This journey demands precision to avoid identity outages, compliance gaps, cost overruns, or business disruption.
At Cloudcomputing, we’ve guided organizations through complex identity transformations across Europe. Success depends on combining rigorous technical planning with strong governance, business alignment, and operational readiness.
Here’s our advice to approach your migration with confidence.
1. Start with a Strategic Assessment
Before touching a single configuration file, take a full inventory of your existing IIQ environment.
This includes:
- Current integrations (HR systems, directories, SaaS, on-prem applications).
- Customizations, connectors, and workflows.
- Data quality, identity lifecycle processes, and certification campaigns.
A structured readiness assessment helps you:
- Identify dependencies that could derail the migration.
- Separate “lift-and-shift” items from areas that require redesign for the cloud.
- Build a business case that addresses risk reduction, compliance, and operational agility.
2. Align Business and Security Goals Early
Migrations lose momentum when they are treated purely as IT projects. Engage stakeholders from HR, compliance, and business units early. Align the migration objectives with:
- Regulatory compliance requirements (GDPR, NIS2, DORA).
- Strategic business drivers such as M&A, cloud-first policies, or Zero Trust initiatives.
- User experience improvements, including simplified access requests and certifications.
Early alignment ensures the ISC implementation strengthens governance, enhances compliance, and supports business growth.
3. Redesign for the Cloud — Avoid Direct Replication
A common trap is replicating on-prem IIQ configurations in ISC without adapting to the cloud-native model. Instead:
- Leverage ISC’s SaaS-native capabilities like AI-driven identity recommendations, continuous updates, and elastic scalability.
- Replace complex custom scripts with configuration-based features that are easier to maintain.
- Use ISC’s out-of-the-box connectors where possible to reduce technical debt.
4. Prioritize Security and Compliance Throughout the Migration
In a live identity environment, any downtime or misconfiguration can lead to unauthorized access or service disruption. To safeguard the migration:
- Run IIQ and ISC in parallel during testing to validate provisioning, deprovisioning, and policy enforcement.
- Apply least privilege and “never trust, always verify” principles during cutover.
- Audit all identity data for accuracy before the go-live to prevent compliance issues.
5. Execute in Phases to Reduce Risk
A phased migration approach reduces business disruption:
- Phase 1: Migrate non-critical applications and low-risk integrations.
- Phase 2: Onboard high-value targets and critical business systems.
- Phase 3: Transition advanced governance functions like certifications and access reviews.
Each phase should include validation checkpoints, stakeholder sign-off, and rollback procedures.
6. Plan for Post-Migration Optimization
Going live marks the beginning of a new optimization phase. Build a 90-day stabilization plan to:
- Fine-tune access policies based on real-world usage.
- Optimize workflows for efficiency and compliance.
- Train administrators and business users on ISC’s capabilities.
Continuous monitoring and improvement ensure your identity program delivers sustained risk reduction, stronger compliance, and operational efficiency.
Why Work with Cloudcomputing
Migrating identity platforms while keeping operations secure requires specialized expertise. Our SailPoint-certified team has delivered successful IIQ-to-ISC migrations for enterprises internationally across regulated industries.
We bring:
- Proven methodology to reduce risk and accelerate value.
- Deep regulatory expertise to ensure compliance under European frameworks.
- End-to-end delivery — from assessment and design to execution and optimization.
If you need help to modernize your identity infrastructure while maintaining peak security, governance, and user trust — let us now.
