Find the Right
IAM/PAM Platform

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Strategy First, Platform Second. Selecting an IAM/PAM platform is a foundational decision that shapes security, user experience, and operational effectiveness across your institution. Moran brings deep expertise to help you approach this decision as part of a broader strategy and not just a technology selection.

IAM and PAM as Strategic Enablers

Strengthening privileged access isn’t just about meeting audit or compliance requirements. It’s also about enabling your institution to operate securely while supporting how people actually work.

Getting IAM and PAM right requires balancing security, usability, and operational realities. Moran helps you cut through the marketing jargon, define your requirements within the context of your broader security and institutional strategy, evaluate options objectively, perform a like-for-like comparison, and make decisions that support long-term transformation.

How We Make It Happen

Moran’s IAM and PAM platform evaluation process is grounded in your institution’s specific security strategy, operational realities, and long-term goals rather than a generic evaluation checklist.

How We Assess IAM and PAM
Our evaluation is structured around four key areas:

  • Environment and Current State

  • Requirements and Strategic Alignment

  • Platform Capabilities and Fit

  • Operational and Workforce Readiness

  • Stakeholder Alignment across security leadership and IT teams who manage the system

What We Deliver

  • Defined and prioritized requirements grounded in your campus’s security strategy

  • Objective, like-for-like platform comparison using Moran’s Decision Matrix

  • Vendor-neutral recommendation with procurement justification

  • Roadmap for platform selection and implementation planning

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  • Our IAM modernization was more than an upgrade — it was an archaeological dig. Looking at decades of scripts, directories, processes, and sparse documentation, Moran was our expert guide and architect, helping us excavate the past, decipher the complexity, and engineer a modern IAM solution.

    Private Liberal Arts College Senior Director of Cybersecurity
  • We selected Moran for their transparent approach, ability to tailor configurations to our unique environment, and expert application of industry best practices. Their ongoing commitment to service improvement has ensured our identity management system continues to evolve securely and effectively.

    Public Community College Executive Director, Security and Technology Services
  • With Moran’s guidance, we were able to move from an outdated and homegrown access system to a modern, cloud-based identity platform that supports our long-term strategy. They helped us cut through complexity and delivered a smooth, successful implementation. The new identity management solution transformed how we secure and streamline access for students, faculty, and staff across our entire digital ecosystem.

    Private University Vice President for IT, CIO & CISO
  • You have such a rockstar team on the SailPoint project. They are moving us along and it’s going great!

    Private University Chief Information Officer
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