Josys is a SaaS and Device Management Platform provider aiming to simplify IT operations. The solutions provided by Josys are designed to give IT personnel ultimate control over their software and hardware portfolio. The system helps to visualize assets, analyze their utility trends, and automate the processes of provisioning, hence leading to better efficiency in IT operation. Josys' system also integrates with numerous applications via APIs. Consequently, this enables IT workers to have a centralized location to manage employee licenses and devices, monitor user access, and oversee software adoption. By replacing the need for multiple disparate tools and spreadsheets, Josys aids IT teams in performing more effective cost optimization as well as secure governance of company data access.
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The first advantage is that it allows us to conduct inventory checks not only on managed apps but also on Shadow IT. The system is designed to facilitate understanding the actual situation, including the use of Slack and email DMs for employee confirmation, which I find particularly excellent as it facilitates subsequent actions (such as adding items to management or accepting them). The second advantage is the ability to scale the system while strengthening categorization and group management, even as the scope of management expands through subsidiaries and M&A. The fact that we can consider restructuring operations based on the actual situation of increasing management is reassuring. The third advantage is its scalability, allowing us to import user and organizational information through API integration with the HR master, enabling more automated account management while keeping up with organizational changes and transfers.
・It's very user-friendly and requires almost no training to start using it effectively. ・It centralizes both SaaS accounts and device inventory in a single dashboard. ・Being able to provision and de-provision multiple SaaS accounts with just a few clicks is a game changer.
First, the user interface is excellent. It is designed to be highly user-friendly, featuring a clear layout that is easy to navigate even for those without technical expertise, intuitive controls, and a member list function that allows users to view a list of applications currently in use. Second, the scope of shadow TI detection is extremely broad. Since it can detect and list SaaS applications with access records at either the application or member level, it makes it easy to visualize the status of shadow IT. Third, this service excels in scalability and the ability to adapt and improve. Support responses are prompt, and new features are released frequently. Most importantly, the service provides comprehensive support, including flexible proposals tailored to our business needs and the active incorporation of feedback. Since implementation, the aspect we are most satisfied with is, without a doubt, the thorough follow-up support.
The first issue is that there is still room for improvement in the flexibility and customization of custom app integrations. Easier addition and integration of items, similar to standard integration apps, would significantly improve usability. Furthermore, the AI integration builder currently only supports ID/password authentication and lacks SSO/MFA support, so we hope for future improvements. The second issue is that maintaining organizational information (departments) becomes cumbersome in environments with frequent organizational changes. The lack of an API function to delete department information, and the inability to manually delete them in bulk, led to the accumulation of unnecessary departments. However, the API has recently been updated to support this, and we plan to integrate it in the future. The third issue is that inventory management cannot be completed entirely within the tool, sometimes relying on spreadsheets. In particular, Slack guest users are detected as unmanaged users, and this inventory process is time-consuming.
・Limited flexibility in permission settings The current options for defining user roles are too broad and need more customization ・Need for more granular access control It would be better if we could set specific read-only permissions or restrict access by department ・Difficulty in delegating tasks The lack of detailed permissions makes it hard to delegate specific tasks to other team members without giving them too much authority
The first issue is that user-level approval can't be granted for unregistered apps. Since some applications grant access permissions based on departments or users, being able to approve access on a user-by-user basis rather than by applications would make it easier to distinguish between authorized and shadow IT. The second issue concerns app integration. Even for apps currently in use, integration capabilities vary deoending on the subscription plan, so while I recognize that technical challenges make this difficult to imolement, the system would become much easier to use if aoo integration were possible regardless of the subscription plan. The third point concerns the communication tools supported for inventory management. Since the communication tools our company management feature, we have been unable to fully implement it due to difficulties in gaining internal adoption. We believe that expanding the range of communication tools supported for inventory management would help revitalize the inventory management process.