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25/06/2026 1:34 pm
TL;DR: Moving to SailPoint Identity Security Cloud helped cut application deployment time from weeks to hours, underscoring how identity modernisation can remove operational drag in hybrid-cloud environments, according to SailPoint. The practical lesson is that programme speed now depends on governance model choice as much as on tooling.
NHIMG editorial — based on content published by SailPoint: Inside the Navigate Studio with DXC Technology
Questions worth separating out
Q: How should IAM teams measure the business value of identity modernisation?
A: Measure how much time identity workflows add to application onboarding, access changes, and lifecycle actions.
Q: Why does hybrid-cloud identity management often slow down delivery?
A: Hybrid-cloud environments usually combine different control models, entitlement formats, and administration paths.
Q: What do security teams get wrong about identity security migrations?
A: Teams often assume the migration itself delivers the benefit.
Practitioner guidance
- Measure identity workflow latency end to end Track the time from access request or application onboarding to usable entitlement across your major environments.
- Standardise entitlement models across cloud boundaries Define common access patterns for public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises systems before expanding migration scope.
- Audit policy drift during migration Compare access decisions and lifecycle handling across environments to find where cloud, legacy, and hybrid workflows have diverged.
What's in the full article
SailPoint's full blog covers the operational detail this post intentionally leaves for the source:
- Jammin Jablanski’s first-hand account of DXC’s migration experience and the reasons behind the move to SaaS identity security.
- The identity programme evolution details that show how DXC structured its next phase of modernisation across hybrid clouds.
- Advice for peers who are just starting their own identity modernisation journey and need a practical starting point.
- The Navigate Studio context that frames the migration discussion in a broader operational setting.
👉 Read SailPoint’s Navigate Studio discussion on DXC’s identity modernisation →
Identity modernization in hybrid clouds: what DXC’s shift signals?
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25/06/2026 3:36 pm
Identity modernization is now a throughput issue, not just a control issue. When application deployment moves from weeks to hours, identity governance is no longer a back-office function that trails engineering. It becomes part of the delivery system itself, because approval latency and onboarding friction directly shape release cadence. For IAM leaders, that means identity architecture must be assessed by operational performance as well as control coverage.
A few things that frame the scale:
- 88.5% of organisations acknowledge that their non-human IAM practices lag behind or are merely on par with their human identity and access management efforts, according to the 2024 Non-Human Identity Security Report.
- Only 19.6% of security professionals express strong confidence in their organisation's ability to securely manage non-human workload identities.
A question worth separating out:
Q: When does a SaaS identity model improve governance outcomes?
A: A SaaS identity model improves governance when it reduces internal maintenance while preserving consistent policy enforcement and lifecycle control across all application types. If the platform speeds administration but leaves policy drift in place, the programme becomes faster without becoming stronger.
👉 Read our full editorial: DXC’s identity migration shows why deployment speed matters
