Hybrid IAM Coexistence: Running On-Premise and Cloud Identity Systems in Parallel

The day you decide to move identity to the cloud, you start a coexistence period. Whether it lasts 6 months or 3 years, your organization will run two identity systems simultaneously. Applications will live in both environments. Users will expect seamless SSO regardless of where the app is hosted. And any gap in the federation chain means someone can’t do their job. Getting hybrid IAM right is the difference between a controlled migration and a chaotic one. ...

Feb 05, 2026 · 6 min · 1105 words · IAMDevBox

On-Premise IAM to Cloud Migration: Planning Framework and Execution Strategy

Moving identity infrastructure from on-premises to cloud is not a weekend project. It touches every application, every user, and every compliance control in your organization. Get it wrong and people can’t log in on Monday morning. Get it right and you eliminate a significant chunk of infrastructure cost while gaining capabilities that on-prem systems can’t match. This framework is vendor-agnostic — whether you’re moving to Entra ID, Okta, Auth0, or Keycloak Cloud, the planning process is the same. ...

Feb 05, 2026 · 6 min · 1245 words · IAMDevBox