Author: Corey Merchant

Corey Merchant is Vice President of Sales for Avatier Corporation where he oversees global sales and business development. Corey has 20+ years experience in technology automation serving with international companies based in North America and Japan. He currently focuses his efforts on expanding Avatier’s business presence in Australia, Singapore and APAC. Corey has extensive experience in various industries namely Health Care, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, and Consumer Electronics as well as Military and Civilian Government agencies.

How IAM Makes ITSM Better—And Why They Belong Together

How IAM Makes ITSM Better—And Why They Belong Together
  • December 1, 2015 //
  • Corey Merchant

  • Add self-service IAM to your ITSM ticketing system. The goal of the IT organization is to create and protect business value. The "create" element seems widely understood; the IT service…read more →

Gartner ITxpo Showcases Identity Management Prevention Controls

Gartner ITxpo Showcases Identity Management Prevention Controls
  • October 15, 2015 //
  • Corey Merchant

  • Identity management takes center stage at this year’s Gartner ITxpo. The Gartner Symposium ITxpo tends to be broad and scattered with numerous IT security and risk management solutions. Generally, at…read more →

Avatier Identity Management and Cherwell Software Strategic Alliance Makes ITSM and Enterprise Cloud Computing Better

Avatier Identity Management and Cherwell Software Strategic Alliance Makes ITSM and Enterprise Cloud Computing Better
  • September 2, 2015 //
  • Corey Merchant

  • Avatier announces a Strategic Alliance Partnership with Cherwell Software. Today, at the Cherwell Global Conference, we announced an incredible partnership with Cherwell Software™, a leading IT Service Management (ITSM) vendor,…read more →

Top Identity Management in the Cloud Enterprise Applications

Top Identity Management in the Cloud Enterprise Applications
  • August 13, 2015 //
  • Corey Merchant

  • Most frequently requested enterprise cloud apps Let’s all agree. Identity and access management is core to IT security. Administration of software access and an individual’s credentials embody fundamental IT operations.…read more →

Speeding Up the Gartner Security Summit

Speeding Up the Gartner Security Summit
  • June 11, 2015 //
  • Corey Merchant

  • Gartner Security Summit Keynote Leon Panetta The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2015 in Washington DC was no snooze fest. Quite the contrary. It’s just I don’t usually plan…read more →

Why Identity and Access Management is an Information Security Best Practice

Why Identity and Access Management is an Information Security Best Practice
  • May 7, 2015 //
  • Corey Merchant

  • Good habits make for information security best practices. When the CISO of a large organization calls and starts the conversation with “you’ll never guess why I’m calling”, usually I do…read more →