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The University of Western Australia Strengthens Identity Governance with Saviynt’s Identity Cloud

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Leading research university enhances security, compliance, and user experience for 40,000 identities with cloud-based identity management

Saviynt, a leading provider of cloud-native identity and governance platform solutions, today announced that The University of Western Australia (UWA), a premier research institution and a member of the Group of Eight (Australia’s research intensive and best-ranked universities), has implemented Saviynt’s Identity Cloud to modernize its identity governance framework. The adoption of Saviynt’s platform marked a strategic step in enhancing security, streamlining compliance processes, and automating identity lifecycle management for thousands of users across its campuses and research partnerships.

UWA, headquartered in Perth, has a rich history of academic excellence and global research impact. As a member of CAUDIT (Council of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology), UWA is committed to leveraging digital capabilities to transform education and research. However, with disparate systems across various faculties and research institutes, UWA needed an intelligent, automated identity management solution that could provide seamless, secure, and scalable access management.

"Identity governance is critical to UWA’s strategic objective of improving the student experience. By standardizing, simplifying, and centrally managing user identities, we are making it frictionless for our students to access applications and systems,” said Lee Patterson, chief information security officer at the University of Western Australia. “Even more importantly, Saviynt’s solution will significantly enhance our security, as we will know who has access to data and whether or not that access is appropriate.”

Saviynt will help UWA mitigate risks in a dynamic academic environment, where students often hold multiple roles, by automating identity processes and enforcing Separation of Duties (SoD) policies. By integrating multiple Active Directory services and key systems like finance, HR, and student information, UWA will gain a centralized, real-time view of identities, reducing manual inefficiencies and improving operational agility. Saviynt’s intelligent analytics will identify duplicate accounts and risky privilege combinations faster than competing solutions.

UWA has seen the following benefits from Saviynt’s Identity Cloud:

  • Cost Optimization: Reduced redundant software licenses and administrative overhead.
  • Improved User Experience: Minimized friction for end users by decreasing reliance on service desk support for account-related issues like password resets.
  • Automating Identity Management: Streamlined provisioning and de-provisioning to save time, accelerate access, improve productivity, and reduce security risks.
  • Stronger Compliance and Governance: Significant decrease in compliance risk due to improved visibility and reporting capabilities.

“We measure the success of our Saviynt deployment by how easy it is for our end users to get access to the systems they need to be productive on day one. We also look at operational efficiencies and continue to centralise and automate our identity and access ecosystem,” added Thilaga Thangalevoo, identity and access management (IAM) governance lead at UWA. “This strategy is helping us meet our digital transformation goals, better manage user access, and increase the scalability of our systems.”

With Saviynt’s Identity Cloud, UWA has not only strengthened its security posture but also laid the foundation for future innovations, including role-based access controls (RBAC) and privileged access management (PAM). As the university continues to expand its global research footprint, Saviynt’s platform will support its mission by ensuring secure and compliant digital access for all users.

To learn more about UWA’s implementation with Saviynt, please visit the website.

About Saviynt

Saviynt empowers enterprises to secure their digital transformation, safeguard critical assets, and meet regulatory compliance. With a vision to provide a secure and compliant future for all enterprises, Saviynt is recognized as an industry leader in identity security whose cutting-edge solutions protect the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government organizations. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.

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