How to manage cloud computing platform users?

Cloud computing has clearly swept the way IT world , This new technology is already changing the way businesses operate , One of the biggest changes is that SaaS App replaces local app , Enterprises no longer need to build data centers IT infrastructure .
 

SaaS The platform solves various problems faced by enterprises . However , current SaaS The scheme makes cloud computing technology face great challenges in user management .

1. Problems in modern user management process

Since entering the cloud era , Enterprises have encountered many difficulties in implementing identity management processes using cloud computing platforms .

Cloud computing platform provides practical IT service （ infrastructure 、 platform 、 Software 、 application ）, Allow the enterprise to control the utilization of services , Without changing or managing the infrastructure .SaaS The expansion rate of the service is also the same as the actual growth rate of the business .
 
This is of great significance to the business unit of the enterprise , Administrators no longer have to worry about hardware and software management , There is no need to worry about the routine maintenance of resources . Compared with the traditional era of local applications ,SaaS It has indeed brought great changes to the operation of enterprises .
 
However , at present SaaS The business infrastructure of the service is not perfect . say concretely , Some business operations of the enterprise have not been completely restructured , With SaaS In the form of delivery . for instance , From small businesses to large enterprises , The most missing SaaS Service is the access and management of users （ Often referred to as Directory as a service DaaS  or Identity management platform ）. In traditional architecture , Administrators have been using time-consuming manual management 、 Or use Chef or Puppet And other scripting tools , Or use single sign on （SSO） As an attempt of user management scheme .

Although these methods may be effective in the short term , But it also brings a lot of risks to the enterprise ： The process steps of management become complicated , User data is not synchronized between services , Administrators have to manage identities separately across multiple services .

2. Cloud Directory ： A new user management scheme for cloud computing platform

Fortunately , Cloud computing has also led to a surge in the number of user management solutions .
 
Cloud computing and user management are driving another wave of innovation . A few years ago , Directory service or user managed SaaS The service may not be fully developed . Now, however, , A number of identity management vendors have launched various solutions , Administrators can also choose to use the SaaS Cloud directory platform to manage user access , The biggest advantage of this kind of scheme is that it can simplify and unify user management , Meet the needs of the enterprise IT Long term needs of the Department .
 
The specific process for the cloud directory platform to uniformly manage users and access is as follows ： The cloud directory platform will uniformly create users , Then connect the user to the IT resources , Including ECs and SaaS application , In this way, the enterprise can ensure that different users have corresponding access levels , So as to improve the productivity of employees and enterprises IT Security of the system . therefore , Cloud directory platform is an indispensable function in cloud computing management .