The Traditional Approach: A Complex and Risky Process

In most companies, this process is often handled manually through methods like:

• Sending emails between departments
• Uploading CSV files
• Relying on custom scripts

While these methods seem simple enough, they introduce several key pain points:

1. Insecurity and Delays
   Sensitive employee data is shared through insecure channels like emails, which can be intercepted or misused. Furthermore, waiting for IT staff to act on these requests can cause significant delays, particularly if the IT team is already stretched thin.
2. Human Error and Data Inconsistencies
   Manual data entry and processing are error-prone. Employees might be added with incorrect details, or updates to existing profiles may be missed. A minor error in provisioning can cause a cascade of issues, from employees not having the right access on their first day to former employees retaining access they shouldn’t.
3. Inefficient Use of IT Resources
   IT departments spend valuable time managing AD instead of focusing on more strategic initiatives. Manually creating, updating, and disabling accounts is a laborious task that eats into IT resources.
4. Increased Security Risks
   Delays in deactivating the accounts of departing employees open up serious security vulnerabilities. These accounts can be exploited by malicious actors if they are not deprovisioned immediately, exposing your organization to data breaches and unauthorized access.

These traditional methods are not just outdated but can also create bottlenecks in onboarding new hires and expose your organization to security risks when access rights aren’t revoked in a timely manner.

Introducing AD Linked: The Smarter, Secure, and Automated Solution

What if you could eliminate these pain points and have a streamlined, automated process for managing employee data between HR and IT systems? That’s where AD Linked comes in.

With AD Linked, you can easily create a connection between your cloud-based Human Resource Management System (HRMS) and your on-premises Active Directory. AD Linked takes care of synchronizing essential employee data automatically, ensuring that the information stored in your HRMS becomes the Single Source of Truth (SSOT) for your entire organization.

Here’s how AD Linked can transform your workflow:

1. Seamless Synchronization Between HRMS and AD
   AD Linked syncs selected employee data—such as job titles, departments, and locations—from your HRMS directly into AD, ensuring that both systems remain aligned. No more CSV uploads or manual data entry.
2. Automatic User Provisioning and Deprovisioning
   New employees? No problem. As soon as HR staff create a new profile in the HRMS, AD Linked automatically provisions a corresponding AD user account. When employees leave, AD Linked immediately deactivates their accounts, preventing any security risks associated with lingering access.
3. Improved Security and Compliance
   With automated deprovisioning, the risk of unauthorized access by former employees is mitigated. AD Linked ensures that your company is always up-to-date and compliant with security protocols by removing access promptly and accurately.
4. Reduced IT Workload
   By automating account provisioning and updates, AD Linked significantly reduces the time and effort IT staff spend managing Active Directory. Instead of wasting hours on repetitive tasks, your IT team can focus on more critical projects.
5. Error-Free Data Updates
   Manual data entry errors become a thing of the past. With AD Linked, updates to employee profiles—such as department transfers or job title changes—are automatically reflected in AD without delay or mistakes, safeguarding data integrity.

Conclusion: Let HR Data Be the Single Source of Truth for IT

AD Linked empowers organizations to modernize how they handle Active Directory management. By making HR data the single source of truth for both HR and IT departments, AD Linked protects data integrity, eliminates manual errors, and reduces security risks. Most importantly, it frees up IT resources to focus on more strategic initiatives while ensuring your organization’s Active Directory is always accurate and secure.

Stop relying on outdated, error-prone methods. Automate your Active Directory with AD Linked and streamline your operations today.

AD Linked empowers organizations to modernize how they handle Active Directory management.