Case Study
In brief
Global technology provider
1,700 staff in 18 countries
Technology
This global technology provider was backhauling vital traffic over slow and expensive VPN connections.
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access and Customer Success team
CHALLENGE
The organisation is a leading global provider of application programming interface (API) management and integration software, enabling enterprises to securely connect data across new and legacy technologies. The business has more than 1,700 staff across 18 countries, supporting over 11,000 customers.
The adoption of cloud and edge computing and work-from-anywhere initiatives has radically shifted access requirements for the organisation. To support remote access, two FortiGate clusters (one in Europe and one in the U.S.) were introduced, with remote users connecting to the nearest cluster. This was later supported by a Check Point VPN connection. This patchwork of policies, consoles, and complex traffic routing created complexity for security administration and users.
Challenged to unify access to the web, cloud services, and private applications, the organisation turned to Palo Alto Networks.
“We benchmarked secure access service edge (SASE) vendors and determined that Palo Alto Networks has the SASE product maturity and vision to secure, optimise, and simplify our cloud-first architecture. We were also very impressed by the knowledge, expertise, and commitment of the Palo Alto Networks Customer Success team,” says the spokesperson.
REQUIREMENTS
The requirements for this transformative connectivity strategy were to:
SOLUTION
The organisation has deployed Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access to securely connect all users to the applications they need, regardless of where they’re accessing them from and which device they’re using – and all while significantly reducing risk.
The unified, cloud native security service edge (SSE) platform secures the hybrid workforce, using least-privileged access to protect all the users and their devices, applications, and data. The solution connects with a Cisco Viptela SD-WAN network edge capability to create a complete SASE solution.
A spokesperson for the organisation explains, “Post-Covid, most of our people are now working remotely, including the vital development engineers that make up approximately 50% of our workforce. Thanks to Prisma Access, our modern, hybrid organisation benefits from high-performance secure remote working.”
The common policy framework and single pane of glass management also help streamline operations. “Prisma Access is extremely easy to use. In time we may also add ADEM to analyse traffic analysis and accelerate remediation when problems arise,” they explain.
The Palo Alto Networks Customer Success team are on hand to guide the organisation and maximise the value of this modern ZTNA 2.0 environment. “These guys never give up,” says the spokesperson.
BENEFITS
This forward-thinking SSE model is securing the organisation’s hybrid workforce and driving agile working. The benefits include: