AI agents are no longer just experiments — they’re becoming embedded in the way modern enterprises operate. From processing transactions to coordinating logistics, agents are increasingly acting on behalf of people and systems. But here’s the catch:
The infrastructure that governs their identity hasn’t caught up.
AI agents don’t run in a neat, uniform environment. They exist across public clouds, private datacenters, disconnected networks — even on ships and factory floors. Yet the way we authenticate, authorize, and govern them still assumes a centralized, cloud-connected world.
Here are the six critical problems emerging as enterprises scale AI agents across hybrid environments — and why your existing IAM architecture is falling short.
