Case Study: Kyowa Hakko Kirin achieves faster global communication and stronger security with Microsoft Corporation’s Microsoft 365 and Azure AD

Kyowa Kirin speeds up global communications, enhances security with Microsoft 365 and Azure AD

Kyowa Hakko Kirin, a Japan-based pharma company, needed a more agile global ICT platform to improve communication, simplify authentication, and strengthen security across regions. After issues with its earlier cloud email setup, the company turned to Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Teams and Azure Active Directory.

Microsoft Corporation implemented Microsoft 365 as a global collaboration and identity platform, supported by FastTrack for Office 365. Kyowa Hakko Kirin unified licenses, reduced TCO, and rolled out the solution worldwide, managing about 10,000 licenses. The move improved real-time communication through Teams, enabled global authentication with Azure AD, and enhanced security with conditional access and password hash syncing.

Kyowa Hakko Kirin

Takayuki Kusumoto

Manager Planning Management Group ICT Solution Department