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