What is Cloud Identity and how does it work?
Cloud Identity is Google’s cloud-powered solution for access, accounts, and user security management in business environments. Under the hood, Cloud Identity runs on three fundamental tech principles:
- IAM (Identity and Access Management) for managing access and user rights;
- SSO (Single Sign-On) for centralized access from all business services;
- MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) for multi-layered user data protection.
The free version of Cloud Identity provides baseline capacities for account data management. However, as your company scales and starts using more SaaS solutions, you need enhanced security configurations, logging and auditing, external system integrations, and centralized access policies. This is where Cloud Identity Premium is indispensable.
Capacities and benefits for business
- 1 Single Sign-On (SSO) allows employees to use the same login and password to access all needed services;
- 2 MFA support enables customized two-factor and multifactor authorization via SM and security keys;
- 3 Integration with Google Workspace, Azure AD, LDAP, and other systems;
- 4 Tools for audits and monitoring that help track user actions and incidents;
- 5 Access and user role controls which allow assigning individual workers or crews.
Using Google Cloud Identity in cloud infrastructure
Google Cloud Identity Premium can be easily integrated with both cloud infrastructures and hybrid models.
For instance, when connected to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), it can be used for IAM and resource access. In a SaaS-based environment, it can be cross-integrated with dozens of popular services, like Asana, Salesforce, GitHub, and others, granting centralized access. As for the hybrid systems, Google Cloud Identity Premium can integrate with local LDAPs, Active Directory, Azure AD, etc.
Google Cloud Identity’s built-in auditing and logging allow your admins to get the full picture of all actions and events in the system in real time.
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How much does Cloud Identity Premium cost?
The final cost of the premium version of Cloud Identity depends on the Google Workspace plan of your choice. Contact us if you need help with:
- 1 Choosing the most optimal pricing, plan, and special offers from Google;
- 2 Submit a subscription or buy a license for your organization or establishment;
- 3 Make a payment in local currency as a legal entity.
Why choose mcCloud for integrating Google Cloud Identity?
Focus on business goals and tasks for each individual case;- Deployment of services and applications in a few days;
- Help with payments in local currency for legal entities;
- High-quality tech support, free for all our clients;
- Official Google Workspace partner.
Frequent Questions
IAM aka Cloud Identity and Access Management is Google’s platform for managing digital identities and user access in a company. With its help, you can sensitively control who gets access to which systems and data.
Yes, Cloud IAm Identity easily integrates with Azure Active Directory, local LDAPs, as well as numerous SaaS solutions.
Google’s Cloud Identity and Access Management is fully integrated with Google Workspace and GCP, and boasts native support of IAM, SSO, and MFA. On top of that, it enables automated device management and facilitates scaling. All of that is available out of a single Google account.
