Identity governance

Target Pattern Drift

Target Pattern Drift is the gradual loss of alignment between application onboarding decisions and the intended IAM target architecture.

Definition

Target Pattern Drift happens when one exception after another moves the onboarding practice away from the preferred architecture. Over time, the target model remains documented on paper while the real landscape diverges into a patchwork of local compromises and inconsistent controls.

The Ariovis perspective

Migration choices should reflect application criticality, hosting, protocol support and operational readiness. Ariovis favors progressive onboarding over a big-bang assumption.

These concepts matter most inside a real project.

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