ADManager Plus' automation capabilities save MFA Oil Company from IT inefficiency and manual errors

About MFA Oil Company

MFA Oil Company, is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative and a petroleum products supplier that provides fuel, lubricants, and propane to its customers in Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Company

MFA Oil Company

Industry

Infrastructure

Location

United States

Employees

1,000+

Business challenges

  • Manual processes: Adopting extensive manual processes in identity management, which include user creation, modification, and deletion, led to transcription errors, delays, and documentation dependencies for the IT team at MFA Oil Company.
  • Visibility and skill gaps: The organization faced difficulties gaining a comprehensive view of its Active Directory (AD) environment and managing skill gaps across IT support tiers.

The problem

Before implementing ADManager Plus, MFA Oil Company faced significant challenges in managing their AD.

"Utilized extensive manual processes leading to transcription errors, delays, documentation dependencies, and visibility/skill gaps."

Matthew Townsend, Senior Manager of IT Engineering

The IT team struggled with inefficiencies and inaccuracies due to these manual processes. They experienced delays and errors that impacted overall productivity.

Additionally, the dependency on documentation created bottlenecks, and the visibility and skill gaps made it difficult to maintain a seamless operation. The lack of automated IGA solutions within MFA Oil's IT ecosystem compounded these issues, making Active Directory management a cumbersome and resource-intensive task. Townsend's team needed a robust solution that could streamline their processes, enhance visibility, and reduce the dependency on manual interventions.

"We were searching for a middle-ground between full service desk enablement and complete admin-level ownership."

Matthew Townsend, Senior Manager of IT Engineering

The solution

ADManager Plus emerged as the ideal, multi-faceted solution for MFA Oil Company. The various bulk action options were especially appreciated by all support tiers, simplifying the management of AD tasks. ADManager Plus' pre-built reports and bulk user actions enabled the organization's IT team to significantly reduce time and efforts, stating.

"All support tiers especially enjoy the various bulk action options. Numerous prebuilt reports have assisted with data extraction for projects in all department areas. It has become an essential tool."

Matthew Townsend, Senior Manager of IT Engineering

The ability to easily export data was a significant time-saver, and the support from ManageEngine's sales and technical teams ensured smooth deployment and ongoing assistance.

"ManageEngine sales and technical support have been essential to this and several other product deployments."

Matthew Townsend, Senior Manager of IT Engineering

ADManager Plus effectively bridged the gap between service desk enablement and admin-level ownership, offering a high-value, cost-effective AD management solution.

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/.

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