Life After MIM – Modern and effective identity management

With Microsoft Identity Manager coming to an end, it is time to look for something that not only replaces it but also enhances your identity management.

Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) is approaching the end of its support period, which ends on January 9, 2029. This provides organizations with time to make the transition but should not be a reason to delay. The best approach is to take this opportunity to modernize your identity management strategies. While MIM has had its moments, organizations using it are also very familiar with nightly sync batches, unreliable custom scripts, and a lot of manual work. Modern identity management eliminates all of those issues while also automating and streamlining every step.

From scripts to orchestration and automation

Modern identity solutions are designed to simplify your processes right from the beginning. It all starts with making it easy to connect all your directories, applications, systems, and more. Then you can effortlessly create a single source of truth, such as your HR system, AD, or Entra, and ensure that all identity information is accurate and up to date across the board.

This primary identity source, connected to all applications and services, enables you to easily implement smart automation and advanced orchestration across your entire identity management strategy.

Processes throughout the entire employee journey can be automated and applied as needed, without delays or manual effort. It also means security is tightened, as no connections remain open when employees leave or consultant contracts end.

Central, delegated, and auditable governance

With a single source of truth, whether from Entra or your own on-premises directory, automatically handling user provisioning and updates across your organization makes compliance and governance easier.

Modern identity lifecycle solutions give you full control. The single source of truth ensures centralized governance, and every action in your system is logged and auditable.

At the same time, this does not necessarily mean responsibility is centralized. Modern identity solutions simplify delegating responsibility to the appropriate stakeholders.

Moving on from Microsoft Identity Manager is not just about switching to a new system; it is an opportunity to redesign and enhance the most valuable resource in your organization, your identities.

At Pointsharp, we specialize in secure, modern, and compliant identity lifecycle management solutions for any organization. Whether your organization depends on cloud services or wants data sovereignty over your identities, we have a solution that fits just right.