- Bridging the IT-HR gap with automated AD-HR sync
- The solution: Zoho People-AD sync with ADManager Plus
- The benefits of IT-HR synchronization
- Building a unified workforce management system
Effective identity and access management (IAM) is at the heart of a secure and efficient workplace. However, many organizations struggle with siloed HR and IT processes, leading to inconsistencies in user provisioning, access control, and deprovisioning. The lack of synchronization between Zoho People and Active Directory (AD) creates delays, security risks, and unnecessary IT workload.
Bridging the IT-HR gap with automated AD-HR sync
In many organizations, IT and HR operate in separate silos, making it difficult to maintain a consistent flow of identity data. HR is responsible for hiring and employee management, while IT ensures secure system access. However, without a direct sync between Zoho People and AD, IT teams rely on manual updates, emails, and spreadsheets to keep user records up to date. This misalignment results in:
- Delayed onboarding: New hires wait for IT approvals before gaining access to necessary tools.
- Access risks: Former employees retain access to sensitive systems due to delayed deprovisioning.
- Data inconsistencies: Job role updates, department changes, or name corrections do not reflect across systems, causing authentication and workflow issues.
- Increased IT workload: IT teams spend countless hours manually adding, updating, and disabling user accounts.
The solution: Zoho People-AD sync with ADManager Plus
By integrating Zoho People with ADManager Plus, organizations can bridge the IT-HR gap and achieve seamless identity life cycle management. This automation eliminates manual interventions and ensures that employee details in Zoho People are accurately reflected in AD in real time.
How this integration streamlines IAM
By automating IAM processes, organizations can significantly reduce manual effort and improve security. Here’s how the Zoho People-AD integration simplifies identity management:
- Automated user provisioning: When HR adds a new employee in Zoho People, ADManager Plus automatically creates an AD account, assigns the correct permissions, and ensures immediate access to necessary applications.
- Seamless role and access management: Whenever an employee’s job title or department changes in Zoho People, ADManager Plus updates their AD permissions accordingly, enforcing role-based access control .
- Instant user deprovisioning: As soon as HR marks an employee as inactive in Zoho People, ADManager Plus disables their AD account, preventing unauthorized access.
- Consistent data across systems: Synchronization between Zoho People and AD eliminates mismatches, ensuring accurate employee records in both IT and HR systems.
The benefits of IT-HR synchronization
- Stronger security controls: Automating IAM reduces the risk of orphaned accounts and minimizes insider threats.
- Operational efficiency: IT and HR teams spend less time on repetitive user management tasks and focus on strategic initiatives.
- Improved compliance: Ensuring immediate deprovisioning and proper access assignments helps organizations meet GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX requirements.
- Better employee experience: New hires can start work without delays, and existing employees get the right access immediately when they switch roles.
- Scalability and future-readiness: As businesses grow, automated IAM ensures that workforce changes are managed efficiently without overloading IT teams.
Building a unified workforce management system
Organizations that automate IT-HR collaboration gain a competitive advantage by reducing security risks and improving overall productivity. Instead of handling repetitive user management tasks, IT admins can focus on enhancing security, optimizing IT infrastructure, and driving digital transformation.
By using ADManager Plus to sync Zoho People with AD, companies can move towards a truly integrated, secure, and scalable identity management system. By eliminating inefficiencies, reducing security gaps, and fostering better IT-HR collaboration, organizations can transform user identity management into a seamless process.
It’s time to bridge the IT-HR gap and future-proof your workforce identity management. Start automating with Zoho People and ADManager Plus today.