A foundation under the growth of a group of installation companies

Reliable source data was essential to make further automation possible. If the basis is not right, you only get more problems. So DAEL wanted to set up the onboarding, role change and offboarding process properly first, from a single version of the truth, and only then build further.

That is a deliberate order. The wish to connect more target systems in time was certainly there, but according to Wilvert it is important to lay the basis properly first, especially in an organisation where many other projects are running at the same time.

Together with Joinly, DAEL automated the onboarding, role change and offboarding process. By connecting AFAS as a reliable source to Active Directory and Entra ID, user accounts are now created, adjusted or deactivated automatically on the basis of HR changes. Email addresses are created and assigned to groups automatically, there is insight into licences, access rights and provisioning, and standardisation allowed security to go up, such as 2FA for everyone.

One part Wilvert mentions separately is the user comparison: a comparison between the HR system and Active Directory. With it, DAEL quickly saw where the differences between AFAS and Microsoft were. That gave a lot of insight and control, before anything was automated.

With Joinly IAM as a solid basis, DAEL is now building a mature IT landscape. Previously there was barely an IT department; now one is being built. Because the source data is right, DAEL can get to work on role profiles, dynamic groups per company and further security.

DAEL found working with Joinly pleasant and direct. Things could be arranged quickly, and the flexibility within the IAM process was a plus: it can go in many directions, and what is in place simply works. From here DAEL can take further steps to automate the IAM process and, as a next step, look at connecting various target systems.