Blog
Mid-Migration, You're Defending Two Identity Platforms at Once
An AI evaluation breached three real companies with basic techniques. Why that should worry anyone running a phased CIAM migration.
Nate SzytelAugust 10, 20264 min read
Insights
CIAM, from the people
doing the work.
Blog, case studies, webinars, and events from Next Reason. Plain reads on customer identity, written by our CIAM experts.
Blog
What we're seeing on the work.
Opinionated, CIAM-specific reads from our experts.
Continuous identity: never trust, always verify
Nate Szytel, CEO, and Haley Lovett, Principal Solutions Architect, Next Reason Your user logged in at 9am. Clean device, right location, valid MFA. By 11am their session token is r…
When Your AI Agent Calls Another AI Agent: The Identity Chain Problem
User: "Book me a flight, then expense it, then update my calendar." Agent: "On it." Agent to booking agent: "Book this flight." Booking agent to payment agent: "Charge this card."…
NIST SP 800-63-4: The New High-Assurance CIAM Blueprint
With the final release of NIST 800-63-4, the "gold standard" for digital identity has shifted. This post would analyze how these federal-grade standards are bleeding into private s…
Case studies
Programs we have owned to the cutover.
Scope, platform, and the outcome that mattered—run end-to-end by senior CIAM architects.
Global Pharma Migration
Case Study: A global pharma leader de-risks a multi-year CIAM migration
How a Fortune Global 500 pharmaceutical company validated its identity and consent architecture before execution, with Next Reason, Akamai's Customer Migration Center of Excellence…
Global Energy China Operations
Case Study: Large-Scale CIAM Platform Migration in China
Next Reason partnered with the China division of a global energy company to extract and securely transfer nearly 20 million customer identity records from Akamai Identity Cloud to…
Electronics and Healthcare Company
Case Study: Onsite Training, Enablement, and Implementation
To help a global consumer electronics company roll out an updated and standardized OpenId Connect solution, Next Reason spent 3 months onsite assisting in strategy, implementation,…
Webinars and Events
Where you can find the team.
Live sessions, on-demand webinars, conferences, and hosted events. If we're going to be in your city, we'd rather talk in person.
22
Sep 2026
Caesars Forum, Las Vegas, NV
Meet Next Reason at Oktane 2026
Next Reason is heading to Okta Oktane 2026 in Las Vegas, where the identity community comes together to explore the future of identity and how Okta secures AI. Connect with our CIAM experts to talk through your identity roadmap, migration strategy, and how to secure agents and workforce alike. Use the button below to get in touch and set up a time to meet.
26
Aug 2026
Webinar
What's Actually in Your Akamai Identity Cloud Tenant?
Akamai Identity Cloud shuts down on December 31, 2027, and most teams are asked to put a migration number in their budget well before they know what they are actually moving. In this 20-minute teardown, Next Reason — Akamai's designated migration Center of Excellence — joins Auth0 to unpack the hidden data relationships, third-party hooks, and schema complexities that move migration estimates more than anything else.
21
May 2026
Webinar
SAP CIAM (CDC): Architecture Strategies Next Reason Webinar
In this webinar style discussion, Haley Lovett and Nate Szytel from Next Reason discuss SAP CIAM (CDC) with architecture strategies for augmenting and evolving your existing or future customer identity solution.
22
Apr 2026
São Paulo, Brazil
Let's Talk CIAM in Brazil | Next Reason at IAM Tech Day
Next Reason is at IAM Tech Day to explore the identity landscape here in Brazil, the opportunities, the challenges, and the players shaping it. Whether you're evaluating a CIAM platform, planning an implementation, or looking for a local partner who truly understands the Brazilian market, this is a great moment to talk.
13
Jan 2026
Webinar
Akamai Identity Cloud Migration: Next Reason CIAM Webinar
In this webinar style discussion, Haley Lovett and Nate Szytel from Next Reason discuss the Akamai Identity Cloud deprecation timeline and strategies for migrating onto a new CIAM platform. Next Reason is a trusted leader in customer identity and access management (CIAM), offering a comprehensive suite of services designed to help enterprises, mid-sized, and SMBs modernize, secure, and optimize their identity ecosystems.
1
Dec 2025
Las Vegas, NV
Meet Nate at AWS re:Invent 2025
We're headed to AWS re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas. Schedule a time to meet our CEO Nate Szytel to discuss your CIAM strategy. Use the button below to schedule a 15 minute slot.
24
Sep 2025
Event
Meet Next Reason at Oktane 2025!
Schedule a time to meet our CIAM experts in-person to help drive your strategy. Use the button below to schedule a 15 minute slot.
8
Sep 2025
Next Reason, Gotham Building, 2240 N Interstate Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97227
IAM360: A Portland Identity and Security Event – brought to you by Thales and Next Reason
Every login, click, or connection starts with identity. It's the gateway to your business, and often the fastest way in for attackers. While you focus on customers and workforce, your third-party identities (vendors, contractors, partners) are sprawling, shadowy, and creating hidden security gaps.
News & press
Recent coverage.
- October 14, 2025Next Reason full-page ad in IAM360 e-magazine
- October 14, 2025The shape-shifting login: Nate Szytel's guest article for IAM360
- September 29, 2025Next Reason CIAM services now on AWS Marketplace
- July 17, 2025LoginRadius and Next Reason partner to accelerate Akamai Identity Cloud migrations
- January 2, 2025Akamai Identity Cloud names Next Reason as migration support partner