In October 2020, we founded Zluri with a clear vision: to simplify the world's transition to SaaS. Today, just over three and a half years later, I'm thrilled to announce that Gartner has recognized Zluri as a Leader in their Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms. This recognition was based on our completeness of vision and ability to execute. A complimentary copy of the full report is available here. 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms.
The Challenge: Loss of Visibility and Control in Modern IT Environments
In today's fast-paced business world, CIOs and IT leaders are facing unprecedented challenges in managing their technology stacks:
Proliferation of shadow apps
Overwhelming number of access requests
Escalating software spends
Complex compliance requirements
Risk of failed audits due to over-privileged users
These challenges are causing IT teams to lose visibility and control over their technology stacks. As a result, organizations are exposed to various risks and inefficiencies, leading to a state of chaos that hinders productivity and innovation. In this environment, many IT leaders find themselves unable to effectively manage their SaaS ecosystem, let alone leverage it for organizational success.
Our Solution: Enabling Organizational Flow through Unified SaaS Management
At Zluri, we recognized that addressing these challenges requires more than just discovering the SaaS ecosystem – including managed, unmanaged, and shadow IT. To truly empower organizations, we needed to evolve our platform to address the full lifecycle of SaaS management and enable IT teams to put their organizations in what we call "the zone" – a state of peak performance where technology seamlessly supports business objectives.
This realization led us to develop what we now call Unified SaaS Management, a comprehensive approach that brings together discovery, management, and governance onto a single platform. Our goal is to empower CIOs and IT teams with 100% visibility and 360-degree control over their technology stacks, enabling their organizations to achieve a state of flow.
The Power of Unified SaaS Management: Entering "The Zone"
Zluri's Unified SaaS Management platform is designed to restore visibility and control to IT teams, allowing them to lead their organizations toward a state of peak performance. Here's how we make this possible:
Complete Visibility: Our AuthKnox engine fetches and processes identity data, access data, financial data, and usage information across all your applications through integrations with HRMS, ERPs, MDMs, CASBs, and more. This provides you with a 360-degree view of your entire SaaS ecosystem.
Intelligent Insights: Zluri's powerful AuthKnox engine processes this data and delivers the insights that matter most, enabling you to make informed decisions about your SaaS stack.
Automation for Control: Our automation engine helps you define policies and execute them with no-code workflows, giving you 100% control over your applications.
Comprehensive Management: With Zluri, you can:
Prevent Shadow IT
Optimize your SaaS costs
Manage user lifecycles
Automate access reviews to stay compliant
By bringing these elements together, Zluri enables IT teams to regain control and achieve what we call "the zone" for their organizations – a condition where IT teams have both 100% visibility and 360-degree control over their tech stacks, allowing the entire organization to reach peak productivity and operate in a state of flow.
The Impact: Delivering Peak Performance
By enabling IT teams to put their organizations in "the zone," Zluri empowers them to:
Reduce operational overhead and focus on strategic initiatives
Optimize SaaS spend and eliminate wastage
Enhance security posture by maintaining control over all SaaS applications
Improve employee productivity by ensuring access to the right tools at the right time
Make data-driven decisions about technology investments
Maintain compliance and pass audits with ease
Learn more about how leading organizations across the globe, like monday.com, Tipalti, and Whatfix, have streamlined SaaS management with our revolutionary unified approach.
"Zluri has been an excellent partner, offering great onboarding and ongoing support. With access to over 700 integrations, their app insights is easily my favorite feature. The platform has helped us save around $100,000 in six months - fun fact: we've saved more than our investment on Zluri. I’d highly recommend the platform."
- Lior Zagury, director of Global IT, monday.com
Looking Ahead: Navigating the Future of SaaS and Identity Management
As we celebrate our recognition as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant, we're also looking ahead to the future of SaaS management. The landscape of IT is evolving rapidly, presenting new challenges and opportunities for organizations worldwide.
Emerging Challenges in the IT Landscape
We anticipate several key trends that will shape the future of IT management:
The Rise of Gen AI Applications: As generative AI technologies become more prevalent in enterprise settings, they introduce new complexities in terms of data access, security, and governance.
Proliferation of Hybrid Cloud Environments: Organizations are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud strategies, creating a need for management solutions that can seamlessly operate across diverse infrastructures.
Rapid Sprawl of Identities: With the growth of digital transformation initiatives, the number and types of digital identities (both human and non-human) are exploding, making identity management more complex than ever.
These trends are set to further complicate the role of IT teams, requiring more sophisticated solutions for maintaining visibility, control, and security across the entire technology stack.
Zluri's Data Fabric: A Foundation for the Future
In light of these emerging challenges, we believe that Zluri's data fabric architecture is uniquely positioned to serve as a foundational element for organizations navigating this complex landscape. Here's why:
Comprehensive Visibility: Our data fabric approach allows for seamless integration and visibility across diverse environments, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures.
Identity-Centric Security: By centralizing identity data from across the organization, Zluri enables a robust, identity-centric approach to security that's crucial in the age of distributed systems and Gen AI.
Proactive Threat Management: Our platform's ability to correlate data from various sources allows for early detection and proactive handling of identity-related threats, a critical capability as the attack surface expands.
Adaptability to New Technologies: The flexible nature of our data fabric architecture means we can quickly adapt to incorporate new technologies and data sources as they emerge, ensuring our platform remains future-proof.
Unified Governance: As regulatory landscapes evolve to address new technologies, our unified approach to SaaS and identity management provides a solid foundation for maintaining compliance across complex, hybrid environments.
Our Commitment to Innovation
As we move forward, we're committed to evolving our platform to meet these emerging challenges head-on. We're investing in research and development to enhance our capabilities in areas such as:
AI-driven anomaly detection and risk assessment
Advanced analytics for identity behavior patterns
Automated policy enforcement across hybrid environments
Integration with emerging identity standards and protocols
Our goal is to ensure that Zluri continues to empower IT teams to keep their organizations in "the zone" of peak performance, no matter how complex their IT landscape becomes.
Conclusion: Get in the Zone with Zluri
This journey from a startup with a vision to a recognized Leader in the industry has been incredible, and it wouldn't have been possible without the trust and support of our customers, partners, and team members. As we continue to innovate and evolve, we remain committed to our original mission: simplifying the complex world of SaaS management for IT teams, enabling them to put their organizations in a state of peak productivity.
Thank you for being part of our journey. We're excited about the road ahead and look forward to continuing to serve and innovate in the dynamic world of SaaS management. Remember, the best outcomes tend to be in places where there is no separation between you and what you do. So, think not – empower your IT team to get your organization in the zone; get running with Zluri!
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms, By Tom Cipolla, Yolanda Harris, Jaswant Kalay, Dan Wilson, Ron Blair, Lina Al Dana, 22 July 2024.
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