“We recognize that trust is not a given but earned through action,” said Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. “That’s precisely why we are so focused on implementing our Microsoft responsible AI principles and practices—not just for ourselves, but furthermore to equip our customers and partners to do the same.”
As identity ecosystems expand across SaaS applications, hybrid infrastructure, non-human identities, and emerging AI agents, traditional governance models based on static roles and periodic certifications are no longer sufficient. The QKS AI Maturity Matrix evaluates how effectively vendors embed AI across governance workflows, entitlement intelligence, risk decisioning, and operational execution to transition from compliance-centric oversight to continuous, intelligence-driven identity security.
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PUNE, India , April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QKS Group, a global research and advisory firm, has announced the release of its latest whitepaper, "QKS AI Maturity Matrix: Mapping AI Across Governance, Entitlements, and Risk for Autonomous Identity Administration". The report introduces a first-of-its-kind AI maturity model tailored specifically at the core of AI Maturity Matrix: Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), 2025 spotlighting Saviynt as the Most Valuable Pioneer (MVP) for 2025.
This is the last post in our six-part blog series. See part one , part two , part three , part four , part five , and download the white paper .

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To date, this series has explored four of the five drivers of AI readiness: business strategy, technology and data strategy, AI strategy and experience, and organization and culture. Each is critical to an organization’s ability to generate use of AI to deliver value to the business, whether it’s related to productivity enhancements, customer experience, revenue generation, or net-new innovation. But nothing is ultimately more significant than AI governance, which includes the processes, controls, and accountability structures needed to govern data privacy, data governance, security, and responsible development and employ of AI in an organization.
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QKS Group designates Saviynt as the Most Valuable Pioneer (MVP) for its AI-first architecture and leadership in embedding AI across governance, entitlements, and risk.