The core problem with how most enterprises have built their identity programs is not the tools or the teams, but the fundamental absence of structured context attached to the objects being governed.

Identity teams do not get to live in a clean lab forever. Real environments are hybrid, politically messy, and full of ancient dependencies that nobody wants to admit still run payroll. That is exactly why deployment architecture matters as much as feature depth.

Identity access rules are supposed to keep the wrong people out. That sounds simple. It is not. Most companies still rely on static access controls.