List of OpenAthens Connect Customers
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Since 2010, our global team of researchers has been studying OpenAthens Connect customers around the world, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions and perhaps the rise and fall of certain vendors and their products on a quarterly basis.
Each quarter our research team identifies companies that have purchased OpenAthens Connect for Identity and Access Management (IAM) from public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources, including the customer size, industry, location, implementation status, partner involvement, LOB Key Stakeholders and related IT decision-makers contact details.
Companies using OpenAthens Connect for Identity and Access Management (IAM) include: Derwentside College United Kingdom, a United Kingdom based Education organisation with 170 employees and revenues of $22.0 million, Oak Hill College United Kingdom, a United Kingdom based Education organisation with 60 employees and revenues of $4.0 million, Gwanda State University Zimbabwe, a Zimbabwe based Education organisation with 150 employees and revenues of $3.0 million and many others.
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Derwentside College United Kingdom | Education | 170 | $22M | United Kingdom | OpenAthens | OpenAthens Connect | Identity and Access Management (IAM) | 2024 | n/a |
In 2024 Derwentside College implemented OpenAthens Connect for Identity and Access Management (IAM). The cloud-based deployment in England, UK was scoped to provide secure single sign-on for more than 2,500 off-site learners, with particular support for vocational and health and social care programs.
OpenAthens Connect was configured to centralize authentication and access provisioning to quality e-resources, leveraging single sign-on workflows and analytics capabilities typical of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Configuration emphasized streamlined user authentication for remote learners and institution-level access controls to simplify entitlement management for course cohorts.
Operational coverage targeted student services, course delivery teams and library support for remote and blended learning, connecting learners to licensed e-resources used by vocational and health and social care curricula. The implementation surfaced analytics on resource usage to inform content access patterns and administrative workload.
Governance centered on a cloud-managed administrative console, which reduced manual administration effort and improved visibility into remote learner access. OpenAthens Connect provided the college with centralized authentication controls, usage reporting and a consistent remote access experience for staff and students.
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Gwanda State University Zimbabwe | Education | 150 | $3M | Zimbabwe | OpenAthens | OpenAthens Connect | Identity and Access Management (IAM) | 2024 | n/a |
In 2024, Gwanda State University Zimbabwe implemented OpenAthens Connect to provide single sign-on access to licensed e-resources for students and staff, using the Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform to streamline authentication across campus and remote environments. The initial deployment focused on a pilot for library and digital-resources access and targeted continuity of access across its campuses in Zimbabwe.
OpenAthens Connect was configured to deliver core Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities, including single sign-on, centralized authentication and entitlement mapping for licensed journals and databases. Configuration work emphasized role-based access for student and staff cohorts, session and credential management for off-campus access, and streamlined administrative workflows to reduce manual account handling.
Operational coverage centered on university library services and extended to academic staff and students across campus sites in Zimbabwe, improving remote research and study access through unified authentication for library subscriptions. The implementation relied on standard IAM controls to align user entitlements with publisher access rules and to centralize login flows for licensed e-resources.
Governance and rollout followed a pilot-first approach in the library environment before broader adoption, aligning administrative responsibilities between library resource managers and university IT for ongoing access administration. The deployment delivered a cost-effective, easy-to-manage solution and reported increased off-campus usage and higher user satisfaction resulting from single sign-on access to licensed e-resources via OpenAthens Connect.
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Oak Hill College United Kingdom | Education | 60 | $4M | United Kingdom | OpenAthens | OpenAthens Connect | Identity and Access Management (IAM) | 2024 | n/a |
In 2024 Oak Hill College United Kingdom joined the OpenAthens Connect pilot to implement Identity and Access Management (IAM) for library subscription access across its campus. The deployment was executed in the UK region as a rapid, affordable pilot, focused on enabling students and staff to authenticate to library resources both on campus and off campus.
OpenAthens Connect was configured to provide federated authentication and single sign on for subscription resources, moving beyond IP based and ad hoc Google sign ins and streamlining credentialed access to publisher platforms. Configuration work emphasized access control and session management for library services, and the implementation aligned with standard IAM workflows for user provisioning and access policies.
Operational coverage centered on the college library and user populations of students and staff, and rollout governance prioritized a lightweight pilot model to minimize librarian overhead. The pilot reduced librarian time spent on manual authentication tasks and improved end user experience, outcomes explicitly reported by the institution.
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