EXECUTIVE BRIEFMICROSOFT IDENTITY MANAGER TRANSITION · HIGHER EDUCATIONYour MIM Transition Window is Open Today.Extended support ends January 9, 2029. Higher education procurement takes two to three years. Your evaluation needs to start now, or the timeline slips past the deadline.Jan 12, 2021Mainstream support endedJan 9, 2029Extended support ends2-3 yearsHigher ed procurement cycleWHY ENTRA ID GOVERNANCE IS NOT ENOUGHYou will use Microsoft Entra ID. You will still need Bravura Security for what it does not cover.Entra ID Governance is cloud-first and Microsoft-centric, the same constraint MIM carries. On-premises provisioning runs through an agent, with less depth in legacy systems, and advanced separation of duties leans on partner tools. For institutions running LDAP, SQL, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and non-Microsoft directories, migrating from MIM to Entra ID trades one Microsoft-scoped platform for another. Bravura Identity covers what both leave out.We see the same pattern across the identity governance market. Cloud-first platforms cover your cloud and Microsoft estate well. Broad coverage of your on-premises and non-Microsoft systems is what sets a platform apart.THREE OUTCOMES WHEN YOU CHOOSE BRAVURA IDENTITY01Broad coverage.A broad out-of-the-box connector library across Microsoft and non-Microsoft systems. A standard Python connector SDK and customer-verified connectors extend it. Higher education adds a standard Banner pattern.02Automated lifecycle.Rule-driven joiner-mover-leaver workflows across your full environment on your migration timeline, not a vendor mandate.03Advanced governance.Separation-of-duties controls, multi-tier role hierarchies, and affiliation modeling built for complex, decentralized institutions.Extend beyond MIM. The same migration carries into privileged access with Bravura Privilege and secrets management with Bravura Safe. You modernize identity, privilege, and secrets on one platform and one timeline, not three separate projects.PROOF POINT: HIGHER EDUCATIONAPPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY"We used this moment of temporary chaos to not just fix IAM, but to make the university work better together."Matt McNaney, IT Manager, IAM, Appalachian State UniversitySource: Appalachian State University IAM case study, published at bravurasecurity.comNEXT STEPModernize Your Higher Education Identity and Privileged Access Programbravurasecurity.com/solutions/industry/educationMIM Transition · Executive Brief · October 2026Copyright © Bravura Security Inc. 2026. All Rights Reserved.