The attendees were mostly from large to very large enterprises that have identity specialists, and a number of independent consultants that focus on security and identity topics.This year the kid-friendly event had around 550 registered attendees, with 800 including families.Ĭloud identity is about how authentication, authorization, account provisioning, and governance works in the web services world. From mostly 'identerati' focused on shaping identity standards in the first couple of years, the conference now has a broader range of IT professionals with a broader range of skillsets, from novice to expert.

The conference has experienced double digit growth each year since its inception in 2010. The brainchild (and some would say the third child) of Ping Identity's CEO Andre Durand, the growing popularity of CIS reflects the increased popularity of identity topics in our increasingly cloud-focused world.

I've recently returned from this year's Cloud Identity Summit, the annual confirmation of how much I still have to learn about this topic.

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