Streamlining Active Directory operations with ADManager Plus: Emkay Global Financial Services' success story

Business challenges

• Manual Active Directory management: For Emkay, ensuring efficient and error-free management of user accounts manually was time-consuming and prone to mistakes. Executing routine AD tasks were overwhelming IT staff, impacting their productivity.
• Compliance and security adherence: Meeting regulatory requirements and maintaining security protocols manually was challenging and inefficient for the organization.

The problem

Being a growing enterprise environment, Emkay Global Financial Services faced incrementally significant challenges in managing their Active Directory. Manual processes for user provisioning, de-provisioning, and account management were cumbersome and error-prone. The lack of automation led to inefficiencies and increased the risk of non-compliance with industry regulations such as SOX and HIPAA.

Additionally, the heavy administrative workload impacted the IT staff's productivity, making it difficult to focus on strategic initiatives. After evaluating various solutions, including Microsoft Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC), SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, Emkay's IT team went ahead with ManageEngine's ADManager Plus.

The solution

ADManager Plus was deployment yielded multiple benefits to Emkay's IT team. By leveraging the solution's template-based identity orchestration features, the organization's IT team was able to automate user provisioning and de-provisioning, significantly reducing manual effort and errors.

The delegation feature allowed Emkay to assign specific administrative tasks to appropriate personnel without granting full administrative privileges, enhancing security and streamlining workflows by implementing role-based access control (RBAC) within Emkay's IT environment.

Furthermore, ADManager Plus' comprehensive audit trails and prepackaged reports, like the Inactive Users Report and Login History Report, helped Emkay meet compliance requirements and monitor security effectively. The customizable workflows further improved efficiency by tailoring processes to the company's specific needs, ultimately enhancing productivity in Active Directory management.

About ADManager Plus

ADManager Plus is an identity governance and administration (IGA) solution that simplifies identity management, ensures security, and improves compliance. With ADManager Plus, manage the user life cycle from provisioning to deprovisioning, run access certification campaigns, orchestrate identity management across enterprise applications, and protect data on your enterprise platforms with regular backups. Use over 200 reports to gain valuable insights into identities and their access rights. Improve the efficiency of your IGA operations with workflows, automations, and role-based access control policies. ADManager Plus' Android and iOS applications help with on-the-go AD and Azure AD management. For more information about ADManager Plus, visit https://www.manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/.