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With the recent release of Dell One Identity Manager v7, one of the changes I really like is that Dell has now enabled the provisioning functionality in the Active Directory Edition of the product. That means customers on Dell One Identity Manager Active Directory Edition (D1IM-ADE) can start implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) functions in their D1IM-ADE environment. With D1IM-ADE v7, customers can provision Active Directory accounts and Exchange mailboxes. This is great because customers are generally interested in being able to automate their new hire process and allow their employees to be enabled and productive on Day 1. Being able to automate or at least centralize account provisioning enables organizations to untangle the complexities behind their provisioning process. By being able to put provisioning policies and approval workflows in a central location, they are able to reduce the risks of improper access being granted while at the same time reducing the administrative costs involved.

While features related to Role Based Access Control (RBAC) remain to be available only in the full edition of the product, the features available in D1IM-ADE are enough to get any organization started on getting their feet wet on IAM. D1IM -ADE gives customers a great way to start an IAM program in their organization and perhaps eventually grow into the full edition of the product as their IAM program extends its reach within the enterprise.

Basic IAM Features That Customers Can Do With D1IM-ADE:

Automatically create AD accounts and/or Exchange mailboxes for all employees.
Automatically create AD accounts and/or Exchange mailboxes for all employees based on their department, location, or cost center.
Allow employees based on their department, location, or cost center.
Allow employees to request for an AD account and/or Exchange mailbox through the IT Shop portal, either for themselves or for a subordinate.
Grant AD group membership to employees based on their department, location, or cost center.

D1IM-ADE offers a strong feature-set for organizations who want to get started with IAM. It is quick and easy to deploy. While it does not have all the features one might expect from a full IAM solution, it does allow customers to get started with IAM without having to pay for features they might not need yet. When the time comes that they need features from the full or standard edition, it will be just a simple matter of enabling functionalities in the product rather than a full deployment. The short video below shows a demonstration of a typical provisioning use case in an organization.

Dell One Identity Manager Enables IAM in Active Directory

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