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Provisioning
As an extension of the Identity Management solution
set, provisioning solutions are receiving an increased
amount of focus and attention. Where web-based Identity
Management systems provide a management framework primarily
targeted to web-based resources, provisioning solutions
extend the reach of the Identity Management by incorporating
legacy environments into the process.
Provisioning solutions, provide a coordinated, automated
framework for managing the user account lifecycle beyond
just web resources, incorporating mainframe, windows,
UNIX, e-mail, ERP, and other business environments into
the Identity Management process.
The provisioning phase of user life-cycle management
is one of the most visible IT processes, having a lasting
impression on the ability for an organization to service
the needs of their employees, customers and partners.
But the reality today is that most organizations have
individual groups responsible for each step without
a structured, automated, measurable process to ensure
that these tasks are completed an in a timely manner.
The provisioning life cycle is complex, including user
registration, identification of owner/sponsor, determining
the relationship, validation of identity, assigning
appropriate roles and/or entitlements, fulfilling the
request (adding the accounts to all of the required
systems, directories, and applications that the user
requires), ongoing maintenance and changes to the roles
and/or entitlements as the relationship changes, and
finally termination of roles and/or entitlements when
the relationship terminates.
At minimum, the gaps within most organization’s
manual processes result in improperly granted access
rights, increased information and privacy risk, increased
user management costs, and poor management of the customer
/ employee / partner relationship. The cost benefit
of automating this process can be significant, with
an average organization realizing investment payback
within 8-10 months.
Provisioning platforms like Netegrity IdentityMinder
– Provisioning-Edition provide organizations with
significant benefits including:
- accelerate business velocity, providing organizations
with the ability to automate much of the provisioning
life cycle;
- reduced administrative costs;
- increased user satisfaction and productivity;
- better protection of corporate resources after
relationship and/or termination;
- reduced software licensing costs due to the termination
of dormant accounts;
- better enforement of corporate security policies
and standards;
- improved auditing and reporting services.
As leaders in the Identity and Access Management market,
Entryport can assist your organization at each step
of the process, from business case development, product
selection, through to implementation, and production
deployment. Entryport utilizes a practical, experience-driven
approach that focuses on achieving quick, positive results.
Entryport consultants are industry leaders in their
respective areas of focus, providing depth of technical
and/or vertical domain expertise, and several years
of experience. Whether your project is a Provisioning
project, or if you require solution implementation,
security or project management consultation assistance,
Entryport can assist.
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