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Senior Infrastructure Engineer with 10,001+ employees
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It has helped in the automation of account handling and creation for multiple systems.

What is most valuable?

I feel the Provisioning and Reconciliation Engine as well as the Adapter Factory are most the valuable, apart from the standard features which most identity management solutions provide.

How has it helped my organization?

It has helped in central user management and the automation of account handling and creation for multiple systems. It has also helped in data interaction between customer and third party data, which is an integral part of any business these days.

What needs improvement?

Unfortunately while working with v9i, we had to do a lot of customizations because the product did not support much. With v11i, some of the customization has been reduced. However, the GUI is some what a bit more complicated, and it could be improved with a single GUI.

How are customer service and support?

It's very poor, just 3/10.

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What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Oracle is still very expensive, and is not generally used by SMEs.

What other advice do I have?

With the new version of the products, its best left to the choice of the implementer to analyse the pros and cons of the different vendors before deciding on which product to choose.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Business partners with Oracle.
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it_user704019 - PeerSpot reviewer
Rådgiver at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Vendor
Most areas need improvement including GUI and core functionality
Pros and Cons
    • "t is too complex, has too many bugs, and is an immature product, even the best case, beta version."

    How has it helped my organization?

    We have been able, after eight months of coding our own Java classes, to implement a Joiner/Mover/Leaver process.

    What is most valuable?

    I won't lie to you. Since we didn't have an IDM, the idea of an IDM and all of its functionality has been valuable.

    What needs improvement?

    Most areas need improvements, all the way from the GUI to core functionality, logging, traceability, configuration, and bugs causing crashes. I don't know where to start. It is too complex, has too many bugs, and is an immature product, even the best case, beta version.)

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    One of the 5-6 consoles (Design Console) is a blast from the 1970's. It crashes constantly. The vendor is aware of it, but has stated that this is not a priority for them to fix.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    There were no issues with scalability.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I would rate technical support as the worst. We have had constant meetings with them to follow up on our tickets. If you don't ask them for an update on a daily basis, they will not work on your case. Our average solution time is six to eight weeks, and this includes production issues. I have waited eight months for an answer, and the answer was, "If it fails when you do that, then don't do it."


    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We used an ETL-engine to push users earlier. It didn't have any "IDM functionality" so we switched to what we though was the best solution available.

    How was the initial setup?

    I dare you to get an installation up and running in a PoC environment in less than a week. In my opinion, if you haven't done it before, you can't do it in less time.

    What other advice do I have?

    Don't use it! Find something else. Ask me for advice. We are currently switching to another vendor/product.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Alliances Manager at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
    Real User
    Pros: Works with other directories out of the box, Great UI and Tools. Cons: Difficult to setup

    Valuable Features

    Once integrated, the administration console, integrated workflows (Entitlement requests) for approvals and self service features.

    Room for Improvement

    Since it was a suite of tools the customer used and we just needed to use OIM, it was a learning curve to get the products integrated and working together.

    Use of Solution

    Just a couple of months during a Pro Services engagement

    Customer Service and Technical Support

    Very good support

    Initial Setup

    We needed to integrate a product using Active Directory with OIM. Getting the initial OIM product up and running in the lab was complex for first timers as well as understanding whether to use the adapter factory or if we could use an existing pre-configured connector.

    Other Advice

    This product has many features that we were not required to worry about due to the workflows that were already created by the customer who was using the Identity governance features as well.
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    it_user3876 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user3876Database Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
    Vendor

    Hi David. Which version of Oracle Identity Manager have you used and what is the licensing cost of this product?

    it_user465630 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Software Engineer Team Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    The product provides good out-of-the-box functionality, and Oracle provides fair technical support, but the product does have its drawbacks.

    What is most valuable?

    There are many valuable features, most notably Single Sign-On, Identity Management, and Identity Connector Framework, which can be implemented to provision with diverse interfaces.

    How has it helped my organization?

    It has assisted us with UI customization, as well as connecting to other frameworks using the OSB (Oracle Service Bus) and Custom Connectors.

    What needs improvement?

    The product requires improvements for UI customization with the current sandbox. Many people prefer that sandbox be removed from the product, as it has caused major challenges with wide implementations. Another improvement would be to provide the user-friendly option of replicating out-of-the-box attributes.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    This solution has been successfully implemented and managed for the past 3+ years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Deployment of sandbox is a major concern, as its stability was underprivileged if implemented with multiple sandboxes from different out-of-sync locations.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Scalability is reduced if the load increases above approximately 100,000.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I would rate this a 7. Since they have wider support level every 12 hours, a service request might change to different time zone. Therefore the same request must be provided again to the new support assistance.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    No comment. I personally was not involved during the initial phase.

    How was the initial setup?

    I personally was not involved during the initial phase.

    What about the implementation team?

    It was an in-house implementation. Full re-testing will be required if the implementation involves a sandbox and we need to have eyes on the request page labels post-implementation.

    What other advice do I have?

    I recommend for people to wait for the new version, in which the concept of a sandbox will be removed.

    I rate the product a 7. The product provides good out-of-the-box functionality, and Oracle provides fair technical support, but the product does have its drawbacks. Performance is bad, and tuning must be performed by Oracle, which will take time. Customization of the product’s existing features is not user-friendly.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Senior Oracle Functional Consultant at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    MSP
    Automatic onboarding of employees and off boarding of employees is useful but sometimes there are stability issues

    What is most valuable?

    Automatic Onboarding and Offboarding.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Automatic onboarding of employees and off boarding of employees, also single sign on feature is one of the key features.

    What needs improvement?

    Though Oracle advertises integration of Oracle Identity Manager – Oracle GRC and Oracle EBS works, but it never works in real time.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    3 years.

    What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

    Yes we had lot of bugs, but Oracle resolved them.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Yes sometimes.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Yes sometimes.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Customer Service:

    6.5 out of 10.

    Technical Support:

    7.5 out of 10

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    No previous solution used.

    How was the initial setup?

    It was quite complex to set-up.

    What about the implementation team?

    We implemented it with a vendor team.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    6 months of implementation and it took almost $500k.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    No, we are a big Oracle shop.

    What other advice do I have?

    If they are not an Oracle shop, I recommend evaluating other software as well.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Oracle Partner
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    it_user176979 - PeerSpot reviewer
    I & A Management Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Consultant
    The product is excessively resource intensive but it does streamline account lifecycle management and single sign on.​

    Valuable Features

    • Provisioning
    • Single Sign On.

    Improvements to My Organization

    It has streamlined user account lifecycle management and single sign on.

    Room for Improvement

    I did not give it 10 out of 10 because of the time it takes for new versions to mature before they are bug free.

    The product is excessively resource intensive (i.e., hardware requirements) especially in the later versions.

    Use of Solution

    I have used this solution for the lasts ten years.

    Deployment Issues

    Some issues, such as multi data-center deployments had issues, which were resolved after working with the vendor's A team.

    Customer Service and Technical Support

    Customer Service:

    9/10

    Technical Support:

    9/10

    Initial Setup

    The set up is fairly complex and requires certain degree of training and/or experience.

    Implementation Team

    We did the implementation in-house.

    Other Solutions Considered

    Yes we also looked at solutions from CA and IBM.

    Other Advice

    Use the previous version.

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    OpenShift Consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Real User
    Some of the valuable features are provisioning workflows and identifying life-cycle management
    Pros and Cons
    • "Identifying connector framework for unifying provisioning capabilities from OIM."
    • "It would be great if the Oracle Fusion Middleware team worked on making it compatible with other application servers, as it exists in OIM9.x."

    How has it helped my organization?

    OIM contributes majorly to simplifying the user management and role management capabilities of corporate users (employees, contractors, partners, and customers) from regulatory compliance requirements by enabling least privileged access.

    What is most valuable?

    • Provisioning workflow
    • Accessing policies to automate provisioning requirements
    • Identifying lifecycle management
    • Identifying connector framework for unifying provisioning capabilities from OIM

    What needs improvement?

    This applies to the latest version of OIM support in WebLogic and WebSphere application servers only. It would be great if the Oracle Fusion Middleware team worked on making it compatible with other application servers, as it exists in OIM9.x.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    No issues were found related to stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    OIM is the right product and it is a good fit for enterprise deployments. There are no issues related to scalability, as long as it was configured as per Oracle enterprise deployment guidelines.

    How is customer service and technical support?

    Customer Service:

    I would give customer service a rating of six out of 10.

    Technical Support:

    I would give technical support a rating of six out of 10.

    How was the initial setup?

    Depending upon requirements, it takes 10 days to three months to set up an environment.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user446703 - PeerSpot reviewer
    IAM System Engineer - Cyber Security at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
    MSP
    The provision and deprovisioning means its more secure. The Design console is a bit dated and complicated to use when in development.

    Valuable Features:

    Connectors and the ability to provision and reconcile information. We can remove all access in one hit, but also easily provision a user with accounts all from one place.

    Improvements to My Organization:

    The provision and deprovisioning means its more secure, less administration is required, and all the information about an identity is stored in one place. It saves costs of having to administer a user in every area or application.

    Room for Improvement:

    The Design console is a bit dated and complicated to use when in development. It’s the biggest issue out there for all Oracle OIM developers who want to develop connectors (custom). Also, they need more easy to understand guides on how to use the API’s within OIM to create notifications or event handlers. I have been on a development course and this is still an area I struggle with. If we had a better understanding of the dev side of things we would do so much more with this product.

    Deployment Issues:

    There were no issues with the deployment.

    Stability Issues:

    We have had no issues with the stability.

    Scalability Issues:

    It's scaled for our needs.

    Other Advice:

    It’s a difficult product to fully understand but with time will become a lot easier to use. I have only used Oracle so I cannot compare it with other products.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're a well established partner.
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