When the Business Bullies Security & IT (and Wins)
For years, IT and Security have been the gatekeeper of the stack. If you wanted to buy a new SaaS app, you braced yourself for the checklist:
- Does it support SAML?
- Does it have SCIM?
- Does it plug into the security team’s identity matrix?
If the answer was no, your business case died before it left the room.
But something’s shifted.
The Business Isn’t Asking Permission Anymore
The AI wave has flipped the power dynamic. Marketing, Sales, HR, Ops—they’re no longer waiting for IT to give them a green checkmark. If the next-gen app that gives them an edge doesn’t have SAML or SCIM, they don’t care. They’ll swipe the corporate card, connect it to Google or Microsoft, and move on.
For the business, the tradeoff is simple:
- Faster access to innovation vs.
- Slower adoption because IT says “no SAML, no go.”
Guess which one wins when revenue’s on the line?
IT’s Old Weapons Don’t Work
The “security requirement” shield—once the ultimate trump card—has cracks. When every new AI tool is API-first and doesn’t bother with enterprise checklists, the old standards look less like security and more like shackles.
SAML and SCIM were designed for a browser-and-HRIS world. But the business lives in a multi-tenant, token-driven, microservice reality. AI agents don’t log in with passwords. They don’t get provisioned through SCIM. And forcing that model means forcing your company into the slow lane.
The Pressure is Real
CISOs and IT leaders are feeling something they’re not used to: pressure from above to bend. Not pressure from regulators. Not pressure from auditors. But from their own peers on the business side saying:
“Stop slowing us down.”
“Don’t keep us stuck on the old stack.”
“Figure out a way to secure this without making us buy enterprise SAML.”
“It’s an AI tool. It launched last week. Of course, it doesn’t support SAML.”
That’s new. And it’s uncomfortable.
A New Bargain
The new bargain is this: IT & Security can no longer play gatekeeper by default. They have to play enabler.
That means:
- Supporting OAuth- and API-first integrations.
- Governing access without demanding legacy SSO tax.
- Meeting the business where the new stack lives.
And guess what? You can. YeshID helps IT teams secure the modern stack without the baggage of SAML, SCIM, or inflated SSO bills. Book a demo and we’ll show you how to keep your colleagues happy and keep your security standards intact, no trade-offs required.
