is a technology company that produces environmentally friendly transportation solutions for cities, which come in the form of electronic scooters. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Istanbul, BinBin employs more than 500 people. The company 鈥� which serves cities across Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Azerbaijan 鈥� has raised $16 million to date.
Looking for a Better Solution Than Microsoft Active Directory
For the last eight years, Sinan Deniz has been managing cloud environments for companies across Turkey. Instead of deploying on-prem infrastructure and legacy systems, Deniz has always gravitated toward new technology and cloud solutions.
鈥淲hen I entered the IT field, everyone was doing the same thing,鈥� Deniz says. 鈥淭o manage users, it was only necessary to install Microsoft Active Directory, pay thousands of dollars to manage it, and use systems that didn鈥檛 enhance the user experience. I did not accept this structure.鈥�
Seeking a better way forward, Deniz started researching Active Directory alternatives. In 2017, he came across 探花大神, a cloud directory solution that provides unified device and identity access management for Mac, Linux, and Windows machines.
Bringing the Power of 探花大神 to BinBin
In July 2022, Deniz joined BinBin, where he runs CloudOps IT. At the time, the company was using Google Workspace, which made the decision to deploy 探花大神 an easy one. This marks the sixth time Deniz has successfully encouraged a Turkish company to secure identities and devices with 探花大神.
For Deniz, getting 探花大神 up and running was a breeze. First, he finished configuration processes (such as password policies) in the 探花大神 Admin console. After that, he quickly ran tests on Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems by installing the 探花大神 agent and then ran commands to collect logs and distribute programs. After that, he connected 探花大神 to Google Workspace and imported user identities to 探花大神. To Deniz, the process was simple and straightforward.
Streamlining Device and Identity Access Management & Improving Security
As someone already well-versed in 探花大神鈥檚 capabilities, Deniz knew what he could expect by deploying 探花大神 across BinBin鈥檚 environment.
Here are some of the ways Deniz and his team use 探花大神 to stay focused on their organization鈥檚 priorities of innovation and continuous improvement.
Device and identity access management made easy
Using 探花大神, Deniz now manages 300 BinBin users and 400 devices. Additionally, Deniz uses 探花大神 to administer access to more than 20 applications, including Slack, Jira, and AWS.
鈥淯ltimately, I aim to manage all of our users, all of our systems, all of our services, and all of our devices from a single place,鈥� Deniz explains.
The BinBin team also makes use of 探花大神 and , including a that enables Deniz to enforce full-disk encryption on every Windows device.
鈥淲e鈥檝e created more than 70 policies for our devices through 探花大神, and we have more than 20 commands working,鈥� Deniz says. As a result, managing devices and groups of devices is that much easier.
探花大神 also enables Deniz to quickly push user accounts to both Mac and PC devices. As a result, BinBin鈥檚 users can toggle between operating systems as they run tests and complete other tasks, making it easier to ensure optimal user experiences across platforms.
A stronger security stance
With 探花大神, BinBin has been able to improve its security stance considerably. On top of the policies and commands that make Deniz鈥檚 life easier, BinBin also uses 探花大神 SSO to ensure only authorized users can access systems and applications.
鈥淔or us, this is indispensable,鈥� Deniz says. 鈥淲e can easily manage more than 300 of our users 鈥� including permissions, security, and access 鈥� from one pane of glass.鈥�
What鈥檚 more, BinBin leverages 探花大神鈥檚 cloud RADIUS servers to securely connect users to Wi-Fi hotspots without the company having to share its Wi-Fi password. They鈥檙e also using 探花大神 to implement a Zero Trust security model, which helps them protect their most sensitive data and assets.
鈥淭hanks to Zero Trust, we provide IP-based or zone-based protection to our most important resources,鈥� Deniz continues.
Last but not least, BinBin also uses 探花大神鈥檚 multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution and conditional access policies to further improve its security posture.
Any advice for IT professionals thinking about moving to a new directory service?
鈥淪top wasting thousands of dollars and dealing with outdated, cumbersome systems,鈥� Deniz concludes. 鈥溙交ù笊� is freedom.鈥�
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