User provisioning to company software such as payroll, commonly knows as identity management, has typically been a daunting task for database administrators or IT professionals. However, lately we have seen a new trend in automating the processes through means of a driver. Using drivers, the database administrator can create the user in the directory, or another program connected to the directory, and the user will be provisioned to all the programs he has access to and that are connected to the directory. This alleviates much of the mundane task of entering the same data in multiple positions and allows the database administrator to put it in one centralized location.
Automated user provisioning allows tasks that would normally take days to enter mere hours. Another benefit is that it creates a single point of failure, leaving your environment more streamlined. If an attribute, i.e. last name has to change because the user got married or had another life changing event, the database administrator would only need to change it in one spot, and the drivers will go out to their applications and submit the change in all the software the directory is set up to communicate with.
Automated user provisioning is the next step for organizations to become more efficient and streamlined when handling new hires or edits to current users. There are many benefits to taking a more driver oriented approach to user provisioning, however they all boil down to simplicity and efficiency.
For more information on automated user provisioning, and to learn more about us, visit Action Identity. If you’d like to discuss an identity and access management solution for you, we invite you to contact us.
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