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Best Buy scales AI workloads and secures access with Workforce Identity Federation
Best Buy implemented Google Cloud's Workforce Identity Federation to modernize its identity architecture and secure AI workloads. This allows tens of thousands of users to access cloud resources using existing Microsoft Entra ID credentials.
Why it matters
By eliminating manual service account key rotation, the company reduces security vulnerabilities and administrative friction. It also improves accountability by tracking individual user actions in audit logs rather than shared identities.
The details
- Replaced complex synchronization pipelines and manual service account key rotations.
- Enables direct authentication for developers accessing BigQuery via Power BI.
- Uses a stateless approach that validates tokens without maintaining Google Cloud user records.
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Key connections
Google owns Cloud Identity
Google offers Cloud Identity for user access management.
Best Buy developers access BigQuery for data analytics and AI workloads.
Best Buy uses Microsoft Entra ID
Best Buy uses Microsoft Entra ID as its primary identity provider.
Best Buy developers use Power BI integrated with BigQuery.
Best Buy uses Cloud Identity
Best Buy previously used Cloud Identity without a Google Workspace deployment.
Best Buy uses Artificial Intelligence
Best Buy scales AI workloads on Google Cloud.
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Workforce Identity Federation is a partner of Microsoft Entra ID
Workforce Identity Federation brokers trust relationships with Microsoft Entra ID.
Workforce Identity Federation is a partner of Ping Identity
Workforce Identity Federation provides dedicated setup integration for Ping Identity users.
Workforce Identity Federation is related to Single Sign-On
Workforce Identity Federation integrates with single sign-on enterprise applications.
Google owns Workforce Identity Federation
Google provides Workforce Identity Federation as part of Google Cloud identity management.
Best Buy uses Workforce Identity Federation
Best Buy uses Workforce Identity Federation to scale AI workloads and secure cloud access.
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