The access layer: an overlooked driver of modernization ROI

This whitepaper advises CIOs to prioritize centralizing secure host connectivity and identity controls to reduce fragmented access, lower support and administrative costs, improve governance, and preserve critical legacy systems. It argues that integrating access with identity platforms produces measurable business value (citing a Forrester TEI commissioned by Rocket Software) and recommends evaluating the access layer as part of broader modernization efforts.