Hitachi ID Product Benefits
There are several business drivers for deploying an enterprise identity management system, including:
- Cost Containment and Reduction:
- Reductions in help desk call volume.
- Reduced need for manual user administration.
- User Productivity:
- Faster access setup for new hires.
- Reduced down-time waiting for password problem resolution.
- Shortened waiting period for privilege changes and updates to personal or profile information.
- Security Improvements:
- Reliable access deactivation for terminated staff.
- Ensure that new accounts are setup in compliance with standards.
- Protect administrative and other sensitive credentials.
- Ensure that user data is consistent and accurate.
- Regulatory Compliance:
(Closely linked to security improvement.)
- Ability to globally audit, report on and correct user access rights.
- Business Facilitation:
(Closely linked to cost reduction.)
- Reduce administrative cost to the point where it becomes cost-feasible to extend access to internal systems to large numbers of partners and customers, as appropriate.