Cloud Migration

What it is:

Cloud Migration in the context of Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the process of moving identity services, authentication flows, and user data from on-premises or legacy environments to cloud-based or Hybrid Identity platforms. It often involves re-architecting IAM stacks to leverage cloud-native capabilities, integrating Zero-Downtime IAM methodologies, and ensuring compliance alignment across public, private, and multi-cloud deployments.

Why it matters:

Legacy IAM infrastructure can be costly, difficult to scale, and a barrier to delivering modern CIAM and workforce identity experiences. Cloud Migration enables organizations to adopt flexible, automated, and highly available IAM architectures. For regulated industries such as banking, fintech, and gaming, migrating identity services to the cloud provides stronger resilience, accelerates IAM Modernization, and ensures consistent compliance with standards like PCI DSS, MAS TRM, PSD2, and SOC2. Done correctly, it unlocks Adaptive Security, Containerized IAM, and faster integration with CI/CD pipelines.

How it works:

• Assessment & Planning: Evaluate current IAM systems and create a Cloud Migration plan aligned with the organization’s IAM Roadmap and compliance requirements.

• Platform Selection: Choose cloud-native IAM platforms such as Ping Identity, Keycloak, or Entra ID, or design Hybrid Identity architectures for regulated workloads.

• Zero-Downtime Cutover: Use Zero-Downtime IAM strategies with active-active, multi-region deployments to ensure seamless migrations without impacting users.

• Automation & Hardening: Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Terraform, Helm, and GitOps to deploy pre-hardened IAM environments with embedded security controls and observability through Guardian.