Travel plans taking you to Helsinki, Finland? Want to mix a bit of IAM with your vacation? I have just the thing. Pick up tickets to IAM 2012 and hear my keynote on 22 May. I’ll be talking about all things IAM Program related, with special emphasis on How to Get IAM Programs Done Right the First time.

Full disclosure: All other presentations will be in Finnish, except for one presentation on Day 2. Hope to see you there. Here are the main event links:

• http://www.talentumevents.fi/tapahtumat/leadingevents/iam/a30765
• http://www.talentumevents.fi/materiaalitjaresurssit/pdfs/article2091399.ece/BINARY/AC4624_IAM.pdf

Not going to Finland? Then check out the Six Stages of IAM Programs page to start on your way to Identity Access Management Success.

Best regards,
Corbin

Topics covered in Episode 2 include: a new definition of IAM, the differences between Identity Management (IdM) and Identity Access Management (IAM), access management, authorization, provisioning and just a little bit about identity lifecycle management.

Whether you are brand new to IAM or a seasoned veteran, these terms and concepts will help build context and effectiveness for your IAM or enterprise IT programs. Thank you for listening! For more information about the show, please visit http://www.iamsuccesstips.com.

iTunes Subscriber? Visit http://iamsuccesstips.com/itunes to subscribe.

In this episode, I introduce the concept of getting Identity Access Management (IAM) programs done right the first time. From there, we will introduce the show itself, and what to expect in upcoming episodes.

Stop by and "Like" the show at http://facebook.com for additional bonus audios!

Subscribe on iTunes at http://iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

It’s been a long time in coming, but adding a community page on Facebook has been an often-requested addition.

To celebrate the page, we are providing a special download bonus, just for showing up and “Liking” the page. (Hint: you can actually download without “Liking” the page, but we hope you will still give us the “Like”.) Visit http://facebook.com/iamsuccesstips for the latest news and announcements. Stop by and say “hi” on the wall, post your IAM events and questions.

See you there!

http://facebook.com/iamsuccesstips

Best regards,
Corbin

Are you a Business IT Consultant, technical contractor, project manager, architect or implementer? Check out the new BIG Results Consulting Blog over at CorbinLinks.com.

There you will find:

• Tips and tricks to grow your IT consulting business
• How to get LOTS more done with the effective use of virtual assistants
• Top iPad Apps for Business IT Consultants
• How to reclaim more hours every day with digital and even good old “analog” (pen and paper) productivity strategies
• How to become a better and more “in demand” consultant
• And much more on the way!

The “IAM Success Tips” app works well on either iPhone 3 – 5, or iPad 1 & 2 and is optimized for both devices. It contains 40+ hours of audio training, covering all things IAM-related, including:

–Strategy and Sponsorship
–Program and Project Management
–Staffing and Training
–Contracting, POC, and Vendor Management
–Technology
–Design
–Integration and Implementation
–Support and Management
–Building and Maintaining IAM Roadmaps
–And much, much more…

Pick up your copy today by visiting http://bigrc.us/iamapp

Thank you to all of our list members and supporters who have suggested “taking IAM mobile”! We hope our new app will become a valuable tool in your Identity Access Management training toolkit.

All the Best, of Identity Management Success,

-Corbin Links, and the Links Business Group LLC Team

Here’s what we did:  we have now completed the transition to 100% digital products. No more paper, no more bindings, no more printing, no more trees. Effective today, all of our books and audio programs are completely digital!

To celebrate, we have lowered our prices and made Identity Access Management knowledge and “consulting in a box” even more affordable than ever before. Visit our store and “Go Green”

GO GREEN AT THE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT STORE

Episode 57 – “How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship” is now released. This topic was one the top write-in response in our 2011 IAM Success Survey.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

(1) Announcements and Updates

(2) Feature segment: “How to Get and Keep Executive Sponsorship”

• Review of the terms “Buy-in” and “Sponsorship” – similarities and differences
• Detailed coverage of my Top 5 Sponsorship Acquisition and Maintenance Strategies

(3) Recommended Resource Segment – My favorite tool for tracking and managing time

(4) And much much more

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

• Identity Access Management Success on iTunes
• Identity Access Management Success RSS
• Now on SlapDash Radio

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books, Products, and Audio Training
• IAM Success Tips & Corbin Links Updates on Twitter
• Toggl Time Management Tool

Enjoy!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Episode 56 – “Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 2″ is now released. This is the second in a two-part series on all things “Role” related.

(1) Announcements and Updates

(2) Feature segment: “Roles, RBAC, Role Mining and Role Engineering – Part 2″

• Review of Role Definitions, Models and Engineering from Part 1
• Q&A: “Do I need a third-party role extraction / management /modeling tool to get existing roles and create new ones?”
• Six Steps for Collecting or “Mining” Your Current Roles
• How to Define and Store Your Roles
• How to Present Roles to Applications
• How to Maintain Your Roles

(3) NEW! Recommended Resource Segment

(4) And much much more

Today’s Q&A segment also includes a discussion of what to do with “non-person” accounts in IAM, such as service, daemon, batch, system, and agent accounts.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

• Identity Access Management Success on iTunes
• Identity Access Management Success RSS

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books, Products, and Audio Training
• IAM Success Tips & Corbin Links Updates on Twitter
• Today’s Recommended resource:  LiveHeaders for Firefox

Enjoy!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links

Episode 55 – “Introduction to Roles, RBAC and Role Engineering – Part 1″ is now released. This episode is the first of a two-part series on all things “Role” related. Topics include:

Topics include:

–Introduction to Roles
–Different Types of Roles
–Roles vs. Groups
–RBAC
–Role Models 101
–How Roles Integrate With the IAM Six Stage Model
–Role Mining and Mapping Approaches
–Roles Within Provisioning and Access Management Systems
–and much much more.

Today’s Q&A segment also includes a discussion of what to do with “non-person” accounts in IAM, such as service, daemon, batch, system, and agent accounts.

To listen to the show, just use the inline player below, right-click the file to download directly to your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe to our feeds:

Non-iTunes: http://feeds.feedburner.com/iamsuccesstips

iTunes: http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/itunes

Other Important Resources:

• All the Latest Identity Access Management (IAM / IdM) Books, Products, and Audio Training – http://www.iamsuccesstips.com/store
• IAM Success Tips & IAMSuccessTips.com updates on Twitter – http://twitter.com/corbinlinks
• NIST Resource Paper Mentioned on the Show

Enjoy!
All the Best, of Identity Management Success
Corbin Links