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User Management and Web User Authentication Code: Railroad speeds IT user identity processes for more efficient, secure operations. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America. Business Issues: Majority of users work remotely and on a contract basis, resulting in high turnover Company uses wide variety of platforms User identities and access privileges were processed manually using individual, resource-specific tools and a variety of homegrown solutions. Solution The first phase of the deployment of the Sun Java System Identity Manager took just 45 days, enabling BNSF to automate the management of 40,000 user identities across the IT environment. Now, the solution manages more than 100,000 user accounts across a broad range of enterprise resources.

Railroad speeds IT user identity processes for more efficient, secure operations

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with 33,500 route miles of track covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. The company manages an extensive technology infrastructure to support transporting a wide range of products and commodities across the continent. Based in Forth Worth, Texas, BNSF operates corporate offices in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Topeka, Kansas, as well as 300 remote locations throughout North America.

Business Issues

  • Majority of users work remotely and on a contract basis, resulting in high turnover
  • Company uses wide variety of platforms
  • User identities and access privileges were processed manually using individual, resource-specific tools and a variety of homegrown solutions

Solution

The first phase of the deployment of the Sun Java System Identity Manager took just 45 days, enabling BNSF to automate the management of 40,000 user identities across the IT environment. Now, the solution manages more than 100,000 user accounts across a broad range of enterprise resources.

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