Converged IAM. One Platform. No Gaps.
When a prospect needs the full nimbleNOVA picture in one place, this data sheet helps you keep the conversation moving. It covers Cross Identity's converged Identity Security and Governance platform, module functions, 26+ years of identity expertise, typical 4-to-6-week deployment, and regulatory alignment. Download the datasheet, then contact a TD SYNNEX sales representative to discuss becoming a Cross Identity partner and selling nimbleNOVA.
What is nimbleNOVA and how is it different from traditional IAM tools?
nimbleNOVA is Cross Identity’s converged Identity Security and Governance platform that secures every identity type in your enterprise from a single place—workforce, customers, machines, cloud, and AI agents.
Instead of separate tools for Access Management, Identity Governance, CIAM, PAM, cloud entitlements, and AI governance, nimbleNOVA brings them together on one platform with:
- One policy engine – consistent access and governance rules across all identities.
- One shared identity store – decisions propagate in real time across all six modules.
- One audit trail – unified evidence for security, operations, and compliance.
This approach helps you rethink how identity is managed compared with:
- Traditional IAM (standalone AM or IGA) – solves one discipline at a time and leaves gaps between tools.
- Loosely integrated suites – multiple engines and data models that add integration overhead.
- Point solutions (e.g., CIAM-only, CIEM-only, AI-only) – address narrow problems but increase complexity.
nimbleNOVA is built on 26 years of enterprise identity expertise and is delivered as a cloud tenant, with a typical deployment time of about 4–6 weeks. You can start with one module, see results, and expand at your own pace—no long contract required.
Which modules are included and what problems do they solve?
nimbleNOVA includes six modules that all share a single identity store, so changes and decisions stay in sync across the platform:
- Access Management (AM)
- SSO and adaptive MFA for cloud and on-prem applications.
- Centralized access policy enforcement.
- Risk signals from IRM can trigger stronger authentication in real time.
- Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
- Provisioning and deprovisioning of user access.
- Access certification and lifecycle management.
- Supports continuous compliance evidence, not just point-in-time audits.
- Identity Risk Management – WarChief (IRM)
- Continuous risk scoring and anomaly detection.
- Up to 9 automated response actions to contain identity-based threats.
- Sits at the core of the platform, not bolted on, so risk signals drive AM and IGA decisions instantly.
- Customer Identity (CIAM)
- Consent management and data principal rights for customer-facing apps.
- Supports India’s DPDPA 2023 compliance via VISHWAAS.
- Designed for consumer identity scalability and data rights compliance.
- Cloud Governance FinOps (CGF)
- Visibility and control over cloud entitlements and spend.
- Surfaces 25–40% in recoverable cloud waste, helping you optimize cost.
- Improves cloud cost attribution and ROI of a converged platform vs. multiple vendors.
- AI Governance – Xenetra
- Model discovery and behavior governance for AI systems.
- Prompt injection detection and protection.
- Tamper-evident AI audit trail to track how AI is used and what it accesses.
In addition, nimbleNOVA includes Privileged Access Management (PAM) capabilities such as privileged session management, just-in-time (JIT) access, approval workflows, and vaulting to reduce privilege creep and secure high-risk accounts.
All of this is managed through a single risk dashboard that helps teams detect and respond to threats faster across every identity and every module.
How does nimbleNOVA support compliance and reduce operational overhead?
nimbleNOVA is designed to help organizations both strengthen compliance and reduce operational overhead by converging IAM and GRC capabilities.
Compliance and audit support
- Provides continuous compliance evidence, not just reports generated at audit time.
- Maintains a single audit trail across all identity types and modules.
- Aligns with key regulatory and security frameworks, including:
DPDPA 2023, RBI IT Governance, SEBI CSCRF, IRDAI ICS, GDPR, PCI-DSS v4.0, NIST CSF 2.0, HIPAA, and SOX.
- Reduces evidence gaps that often appear when multiple disconnected tools are used.
Operational efficiency and cost
- Replaces 4–6 separate identity tools with one converged platform.
- Minimizes integration overhead and dependency between different IAM and compliance products.
- Simplifies the IAM ecosystem, which can lower operational cost and reduce manual processes.
- Cloud Governance FinOps (CGF) can identify 25–40% in recoverable cloud waste, directly impacting cloud spend.
Industry validation
- KuppingerCole, often referred to as the “Gartner of IAM,” has recognized nimbleNOVA as an Overall Leader and Strong Challenger across five domains: IGA, IAG, AM, CIEM, and Identity Fabric.
- Their evaluation focuses specifically on identity and access management depth, not just as a subcategory of broader security tools.
By unifying IAM and GRC on one platform, nimbleNOVA helps organizations reimagine how they manage identity-based risk, compliance, and operational efficiency without stitching together multiple point solutions.
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