About This SailPoint IdentityNow Foundation Course
The SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course from IdentityClasses is your beginner-friendly entry point into Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). Across three in-depth video lessons (about 3.5 hours), this SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course follows a real implementation — from the RFP, through SailPoint ISC architecture and HRMS onboarding, to the Virtual Appliance — so you learn how IGA is actually delivered, not just what the screens do. New to the platform? Skim SailPoint’s official Identity Security Cloud overview, then let this course show you how it’s implemented on a real project.
Most SailPoint tutorials teach you screens — not how a real Identity Governance project actually runs. This SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course is different. You’ll follow an end-to-end SailPoint IdentityNow / Identity Security Cloud (ISC) implementation the way it unfolds on a live client engagement: from the initial RFP, through architecture and source integration, to employee and contractor onboarding. By the end, you won’t just know what SailPoint does — you’ll understand how IGA projects are delivered, the insight that separates job-ready engineers from tutorial watchers.
At a glance: Self-paced • 3 in-depth video lessons • ~3.5 hours total • Beginner-friendly
Who This Course Is For
This SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course is built for:
- IAM beginners and fresh graduates who want to break into one of tech’s highest-paid specializations
- IT and security engineers ready to move into identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Professionals switching careers into IAM from adjacent IT, infrastructure, or cybersecurity roles
- SailPoint aspirants preparing for implementation, admin, or consulting roles
- Anyone who wants to see how a real IGA project is scoped, architected, and delivered
What You’ll Learn
Here’s what this SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course covers:
- The fundamentals of Identity Management and Governance (IGA) — and why it’s mission-critical for modern enterprises
- How SailPoint IdentityNow / Identity Security Cloud (ISC) is structured, and where it fits in the IAM landscape
- SailPoint ISC architecture — the core components and how they work together
- The role of the Virtual Appliance and how ISC connects securely to your environment
- How a complete IGA implementation runs end to end — from RFP through every delivery phase
- How to integrate an HRMS application as an authoritative source using a Flat File source
- How to create an Identity Profile, map attribute data, and configure a username generation transform
- How employee and contractor onboarding is designed and executed in a real deployment
Course Curriculum
This SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course is delivered as 3 in-depth video lessons (about 3.5 hours total):
Lesson 1 — Overview of IGA & SailPoint ISC (~70 min) Identity Management & Governance (IGA) fundamentals, an overview of SailPoint IdentityNow / Identity Security Cloud (ISC), ISC architecture, and the full IGA implementation journey — from the RFP across each phase of a real delivery.
Lesson 2 — HRMS Onboarding (Flat File Integration) (~70 min) Integrating an HRMS source via Flat File — defining the source, creating an Identity Profile, mapping attribute data, and building a username generation transform — followed by employee and contractor onboarding.
Lesson 3 — Virtual Appliance Overview (~70 min) A focused look at the Virtual Appliance — what it is, the role it plays, and how it connects SailPoint ISC securely to your environment.
Why Learn From IdentityClasses
IdentityClasses is a specialist IAM/IGA training platform — identity is all we do. This SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course is taught by an instructor with 15+ years across the full IAM stack, including SailPoint IIQ and ISC, Saviynt, Oracle OIM/OAM/OUD, Okta, and Active Directory, with real principal-level implementation experience. You’re not learning from slides written by a generalist — you’re learning the delivery patterns, decisions, and sequencing used on actual client projects. Once you’ve mastered these foundations, you can step up to the full SailPoint IdentityNow training course for end-to-end, hands-on depth.
Prerequisites
No prior SailPoint experience is required for this SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course. Basic familiarity with IT concepts (users, applications, directories) is helpful but not mandatory.
Ready to start?
IAM is one of the most in-demand, high-salary specializations in tech — and real implementation skills are what employers actually pay for. Start the SailPoint IdentityNow foundation course today and learn IGA the way it’s really delivered.