--- title: Identity Automation Blog | Bryan Christ (2) description: Bryan Christ is an IT professional with almost three decades of industry experience. He has worked for a number of high-profile companies including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and MediaFire. After serving two years in a fractional CIO role in the Greater Houston area, Bryan shifted into the identity and access management (IAM) arena and has spent the last several years focused on Higher Education. (2) --- [Skip to content](https://blog.identityautomation.com/author/bryan-christ/page/2#main-content) [Identity Automation is now part of Jamf. 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[Learn More](https://blog.identityautomation.com/iam-for-higher-education-part-4-rapididentity-solutions) [![Why Higher Ed Needs an IAM Platform Designed for Education: Part 3](https://blog.identityautomation.com/hubfs/Why%20Higher%20Ed%20Needs%20an%20IAM%20Platform%20Designed%20for%20Education%20Part%203%20Higher%20Ed%20IAM%20Challenges.jpg)](https://blog.identityautomation.com/iam-for-higher-education-part-3-legacy-staffing-complexity) ##### [Why Higher Ed Needs an IAM Platform Designed for Education: Part 3](https://blog.identityautomation.com/iam-for-higher-education-part-3-legacy-staffing-complexity) Colleges and universities face challenges that are fundamentally different from those in traditional enterprise environments when it comes to selecting an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system. 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