Burton Group Identity Blog

Catalyst Europe is Coming Up Fast!

Blogger: Bob Blakley

We hit the stage for Catalyst Europe on April 19.  If you haven't already made your plans to join us in Prague, we've got a little treat for you at the end of this post.

We're going to focus this year on the emerging identity architecture.  If you're looking, you can see this identity architecture around you already, in offerings from mainstream identity vendors like Microsoft and Oracle, but also in offerings from smaller firms like Gluu, Unbound ID, Radiant Logic, and others.

The elevator-pitch version of the story is this: licensed provisioning software packages compete in a market for identity management systems.  User-centric identity providers compete in a market for identity providers.  What enterprises need is neither a market for identity management systems nor a market for identity providers - what they need is a market for identities.

Federation technology, directory virtualization, and contextual access control can be combined to create a technical architecture on top of which this market for identities can emerge.  The market for identities has many advantages, but getting there will take time and it will take work.  We'll lay out the roadmap in Prague.

If (like me) you're a last-minute kinda person and you haven't registered yet, here's your reward for waiting: use the promo code "INSIDER" during registration, and you'll get your ticket for the discounted price of only 995 Euro.

Sign up today and we'll see you there!

Catalyst Tickets: Get 'em While They're Hot

Blogger: Bob Blakley

Somebody asked me this today:

Is it true that the Burton Group Catalyst conferences have been cancelled now that we've been acquired by Gartner?

Um, how shall I put this...

DON'T BE SILLY: THE CATALYST CONFERENCES ARE ABSOLUTELY HAPPENING!

Gartner bought Burton Group because they love our content, including our Catalyst content.

In fact, here in IdPS we're betting that Catalyst - both in Europe and in North America - is going to sell out early, because as a result of the acquisition we're going to have more customers.

And you're not going to want to miss the IdPS content at Catalyst this year.  The team's been taking advantage of our (ahem) unexpected get-together this week to work on our presentations.  What we're going to lay out for you at Catalyst is that 2010 marks the beginning of a revolution in the enterprise's identity architecture.  We're going to tell you what we think is coming, and we're going to show you a roadmap to help you get from the identity infrastructure you have today to the one you'll need to have in the future.

Book your tickets now; we already have.  See you in Prague, or in San Diego, or both.

Catalyst Europe call for papers extended

Blogger: Gerry Gebel

Here's a reprieve for all of you busy with Christmas shopping and holiday preparations: the Catalyst Europe call for papers has been extended until January 4th. Please consider sharing your identity management experiences with your peers in Prague this coming April! All the information you need can be found at the Catalyst web site.