{"id":42901,"date":"2018-05-24T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=resource&p=42901"},"modified":"2022-09-22T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:18:15","slug":"doublestruck-case-study","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/resources\/doublestruck-case-study","title":{"rendered":"Doublestruck Case Study: Centralizing Passwords and Securing the Network While Achieving GDPR Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Doublestruck<\/a> is an innovator in educational technology. They are part of the larger AQA non-profit organization<\/a>, which is one of the five recognized awarding bodies of the public exams system in the UK. DoubleStruck specializes in assessment and reporting tools, called Testbase<\/a> and Exampro<\/a>, that aid primary and secondary school teachers throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Iain Argent started with Doublestruck as a Software Development Manager, he also took on responsibility for the organization\u2019s IT infrastructure. Argent saw an opportunity to automate manual admin processes, optimize user workflows, and also fortify security. He set out looking for a solution that made it easier for end users to access their tools, and required fewer passwords to remember. In addition, he knew they needed something that could support all three major operating systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Company:<\/td>Doublestruck<\/td><\/tr>
Size:<\/td>\u2248 50 Employees over three sites<\/td><\/tr>
Location:<\/td>London, UK<\/td><\/tr>
Problem:<\/td>Credential overload, network security<\/td><\/tr>
Goal:<\/td>Easier workflow for users, centralize passwords, GDPR compliance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easy for smaller organizations to go without automating IT operations. Many IT tasks are easier to handle manually, as long as the scale is small. This was the type of environment that Argent came into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I arrived at Doublestruck, our IT operations were ad hoc. There was no standard operating procedure for onboarding people. This was one of many processes that my boss wanted me to streamline,\u201d said Argent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember that initially we had to draw up a list of all of the resources that people might want to access. Then, when new employees came on board we had to encourage our managers to fill out the list so I knew what resource access to give them. There were typically around seven different resources that we had to create accounts for and get set up prior to each employee starting. We use Gmail\u2122, G Suite\u2122, Google Drive\u2122, Office 365\u2122 for Excel\u00ae, an on-prem file server, and more. Not to mention the presence of Windows\u00ae, Mac\u00ae, and Linux\u00ae systems. Setting up profiles for all of that manually was far from ideal,\u201d Argent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even with a small amount of end users, manual tasks like password changes, user creation, and provisioning, can quickly become a huge time sink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were really feeling the pain of having a bunch of systems all set up different ways for different users. Our end users were feeling that pain too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe setup required our users to remember a lot of different passwords,\u201d Argent explained. \u201cThey would have one password for their computer, one for Gmail, one for O365, one for the CRM system, another for the database, and more for any other resource they used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen, if an end user couldn\u2019t remember their password it would sometimes lead to them account sharing with a co-worker when they really shouldn\u2019t. So it was not only a hassle for the admins and the end users, it was a security concern as well \u2013 one that would make it very difficult to achieve GDPR compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doublestruck was running into a similar challenge with their network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe used to have a single, shared WiFi password that we would give to the staff to access the network. Then, we had a separate network that we would provide for guests. We had it set up so that it would be difficult to access resources if you weren\u2019t supposed to. But, if anyone left the company, we had to change the password or else they would be taking the network credentials with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argent set out to centralize and streamline the identity management at Doublestruck. That\u2019s when he found JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter searching, I saw that JumpCloud was really the only solution that supports all three operating systems (Mac, Windows, and Linux),\u201d Argent said. \u201cThe fact that JumpCloud supports LDAP and integrates with G Suite were two more quick wins. It immediately worked across several sets of services we use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With JumpCloud in place, identity and access management got much easier at Doublestruck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first big improvement is that the end users can now reset their passwords themselves. There\u2019s no need to bother me with requests to reset credentials when they need to use an application they haven\u2019t accessed in a while. If they forget their JumpCloud password, they can reset it themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe second big improvement is that users have the same password for everything. This has helped tremendously with people forgetting passwords. With this reduction in reset requests, it means a lot fewer interruptions for me, and fewer lockouts for the end users. That enables me to focus on building new infrastructure and resources for the company rather than keeping access up to date, and enables the end user to avoid lockout delays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt saves the company as a whole quite a lot of time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Argent continued: \u201cJumpCloud helped with onboarding and offboarding as well. We used to need to manually create accounts for each service and for each employee. Nowadays, we just set up a JumpCloud account, we add it to the department group within the JumpCloud admin portal, and everything else is taken care of from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate in that we don\u2019t have to offboard many people. But, in the rare occurence of offboarding, all we need to do is switch off their JumpCloud account and they don\u2019t have access to anything anymore. No WiFi, no VPN, no CRM \u2013 nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WiFi network authentication was another large challenge for Doublestruck that JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service was able to help with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the aspects that I like the most about JumpCloud is Cloud RADIUS.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe used to have a single WiFi password that always had the risk of being shared, but we don\u2019t have to worry about that anymore with Cloud RADIUS<\/a> from JumpCloud. Each user has their own unique credentials to login with, eliminating the risks of the shared password.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argent added, \u201cIt\u2019s more convenient for the end users too. With JumpCloud, if someone new starts and they need WiFi access in any of our offices, they just login with their JumpCloud credentials and they\u2019re done. If they need to VPN in while working from home, they can use their JumpCloud credentials for that as well. Further, if the password is compromised somehow, they don\u2019t need to change their password in a lot of different places. One password change covers everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service for just over a year now, and we have nearly everything we use integrated into it. It saves us a good amount of time because we no longer need to do as much ad hoc admin work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of having to worry about keeping people\u2019s access up to date, we can spend more time improving our systems and infrastructure.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great for the end users as well because, for the most part, it\u2019s invisible to them. We get them set up with a JumpCloud password, and then they never hear about it again. They just get to focus on work. The seamlessness and invisibility are two things that really just make the platform work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Cloud RADIUS, we now have our WiFi more professionally set up than many large enterprises.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn general, most companies have some way of centralizing their credentials, but I don\u2019t know of anyone else who is able to integrate it with their RADIUS servers as well. Of course, JumpCloud is much more than RADIUS alone. They integrate with Office 365 and G Suite, and they even support all of the operating systems \u2013 which I don\u2019t think anybody else does. Those are all great reasons to start using Directory-as-a-Service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCentralizing our passwords made my life a lot easier.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJumpCloud set us up well for GDPR compliance also. One of the big rules that we must follow for GDPR is to have a way to say who has access to what data at what time. With our old setup that had so many accounts being shared there was no way we could do that. With our JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service setup however, we already had all of the work for that done. JumpCloud helped us separate out all of our user accounts, so by the time GDPR came around we already had that part covered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doublestruck now has complete centralization and control over their infrastructure, and they have the security and easy user workflow that they were looking for. When asked if he would recommend JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service, Argent\u2019s answer was pretty clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t think of any organization that wouldn’t benefit from JumpCloud.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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