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Manager web portal to access all their applications . Because it ’ s online , employees can use cloud-based applications even if they ’ re out of the office .”

Results

With its new adaptive identity governance solution in place , Haier has significantly streamlined identity management and is realizing substantial cost savings as a result of the reduced administration workload .

“ We ’ ve been able to completely free our IT staff from the repetitive manual tasks of provisioning and deprovisioning users ,” said Liu . “ Now they can use their time more effectively and add value to the company . Thanks to the consolidation and automation provided by the solution , identity has become a tool for business enablement rather than a chore . HR staff can track all of an employee ’ s access rights from a single platform and modify them at the push of a button – control and security have never been tighter .”

With identity management centralized in one solution , Haier is also making savings in maintenance costs , as departments no longer need to run their own management platforms . The single sign-on feature of the solution has been well received by Haier ’ s employees .

“ Entering just one password saves users time and effort ,” said Liu . “ And it has cut the number of calls to the IT helpdesk , since it is far rarer for anyone to forget their login details .” •

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