Time Saving SoD for Dynamics AX
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- Asia
Country
- Japan
Product
- Fastpath Assure
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
Tech Stack
- ERP
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. is a company that was established in 1953 by Heihachiro Horiuchi, a student of Dr. Kenjiro Takayanagi, who is known as the “father of Japanese television.” The company has inherited the “photoelectric technology” developed by Dr. Takayanagi for converting light into electrical signals as well as “the spirit of pursuing unknown and unexplored realms” which led him to the achievement of displaying a Japanese character on a cathode-ray tube for the first time in the world. Over the past 65 years, Hamamatsu has been consistently engaged in developing photoelectric devices and their application products while moving forward along with the continuing advances in technologies of light.
The Challenge
Hamamatsu, a company that researches light and develops new products, was facing a challenge with their segregation of duties (SoD) management in their ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics AX. The system did not provide an easy way to manage roles, users, privileges, and duties, which resulted in the IT Business Analyst, Amy Padovani, having to handle all SoD management manually. This manual process of analyzing segregation of duties and locating where there are conflicts took weeks to execute. Hamamatsu needed an automated way to report and correct critical access areas.
The Solution
Hamamatsu found a solution in Fastpath Assure, a comprehensive, interactive tool that enables organizations to identify security conflicts within their ERP application, better understand their overall security, and provide the necessary documentation to both internal and external audit teams. Fastpath Assure eliminates manual processes, increases accuracy, and saves time. The implementation of Fastpath Assure was fast and easy, taking only about four hours. The support from Fastpath was also exceptional, guiding Hamamatsu through every step of the process.
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