Case Study: a Fortune 500 manufacturing enterprise reduces access risk and recovers $400K with CloudEagle

Fortune 500 Manufacturing Enterprise reduces access risk by 70% with CloudEagle

The customer, a Fortune 500 manufacturing enterprise, faced a significant security and financial challenge. Their IT team was provisioning permanent software licenses for temporary projects and contractors, leading to widespread overprivileged access. This created security risks and wasted funds, as numerous inactive licenses remained active long after projects ended, counting against their contract totals.

CloudEagle implemented a solution using just-in-time provisioning with enforced expiry dates. The system automatically revoked access when a grant period ended, eliminating the need for manual cleanup. As a result, the enterprise reduced its access risk by 70%, automatically reclaimed over $400,000 in annual license spend, and eliminated ghost access from ex-contractors and completed projects.