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	Time Saving SoD for Dynamics AX Fastpath

Time Saving SoD for Dynamics AX

Fastpath

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
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. Read More
About 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. Read More
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. Read More Log in to view content
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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

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.

About 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.

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.

Impact #1	Fastpath Assure has eliminated manual processes entirely while improving accuracy.
Impact #2	The implementation of Fastpath Assure was fast and easy, taking only about four hours.
Impact #3	The support from Fastpath was exceptional, guiding Hamamatsu through every step of the process.

Impact #1

Fastpath Assure has eliminated manual processes entirely while improving accuracy.

Impact #2

The implementation of Fastpath Assure was fast and easy, taking only about four hours.

Impact #3

The support from Fastpath was exceptional, guiding Hamamatsu through every step of the process.

Benefit #1	The time it takes to analyze segregation of duties and locate conflicts went from weeks to hours.

Benefit #1

The time it takes to analyze segregation of duties and locate conflicts went from weeks to hours.

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Time Saving SoD for Dynamics AX

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