Identity Management Business Benefits Consider the process of adding a new hire to all of your business systems, human resources, e-mail, phone, directory and network operating systems. How long will that take? How long is the process to remove a former employee from the same systems? The business benefits of Identity Management (IDM) connects core employee resource systems through one simple authoritative source eliminating the use of paper forms and phone calls to help desk support. Easy adjustments to a user’s account enables more secure systems, reduces operating costs and improves the quality of IT services. Identity Management products address the rising enterprise needs for creating efficient and cost effective business processes while protecting sensitive information and resources. The increased amount of change in the enterprise environment and pressure to be compliant with government mandates produces the need for a comprehensive IDM solution. How Identity Management Products Can Benefit Your Business Automated User Provisioning - Identity Management automates multiple manual processes to manage the complete life cycle of a user. Replacing manual processes with Identity Management products reduces the time involvement necessary for help desk support and enables the user to be up and running in less time. Assigned roles based on the user’s relationship within the business guarantees access to needed resources. Managers are able to assume responsibility of coordinating their own users’ access needs without the involvement of a network administrator. Data Synchronization – Identity data from across multiple data stores is automatically synchronized to provide one authoritative source with complete, up-to-date information. Auditing and Reporting – Identity Management products tell you who did what and shows complete reports on system usage. The administrator is empowered to review or make changes to access privileges at any time. Regularly scheduled reports can be automatically sent to managers for review. Security risks can be detected in advance to enable proactive response and resolution.

Password Management – User's multiple passwords are synchronized and more secure. Password automation and easy self-service access reduces the involvement of help desk support, increases user productivity and enforces password policy throughout the network. Reduced Costs – Identity Management simplifies a complex network of employees, partners and other business relationships in multiple systems such as human resources, e-mail, phone, directory and other network systems by eliminating paper forms and the need to enter, update and delete user information in each location. The reduction of paperwork and phone calls related to system access and password management saves the time of helpdesk support and enables employees instant access to the resources needed. Minimize Security Risk – Identity Management products allow you to control access to the network and instantaneously update accounts in a complex enterprise environment including layoffs, contract workers, partner changes and acquisitions. The moment a user’s relationship with the organization changes, the user’s status can be updated in an authoritative source to maintain security of sensitive data throughout the network. Legal Compliance – Identity Management auditing is an important tool to ensuring regulatory compliance. Some of the government mandates that require secure control of network access include HIPPA, GLB, 21 CFR Part 11, European Data Protection Directive, Canadian Privacy Act and the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Want to learn more about the business benefits of Identity Management and how GCA Identity Management products can help your business? Contact us today. Our IDM experts are ready to help! Frequently Asked IDM Questions How GCA Technology Can Help

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