Built for growth: how Okta and AWS power smart manufacturing
Today, forward-looking manufacturers are more than simply producers of physical goods. They’re also data and technology experts who harness cloud computing, AI, and big data to optimize processes and power highly digitized production facilities.
The future of manufacturing is digital and data-driven. Unfortunately, legacy technology is holding many manufacturers back from achieving this vision. As global competitors pressure companies to work with an increasingly diverse and dispersed network of suppliers and partners, some find they simply don’t have the infrastructure to deliver the system access needed — nor the security controls to protect it.
The problem is disconnected systems and data siloes, which create friction, delay access to vital applications, hinder collaboration, and slow down productivity. With the average cost of an hour of manufacturing downtime totaling $260,000, swift, seamless connection is vital for effective collaboration and essential to your bottom line.
A fragmented approach to technology also creates security risks. Leaders are beginning to recognize the urgency of protecting sensitive data from today’s rising tide of cyberthreats. In 2023, supply chain cyberattacks impacted nearly 3,000 companies in the US alone — an increase of 58% year over year. The very innovations that are transforming manufacturing are also creating new risks. The Internet of Things (IoT) is making smart factories a reality through connected devices and sensors, but it’s also introducing new entry points for cyberattacks.
Moving to the Cloud solves many challenges for manufacturers. It allows them to centralize data management, reduce IT costs, enhance operational efficiency, and introduce advanced technologies like IoT and AI. However, securely unlocking the power of the cloud requires a modern approach to identity.
Seamless connectivity starts with Identity
Why does Identity matter? Identity is at the heart of secure, Cloud-powered operations. A modern, unified Identity platform provides the security, reliability, and scalability manufacturers need to safeguard data, streamline access, accelerate smart manufacturing, and integrate the technologies to transform the industry in the coming years.
By centralizing and automating Identity-related processes, manufacturers can adjust to continual fluctuations in the size and makeup of their workforce. For example, automating Lifecycle Management simplifies and speeds up provisioning and de-provisioning employees, contractors, or other third parties. Ensuring that accounts no longer needed are automatically de-provisioned, eliminating the risk of expired partners accessing applications.
Advanced authentication controls also safeguard your data without compromising user experience. Features like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and passwordless authentication bypass the inherent insecurities of passwords, providing secure, frictionless access to applications and helping maintain productivity levels with minimal disruption.
AWS + Okta: empowering smarter production
A secure Cloud infrastructure powered by robust Identity management is vital for innovation, operational resilience, and growth. With Okta and AWS, you’re in good hands.
Okta’s unified Identity platform ensures seamless integration between systems and processes while providing secure access to applications across a globally distributed supply chain ecosystem. With Workforce Identity Cloud, you can safely protect company and employee data from phishing attacks and credential theft with best-in-class security features like Single Sign-On, adaptive MFA, and Fastpass passwordless authentication.
This secure access management works hand in hand with AWS’s Cloud infrastructure to deliver the highest global standards of security, compliance, and privacy. The result is a robust cloud-based Identity and security solution that enables manufacturers to maintain firm control of their data, innovate faster, and accelerate their transformation into the smarter and more connected factories of the future.
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