Microsoft recently announced the first public preview of the FIM 2010 R2 successor MIM (Microsoft Identity Manager).
For those of you who doesn't know FIM 2010 R2 let me quickly explain what MIM will be in the future. :-)
- MIM can synchronize identities between different types of systems. Identities in this case doesen't limit MIM to users or groups. I've been working in projects where we synchronized different other things like computer objects, GPOs, organization objects and so on. Synchronization of identities includes provisioning and deprovisioning of identities in connected systems.
- MIM can connect to on premises services as well as cloud
- MIM provides easy to configure workflows for all those synchronization steps. Again, these workflows can be IAM (identity and access management) related or not. Workflows can be extended by public available workflow modules e.g. Powershell.
- MIM can provide a management solution for role based access control (RBAC) based on a web portal and business rules.
- MIM includes a self-service-portal for password reset, account unlock, group management, JIT (just in time) privileges.
- last but not least MIM can provide a management solution for certificate management.
You can find more information here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2014/11/18/microsoft-identity-manager-preview-release-1-is-now-available.aspx
and download the preview of MIM here: https://connect.microsoft.com/site433/Downloads
Have fun and happy synchronization :-)
Chris
