IAM Migrates Key Identity Databases to the Cloud

Like so many areas of information technology, identity and access management can reap significant benefits by taking advantage of cloud computing – and Harvard University Information Technology’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) program isn’t hesitating to make the most of the new technology. The program is currently in the midst of migrating two key identity databases – known as HU-LDAP and AuthLDAP – to the Amazon Web Services cloud, with deployment slated for the end of IAM’s third program planning increment on June 3.

“Moving our LDAP databases to the cloud represents both more availability and more security,” says Magnus Bjorkman, director of IAM engineering. “What’s more, this improved performance goes hand-in-hand with a significant cost savings over maintaining on-premise infrastructure.”

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