Business agility has become a competitive weapon, and those who adapt faster and more often are winning in the marketplace. To reach customers in new ways, organizations have made forays into areas like e-commerce, curbside pickup, contactless payments and virtual visits. At the same time, they have had to evolve to keep their employees secure and productive by quickly implementing new software while ensuring seamless integration.
As organizations have accelerated their investments in digital initiatives, business and app teams have embraced the DevOps model, a process that speeds up software delivery. DevOps enables businesses to be agile enough to quickly adapt or be the first to market, which can have a tremendous impact on the bottom line.
It’s time for identity to join the DevOps party. For far too long, identity initiatives have been stretched to their limits while struggling to keep pace with application growth. DevOps is starting to gain traction in the identity space—and for good reason, since identity is a key part of application onboarding. Without collaboration between identity teams and DevOps teams, many of the intended benefits of DevOps can quickly unravel.