Global Retail Industry
Large-scale SAP-IGA integration
A major player in global retail with over 5,300 stores in 80 regions, managing 225,000 identities with 354 SAP instances connected.
Global Retail Transformation
Their IT organization consists of one central IT department with five national departments, managing 138,000 identities dispersed across the organization using a custom Microsoft-based application configurable to support unique requirements in each country.
The Challenge
- 225,000 internal and external identities requiring central management
- 354 SAP instances—the largest SAP landscape requiring IGA connection globally
- 159.8 million group memberships to manage across 3.15 million groups
- Custom Microsoft-based application difficult and expensive to administer
- Dated, rigid IT infrastructure hindering growth, progress, and innovation
- Too expensive for a cost-conscious retail industry
Specific Issues
- Massive SAP landscape with multiple access management points
- Large amount of .NET applications within the landscape
- Individually developed interfaces—less flexible and challenging to manage
- Non-optimal support for legacy applications critical to business operations
- Country-specific requirements creating complexity
EmpowerID Solution
Unified Workflow-Based Architecture
Workflow Design Studio
Faster development, deployment, and reconfiguring of processes via our unique graphical drag-and-drop interface. Resulting in faster deployment and closer match to business requirements.
Single .NET Platform
Shared services across all modules: single workflow engine, Identity Warehouse, user interface, authorization engine, audit log, and API. Existing .NET IP was reused, reducing time and cost.
RBAC/ABAC Engine
Unique polyarchical RBAC/ABAC authorization engine resulting in fewer roles and a more flexible permission management model with significant savings from fewer roles to manage and audit.
What EmpowerID Delivers
- Unified identity model tying together myriad application and system identities
- Single point of reference for managing presence within technology ecosystem
- Common integration and federation platform with consistent interface
- Flexible role structure for automated provisioning and access management
- Access governance with comprehensive auditing and recertification
- User-friendly portal for end users and administrators
Measurable Results
Large-scale SAP-IGA connection
The largest SAP instance globally connected to an IGA solution
