Identity Automation

06/30/2026

Join us at the GAMEIS 2026 Conference in Savannah, Georgia!

From July 7-10, K-12 technology leaders from across the state will come together to learn, collaborate, and explore new technologies designed to protect identity, data, AI use, and access across today’s school districts.

At Identity Automation, we partner with districts throughout Georgia to build stronger IAM programs that support both students and educators while reducing complexity for IT teams.

If you are attending, stop by Booth #148 to connect with us! We would love to share how districts are strengthening security, improving access, and preparing for what’s next.

Learn more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4yaXc7E

06/22/2026

Join us at the Texas Education Technology Leaders (TETL) Summer 2026 Conference at the Irving Convention Center!

From June 23–25, K–12 technology leaders will come together for professional development, technical training, leadership building, and meaningful peer networking. It’s a chance to share strategies, sharpen skills, and move the ball forward for Texas schools.

As districts focus on competing for what counts, secure and seamless access plays a critical role in today’s evolving learning environment. At Identity Automation, we partner with districts across Texas to build stronger IAM programs that support students and educators—because secure, seamless access is always a winning goal.

While you’re there, come find Lila Mirza and Tonia Welling at Booth #123.

05/28/2026

Getting users access when they need it shouldn't require tickets, delays, or manual work.

Join Identity Automation + Jamf, Fayetteville Public Schools, ClassLink, and Infinite Campus at Learning Impact 2026 as we break down how a strong identity foundation makes near real-time access a reality.

Identity Orchestration for the Interoperable Ecosystem
🗓 Monday, June 1
⏰ 1:00–1:45 p.m. PT

We'll walk through how OneRoster, LTI and Ed-Fi work together to reduce manual identity management effort, close timing gaps, and deliver reliable access for students and the digital learning ecosystem.

Join us at Learning Impact 👉 https://bit.ly/49symoV

05/11/2026

Join us at OHECC 2026 at the University of Toledo!

May 13–15, higher education IT professionals will come together to strategize, collaborate, and explore what’s next in education technology.

Identity and Access Management (IAM) sits at the foundation of a seamless, secure teaching and learning experience. When IAM is done right, students, faculty, and staff gain reliable access to the tools they need without compromising security or adding operational complexity.

Stop by our booth to discover how Identity Automation (a Jamf company) helps institutions build mature IAM programs that support security, compliance, and scalability.

05/05/2026

Zero-Touch deployment is the promise. For most universities, it's "Zero-Touch… plus a lot of help desk tickets."

Jamf's Smart Groups are powerful, but they're only as smart as the identity data behind them. When a student becomes a TA, a faculty member shifts roles, or someone graduates and those changes aren't reflected in real-time, Jamf has nothing to act on. IT steps in instead.

FusionID fixes that. It sits upstream from Jamf, pulling identity data from different authoritative sources, including SIS, HR, Housing, and LDAP. It cleanses the data and delivers a single accurate profile to Jamf Pro.

📍Student becomes a TA → Jamf deploys grading software and VPN access. No ticket.
📍Employee is terminated → Device deactivated before end of day.
📍Student is an employee and campus resident → One composite identity, zero conflicts.

That's True Zero-Touch. That's Jamf + FusionID.

The Jamf + FusionID Synergy: Unlocking True Zero-Touch for the Seamless Campus https://bit.ly/4sahcDQ

Unlock true Zero-Touch deployment with Jamf Pro and FusionID. See how clean identity data enables automated RBAC and seamless Apple device management.

04/28/2026

SSO solved the login problem. It didn't solve your identity problem.

Most campuses have authentication figured out. But a lot of IT teams have confused "login is easy" with "identity is under control." They're not the same thing.

IAM answers: Are you who you say you are? Are you allowed through this door? What it doesn't guarantee is that the data behind those decisions is accurate.

In Higher Ed, that gap is enormous. A single identity can touch Admissions, SIS, Housing, Financial Aid, HR, and faculty systems. Each transition creates the risk of conflicting records, stale roles, and inconsistent attributes. Your IAM consumes whatever data it's given, including errors

The result? Students locked out of what they need. Orphaned accounts that shouldn't exist. Smart Groups that can't be trusted. A help desk queue that never shrinks.

This is why Identity Data Management (IdDM) exists — the missing layer beneath your IAM and MDM.

In this blog, we break down the IAM vs. IdDM distinction and introduce FusionID, the Identity Data Blending Engine built for Higher Ed.

👉 Read: Beyond SSO: Why Your IAM Isn't Solving Your Identity Debt Problem https://bit.ly/4uBxqr9

SSO solves authentication, but not messy identity data. Learn why IAM alone can’t fix Identity Debt and why higher ed needs Identity Data Management.

04/27/2026

Join us at EDUCAUSE’s 2026 Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference in Anaheim, California!

Information security and privacy leaders from across higher education will come together April 28-30 to address one of today’s toughest challenges: safeguarding identity, data, and access across campus communities.

Identity Automation + Jamf will be sharing how universities like yours are leveraging automation to strengthen cybersecurity maturity, reduce risk, and better protect their students and staff. Be sure to mark your calendars, it’s a session you won’t want to miss.

The Identity Imperative: Why IAM is the Foundation of Cybersecurity Maturity in Higher Education
🗓 Thursday, April 30
⏰ 1:30–2 p.m. PT
📍Pacific Ballroom B (2nd Floor)

Learn more here 👉https://bit.ly/4e744eH

You can also find us at booth #9. Come by to say hello! 👋

04/21/2026

Your Jamf automation is only as good as the data behind it.

Many universities deploy Jamf Pro for the purpose of Zero-Touch deployments and frictionless device management, but a silent problem undermines it all: Identity Debt.

When your SIS, HR system, and departmental spreadsheets each have a slightly different version of the same person's record, Jamf automation can't do its job. It’s a variation of the phrase, “Garbage in, Garbage out.”

The fix isn't more automation. It's better data. Fortunately, we have a solution.

👉 Read: Identity Debt: The Silent Killer of Your Jamf Automation https://bit.ly/4sgSdij

Identity Debt from messy SIS data can break Jamf automation. Learn how poor identity data impacts Apple device management in higher education.

04/09/2026

Join us at CoSN2026 in Chicago!

April 13-15, district technology leaders will gather at CoSN to tackle one of the most critical challenges in K-12 today: building safer, smarter digital ecosystems for students and staff.

Identity Automation + Jamf will be sharing how districts like yours are using automation to reduce classroom disruption while strengthening security. Mark your calendars, it’s a session you won’t want to miss.

Identity Management: The Central Nervous System of K-12
🗓 Tuesday, April 14
⏰ 8:00–9:00 a.m. CT

Learn more or register here 👉https://bit.ly/4v9aLmm

04/06/2026

Somewhere in your university's IT infrastructure, there's a 2,000-line Python script holding everything together.

Written five years ago. Original developer long gone. Currently the only thing syncing your SIS with Jamf Pro. To the outside world, your onboarding looks automated. To your team, it feels like "Automated Fragility."

The risks are real:

→ One SIS update takes down provisioning institution-wide

→ Multi-role users get mismatched device profiles the script was never built to handle

→ Security audit finds zero logging, zero version control

"Managing identities via scripts is a liability disguised as an efficiency."

The fix is a professional stack: FusionID to clean and reconcile your identity data, Jamf to manage the endpoint, and RapidIdentity to orchestrate the full lifecycle — visually, without a line of Python — across your entire ecosystem.

FusionID + Jamf + RapidIdentity isn't just a better script. It's the move from Automated Fragility to a genuinely Seamless Campus.

👉 Read: The Death of the Homegrown Script: Why "Good Enough" is Killing Your Campus Automation https://hubs.li/Q047WG3j0

Homegrown scripts syncing SIS data to Jamf create fragile automation. Learn why higher ed IT needs identity data management and IAM orchestration.