APAC identity governance growth: what it means for IAM teams

TL;DR: APAC revenues tripled in 2018 as it expanded staff, offices, partnerships, and cloud identity governance capabilities aimed at faster deployment and broader access control coverage, according to Saviynt. The signal for practitioners is that identity programmes are being judged on speed, scale, and integration depth, not just policy intent.

NHIMG editorial — based on content published by Saviynt: APAC growth, staffing expansion, and identity governance platform updates

By the numbers:

• Saviynt says it tripled revenues in 2018 in APAC.
• Saviynt says it doubled its employee count in 2018.
• Saviynt received $40 million in series A funding from Carrick Capital Partners.

Questions worth separating out

Q: How should IAM teams prioritise identity governance deployment?

A: Start with the systems that concentrate the most access risk and business impact, then expand coverage once certification, policy enforcement, and exception handling are working in production.

Q: Why do identity governance programmes fail when integrations are too narrow?

A: They fail because governance cannot control what it cannot see.

Q: How do security teams know whether identity governance is reducing risk?

A: Look for shorter time from access change to visibility, fewer unmanaged entitlements, and faster completion of review and remediation cycles.

Practitioner guidance

• Map governance coverage to business-critical applications first Start with the systems where access decisions create the highest operational or compliance risk, then expand coverage to lower-risk platforms only after certification and policy enforcement are functioning.
• Measure implementation speed as a governance control Track how long it takes to move from project approval to live entitlement review, access certification, and exception handling.
• Prioritise connector coverage across cloud and enterprise estates Verify that governance tools can see and control access across SaaS, ERP, infrastructure, and collaboration platforms, not just one identity domain.

What's in the full analysis

Saviynt's full press release covers the operational detail this post intentionally leaves for the source:

• APAC expansion specifics, including the new sales and support office and planned regional footprint growth
• The company's own description of partnership expansion with AWS, Microsoft, and integration partners
• Leadership commentary on how the platform vision is being positioned for enterprise identity governance
• Additional background on the funding, staffing, and go-to-market context behind the release

👉 Read Saviynt's press release on APAC growth and identity governance expansion →

APAC identity governance growth: what it means for IAM teams?

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