Why onboard System Integration experts for Identity and Access Management?

BUNNELL, Fla. - March 30, 2018 - PRLog -- Identity and Access Management System Integration requires bringing together IT and Business. With elaborate and wide ranging business capabilities, it is getting crucial to implement in technology and practices that supplements business goals. It is also important to shield the enterprise IT from any loopholes that may lead to a security breach compromise confidential database. The motive of IAM implementation is to create IT systems that align correct and just access rights and allow control of user authentication/activities. Aligning business processes with technology and automation capabilities has helped a lot of businesses in bringing an edge. However, an aimless and un-strategic integration leads to complexity which is very tough to fix.

So, at any point while managing IAM capabilities, allowing technical experts with business acumen to gauge the scope, processes and path on IAM technology is crucial. It could be a greenfield implementation, an upgrade, migration or merger.

The benefits that come with strategic alignment of IAM capabilities in business processes through System Integration experts are:

1) The focus is on improved user experience from the very start

A poor user experience can halt the process and leading to productivity issues. IAM implementation associated access to roles and a valid user gets a smooth access to enterprise systems. Furthermore, the IAM technology integrates password management, access alignment and notification mechanisms. Multiple applications can be accesses without the need of repeated logins and repeated access related hang ups. With the introduction of SSO (Single Sign-On) in to technology and business processes, users can automatically login to their applications on different connected systems.

2) Improving the security profiles:

SSO has facilitated many user applications accesses and automated login processes. For the fact that it collates user credentials and link them to one primary id - the risk on security profiles was still there. The expertise of System Integration  in minimising the security threat around Identity and Access Management of user identities comes into play. IAM systems help in controlling access rights for every category of users by referring to their directory profiles. Many of the large-scale industries keep only limited privilege users/super users to access critical websites and block/revoke access for all employees/users in order to keep their database safe and secured unauthorized access.

3) Auditing and reporting got easier like never before:

Keeping a close watch on IT processes and work flows brings great control in stopping unauthorized or suspicious activities, it also provides a clear idea on how to keep improving the accesses for better management of IT. This benefit the IT departments as it can track the user who breached company's database, and suspected activities are flagged to the administrators. From the controls point of view, the IAM integrators can stop access rights if the activities compromise with the company policy. The HR, IT Team, and administrators can also assess the activity in terms of understanding the location, device and time at which an unwanted access or data specific activity happened. This kind of knowledge gives greater authority while managing access rights for individual and multiple users at any point in time and this requires a strategic intervention of a System Integrator.

4) Users can access anywhere through multiple devices:

As the world is becoming one big global village, remote access and cloud computing are becoming important. This benefit large-scale and/or multinational companies that work in diverse locations and deal with global clients and partners all around the world. The IAM/SSO allows an easy access, just by one login password regardless of where the user is physically located. the practice also simplifies the authentication process for those employers and clients who serve outside country. Just a layer of check points including combination of password, biometric, OTP, Adaptive authentication etc are sufficient to access the IT System. Integrating proper access process for remote working user base can be done properly with the help of a system integrator – who understands the technology and work-flow specific paradigm.

5) Higher productivity and low IT costs:

cloud-based and mobile-based IAM tools can help users authenticate from any location no matter where they are. This eases the job of IT departments too, as they can audit and track access anytime and anywhere if they find out any suspecting activity.

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Apart from these, the Identity and Access Management integrators and tools offer security at larger scale. You need not find technological solutions. Simply, get to know your organizations and types of access rights they demand.