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functions, and provide some tips on how to build these simply yet
adequately.
We estimate that with this approach, you could save about 60%
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of the cost
of a comparable implementation using a brand-name commercial product.
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Our estimate is based on projections from empirical data that show that a 5-year
roll-out of IAM at a medium-sized organisation (about 10 major applications, 5,000
employees and B2B users , and 100,000 customers) using a brand-name vendor
product would cost about $5 million, while the approach we describe here would
cost about $2 million. These are rough estimates, and your mileage will certainly
vary, but we have no doubt the savings will be very significant.
