So what does Identity have to do with the Cloud?
To begin with - What is the Cloud- It allows a Digital Identity to explore the virtual space which trancends the normally accepted boundries of an enterprise.
Cloud Services represent a radical shift in in the way information services are delivered, based on wide use of internet standards and virtualization.
Key Benefits:
•Increased Agility
•Reduced Capital Expenditures
•Optimized Resources
Key Benefits:
•Increased Agility
•Reduced Capital Expenditures
•Optimized Resources
The Identity of the user in the cloud is of critical importance for the model to suceed and Federation plays a crucial role to enable Cloud service providers to create a layer of abstratction by relying on a trusted third party Identity Provider to authorize the access and provide the level of authorization without the overhead of sharing any personal identity information.
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