Oracle Identity Governance Initial Setup

TamimKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Tiger IT Bangladesh Limited

The initial setup process for the solution is complex, requiring an organization to engage a system integrator (SI) to implement it. Not just for Oracle Identity Governance, but also other Identity Governance solutions in the market require an SI for integration.

Depending on the requirements, the solution can be deployed either on the cloud or on-premise. So, the same solution can be deployed in either of the environments. In addition, Oracle offers another solution called Identity Cloud Service, which is a cloud-native application available as a SaaS platform. This is known as Oracle IDCS. When you want to deploy Identity Governance in a cloud, you have to go as Infrastructure as a service (IaaS). So, you cannot go with Software as a service (SaaS).

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SK
Senior Engineer Identity and Access at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is complex.  It involves installing directories, configuring keystores, mapping, agent installation/configuration, and more.

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Sarang Sagdeo - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Program Manager at Evosys

The initial setup for Oracle Identity Governance was complex, and on a scale of one to five, it's a three for me.

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JC
Project Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees

The initial set up of Oracle Identity Manager was difficult because of how delicate the product is to install.

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AP
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

The setup is complex compared to other OIM products such as 4G and Okta that are easy to implement in a customer environment by zipping the WAR file and deploying it. 

The product has a number of components that require integration with each other before deployment such as OIM, OEM, OAM, and Web Logic that need to be downloaded and installed completely, making setup difficult and very complex.

Setup could be much easier so I rate it a six out of ten. 

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ICTdelivery567 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Service Delivery Manager at Christelijke Mutualiteit (CM) / Mutualité chrétienne (MC)

The most difficult part is finding the expertise.  With senior/expert expertise, the setup is feasible.

I rate the initial setup of Oracle Identity Governance a four out of five.

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Lakshmi Prasada Reddy Nandyala - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Techdemocracy LLC

The solution’s setup is straightforward.

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AS
Software Engineer at IDX One

The initial setup for Oracle Identity Governance was a bit complex compared to other products, for example, SailPoint. Implementing version 12c of Oracle Identity Governance has improved a bit, though.

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Gerardo Nieves - PeerSpot reviewer
Identity and Access Management Senior Consultant at NEORIS

I consider the initial setup to be easy. If it's a matter of deploying two or three applications, the setup could take one or two months. For five or 10 applications, deployment could take at least six months. It all depends on the number of applications. 

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Pradip Niladhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate Software Engineer at Simeio

The initial setup for Oracle Identity Governance is not that straightforward. It takes time compared to setting up SailPoint.

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it_user178095 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Solutions Architect at Cox Enterprises

As with any Oracle product, it's never straightforward. We knew what goals we needed to achieve but the challenge was having numerous design sessions to cover the possibilities, risks, and impacts in order to achieve those ambitious goals.

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PM
Team Leader at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is complex. It's not easy to deploy. They've tried to improve the onboarding process, however, they should continue to make it easier. 

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it_user420084 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

I came in a little after they had already started, but I was there for the initial go-live. These are large, complex products, so I wouldn't say they're easy, but we have people who know what they're doing, so it wasn't a problem.

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AA
Senior Associate at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is complex. If, for example, you're implementing a connector, and using tools like SailPoint, Saviynt or NetIQ, it's simple. With Oracle, there are lots of places where you have to make changes and they need to be done throughout the process so there's a lot of dependency there. Deployment can take between two to three months if it's a simple implementation and doesn't require customization. 

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ICTdelivery567 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Service Delivery Manager at Christelijke Mutualiteit (CM) / Mutualité chrétienne (MC)

It is a complex product. There are not a lot of engineers with knowledge about it. That's the first problem. I think it's a general problem. We do have one consultant and one internal person just for the line support and installations. We know from experience from a consultant that worked with different customers that they all have the same problem.

We have one consultant working on this product and it's a full-time job here.

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MM
Identity and Access Management Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup is moderate. It's not very complex, but it's not very easy to do.

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PD
Technical Project Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup is complex and for a larger, enterprise-level customer, it becomes very complex.

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it_user521919 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal IAM Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Initial setup is not a part of my job function.

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EL
Enterprise Access Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was involved with the initial setup. It's not so straightforward. It's a very complicated space. It's a complicated tool to implement. There seemed to be a lot more customization and configuration that we needed to do; we initially believed we could just work out of the box.

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it_user174618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Identity and Access Management Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The setup was complex due to too many customized provisioning workflows within our organization.

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it_user427101 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was complex, as any enterprise identity management product would be. First, it's not clear what to download from Oracle e-delivery. Secondly, it's not one product but a complex, multiple-component system. We have to first install OID, and then find the right repository creation utility RCU. Apart from this, you need to install SOA first for OIM, and there are multiple patches for the database and infrastructure. Only after all prerequisites have been met is it possible to install.

People from a pure Oracle DBA background can't do this. You need to have all-arounders with knowledge of SSL and PKI infrastructure, plus a little bit of skill with Linux. They also need to have Oracle Database skills and not follow template thinking.

Also, due to the nature of the organization, my employer is paranoid about security, so it is done in a very secure configuration, including reverse proxies, traffic encryption (SSL), and High Availability setup with F5 Load Balancer. It was just really complex.

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FL
Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It was challenging to implement Identity Governance. The time needed for deployment depends on the size of the client. While it's possible to get it done in three days, deployment can take up to a week. 

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LB
IT Security Manager at Claro

The initial setup was a bit complex primarily because you have to create a connector for every system enabling connections across the network. This is not an observation in regards to the platform itself.

The full deployment took about a year and we only require two people for maintenance.

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it_user436173 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

We use Oracle Linux and WebLogic, and Identity Management, giving us a High Availability level that we're using with the Oracle Access Manager solution. Those 3 products in the stack -- the OS, the middleware, and then the Identity Management software to go into the middleware -- was such a complicated process to set up. I think Oracle should have provided some sort of flow chart or guide to get these products installed faster and configured in such a way that you are comfortable.

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it_user427716 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. OIM Consultant at a international affairs institute with 10,001+ employees

It was straightforward in our case. This depends on the customer requirements and also how well planned the project is.

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CE
Senior Identity & Access Management Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

I was not here for the initial setup, but from what I have seen so far, it seemed pretty complex.

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ST
Security Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

It's flexible enough but requires enough technical knowledge to set up.

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it_user422589 - PeerSpot reviewer
IAM Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

We focused purely on what the product had to offer and the designed and architected it around those lines, which made the initial setup decently straightforward rather than complex with workflows to manage later.

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EG
Owner at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is complex.

It's a multi-tenant system integrated into a customer's environment. The entire process is more difficult than it needs to be. They have made improvements but it is still complex.

The number of people required for the deployment and implementation varies based on the size of the implementation. The implementations go from very small up to both wide enterprise-wide and serving external customers.

We have had customers who required a couple of people up to an entire team supporting them.

It really does depend on the size of the implementation but it does take more than a couple to manage it. It is not just the Governance, it's the setup of the app and the integration with all of the other applications with the directory. 

It requires a few people to keep it up and running.

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it_user719784 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Initial setup was very complex when compared to others. Oracle is way more complex than any other implementation. SalePoint and Microsoft Identity Manager are simpler.

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it_user456360 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at a tech company with 51-200 employees

It is complex as the entire implementation takes a lot of efforts from the business, in partucular technology and the main implementation teams.

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it_user521832 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect with 1,001-5,000 employees

Considering the market, it is pretty straightforward to set up.

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it_user480711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co Founder at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

It was complex, primarily due to dependencies on various underlying technologies like Java, WebLogic, SOA, Database, and BI for reporting etc. Version compatibility was critical and any mismatch could lead to partially functional implementation. Things got better with 11gR2 PS2.

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it_user521946 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Initial setup was not too complicated: easy to medium.

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it_user98769 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
I would say the initial setup was not very complex. The installation, design, development and deployment are all documented very well. Initially you will need to follow each and every step and later on you will understand why all those steps were necessary. View full review »
it_user522075 - PeerSpot reviewer
Java Developer at a government

I was not working on the installation. I'm just working on the part of development of plug-ins and doing Java because I am one of the Java developers. The installation does not seem too bad. I know some guys who are working to build it and put Java in place on all the servers and on all the connectors.

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it_user181875 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Very complex due to the different sub-components.

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it_user723987 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Delivery Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It was straightforward. One or two complications. Some were resolved, some were not resolved, and some were self-resolved. So I would not say I'm entirely happy.

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it_user521784 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA Manager|Principal Database Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This installation is straightforward. A lot of documentation is available from the Oracle website. We were able to implement this in-house, without spending too many dollars. I think it is pretty good.

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it_user704019 - PeerSpot reviewer
Rådgiver at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

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.

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it_user465630 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer Team Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I personally was not involved during the initial phase.

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it_user174537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Functional Consultant at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It was quite complex to set-up.

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it_user176979 - PeerSpot reviewer
I & A Management Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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

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it_user704334 - PeerSpot reviewer
OpenShift Consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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

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it_user426948 - PeerSpot reviewer
IAM Solutions Architect, CISSP at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Initial setup has got better then previous versions, but still has place for improvement. The setup involves a lot of sub-components with many dependencies etc. The documentation is not entirely clear with regards to dependencies.

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it_user685398 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant & Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was complex, due to suite level integration.

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it_user455391 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Initial setup had medium complexity in terms of custom connector building.

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it_user446739 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst - IAM at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

It's complex as the product has compatibility with many different operating systems, databases and application servers. The initial setup requires a lot of complex configurations during installation.

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it_user204828 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Complex in compatibility between Operation System version, Data Base version, Fusion Middleware version and so on.

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it_user107157 - PeerSpot reviewer
Alliances Manager at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
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. View full review »
it_user217167 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It was pretty complicated. Everything should be UI and the 'All Design' console features should be available within the administration console.

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it_user383106 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tecnologías de la seguridad y ciberseguridad en Telefónica at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Initial setup was complex; a lot of customizations are needed for the product to work.

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it_user432642 - PeerSpot reviewer
IAM Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup was a bit complex if you compare it to other IDM tools. Installation and setup take a long time as it's not just a one-click installation.

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Buyer's Guide
Oracle Identity Governance
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Oracle Identity Governance. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.