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Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)

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Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Forefront Identity Manager is a Microsoft's legacy identity management solution. In 2016 Microsoft released Microsoft Identity Manager, an updated IAM solution. Support for Forefront Identity Manager ended October 2017.N/A
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Brad Ranks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Brad Ranks
Director of Technology
Chose Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
We selected Forefront because we know the support will be there for the long haul and its integration with other MS products.
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Anonymous
Chose Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
Forefront Identity Manager stacks up well against the competition as it is fast and efficient. It saves our IT department time by allowing users to manage their credentials. It has allowed our staff to sync our local on premises with the cloud. It offers these features that are …
Victor Arana | TrustRadius Reviewer
Victor Arana
IT Manager
Chose Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
I've selected FIM because we use Windows Server 2008 R2 for terminal connections and it gives me a decent security layer to manage the identity lifecycle deployment from a single interface reducing the time and effort investment, and avoid dealing with extend coding procedures …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
It is Microsoft. We are a Microsoft shop, primarily. It integrates deeply with Active Directory making it good for Microsoft Active Directory shops.
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User Ratings
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
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User Testimonials
Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Forefront is excellent for multi-factor authentication in the cloud or on premises. It is fast and lightweight. [It provides] Ease of self-management of credentials. The user web interface is easy to use and understand. Less time is spent by IT staff resetting passwords or unlocking accounts.
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Pros
  • Sync of local on premises with the cloud
  • Allows for users to manage their credentials
  • Allows for two-factor authentication
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Cons
  • Cloud integration needs some love. I think most companies nowadays have a hybrid model with some in-house and some cloud. A complete integration would be a huge win.
Brad Ranks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Brad Ranks
Director of Technology
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Alternatives Considered
We selected Forefront because we know the support will be there for the long haul and its integration with other MS products.
Brad Ranks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Brad Ranks
Director of Technology
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Return on Investment
  • Reduce the amount of time invested doing troubleshooting.
  • Reduce the IT admin complexity by presenting an intuitive UX with codeless provisioning.
  • IT Admins can simplify the process to create workflows with the web-based GUI of ILM 2 portal, and also include more complex workflows designed outside of the portal by importing XAML files.
Victor Arana | TrustRadius Reviewer
Victor Arana
IT Manager
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