You Just Acquired a Company. When Can You See Their Users?
M&A identity visibility vs 12-18 month integration
The Challenge
- You closed the acquisition in Q1 — identity integration is projected for Q3 of next year. For 12-18 months you cannot see, manage, or audit the acquired population
- Three identity populations in three IdPs with three admin consoles — employees in Okta, customers in Auth0, acquired company in Entra — no unified view exists
- Every audit question spanning both organizations requires manual correlation across systems — "who has admin access across the combined entity?" takes weeks to answer
The Solution
- Connect multiple IdPs simultaneously — see every identity population from one product on Day 1, before domain consolidation
- Unified audit trail across all IdPs: when an auditor asks "who has admin access across both organizations?" you answer in seconds, not weeks
- Delegated administration scoped by population — acquired company admins manage their own users while your team maintains governance visibility
The Difference
| Traditional M&A Integration | With IdentityRM |
|---|---|
| Identity visibility: 12-18 months post-close | Day-1 visibility before domain consolidation |
| Admin consoles: 3+ (one per IdP) | One product for all identity populations |
| "Who has access?" across both orgs: weeks | Cross-IdP query: seconds |
| Audit across combined entity: manual correlation | Unified audit trail from Day 1 |
| Delegated admin: separate per IdP | Delegated admin: scoped by population, one model |
Traditional M&A Integration
Identity visibility: 12-18 months post-close
With IdentityRM
Day-1 visibility before domain consolidation
Traditional M&A Integration
Admin consoles: 3+ (one per IdP)
With IdentityRM
One product for all identity populations
Traditional M&A Integration
"Who has access?" across both orgs: weeks
With IdentityRM
Cross-IdP query: seconds
Traditional M&A Integration
Audit across combined entity: manual correlation
With IdentityRM
Unified audit trail from Day 1
Traditional M&A Integration
Delegated admin: separate per IdP
With IdentityRM
Delegated admin: scoped by population, one model
