Property around integrating and fast tracking deployments of SIM/OIM: Packaged 2 step approval workflow built for quick deployment; Package for quick integration between SIM-SRM and OIM-SRM; Packaged custom reports providing immediate business value; Expertise in developing custom connectors for home-grown applications
- Unique Approach: Skilled resources out of our center of excellence for custom development; “zero-day” rule based provisioning solution; Quick ROI and value to the business; 7 day manual process reduced to 5 minute automated provisioning
How do they help with IdM Governance?
- To borrow a phrase, they have their own dog in this hunt: Simeio Solutions Intellectual Property such as DirectAXs and offer services in the cloud for Provisioning, Single Sign-on and Access Request
- Compliance & Role Management: Simeio Solutions Intellectual Property around integrating and fast tracking deployments of SRM; best practices SoD library; plus 160 Business Rules and thousands of technical rules
- Well Published: Authored multiple independent white papers published in Role and Compliance Management
- Well Respected: Already published in several technology analyst papers
- Role Management for the Enterprise (RME) & GRC: Best of breed practices for IT-GRC consulting projects Simeio is currently seen as the leader with the most Sun Role Manager deployments Simeio has developed quick start packages and delivered numerous projects with both Sun and Oracle Identity Solutions Simeio has reference-able deployments to Fortune 100-1000 clients
What exactly do they offer On Demand?
- ROMAXs - Role Engineering, Role Management
- ICOMAXs - Access Re-Certification, Identity Auditing
- GRCAXs - Policy Management, Controls Testing, Risk Assessment
- IAMAXs - User Provisioning, Self Service
- SSOAXs - Web Single Sign-On, Federation, Web Access Control, and Role Mining/Management
The alternative to flexible infrastructure that allows dynamic access to business resources BUT gives visibility is protection through limiting access:
“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.” – Voltaire
While this might have worked for Voltaire most modern Enterprises are looking for IT infrastructure that enables business innovation and growth; Oracle and its partners like Simeio are poised to deliver this.
