The client is a global advisory-focused investment bank and has partnered with Natilik since 2019.
Headquartered in New York, with offices located across the US, EMEA and Asia, the client has over 1,000 employees supporting the day-to-day operations of the business.
  • Challenge
  • Solution
  • Outcome

Challenge

The client is on a digital transformation journey, migrating its infrastructure to the cloud. As part of this broader architectural shift, the team wanted to enhance the company’s security posture to safeguard the business against the ever-evolving threat landscape.

Its security estate comprised legacy firewalls that failed to provide the necessary protection for users and data against potential threat actors. Additionally, these firewalls lacked the scalability and flexibility required to effectively secure cloud workloads. The existing firewall environment was outdated, misaligned with the client’s cloud journey, and rapidly approaching end-of-support. The Natilik team had to work within tight deadlines to design and deliver a solution that ensured the client’s environment remained protected and secure from threats.

  • Legacy infrastructure

    The client’s infrastructure consisted of legacy firewalls that were nearing end-of-support and failed to
    provide the necessary protection to secure its data, applications, and users.

  • Small IT team

    With a small IT team, managing the existing solution was both difficult and time-consuming. They sought a solution that would effectively secure the business while being easy to manage.

  • Journey to the cloud

    With the client’s transition to the cloud, it required a solution that offered the flexibility and scalability needed to effectively secure cloud environments.

Solution

As a Palo Alto Networks platinum partner, the client was confident that Natilik was the ideal choice to assist in its secure transition to the cloud.

After thoroughly reviewing the requirements and taking the time to understand the key technical and business drivers through discovery workshops and technical demonstrations, Natilik designed a global solution incorporating of a mix of on-premise and cloud firewalls from Palo Alto Networks.

Leveraging its strong partnership with Palo Alto Networks, Natilik secured additional discounts for the client by utilising its Platinum Innovator partner status and adopting Palo Alto Networks’ new pricing model made up of consumption credits. This approach provided significant cost savings and delivered a fully scalable and flexible solution capable of evolving with the client’s business.

Natilik worked within tight timeframes to ensure the solution was operational ahead of the end of support dates for the client’s existing infrastructure, ensuring continuous protection and support.

  • Discover

    Through a series of meetings and fact-finding, the Natilik team gained an in-depth understanding of the technical and business drivers and project requirements.

  • Design

    Natilik designed a solution comprising of on-premise and cloud firewalls, integrated into a consumption model so that the solution had the flexibility to grow with the business.

  • Transition

    A dedicated team of engineers and project managers ensured the seamless deployment of the solution, adhering to tight schedules and continuously reviewing success criteria.

  • Manage

    The new solution is fully managed by Natilik’s highly accredited security experts, ensuring rapid issue resolution and enhanced customer experience.

Outcome

The client is now one step further on its journey to the cloud. With the help of the Natilik team, the client could effortlessly transition over to its new environment without service disruptions, all while keeping its environment and users secure.

The adoption of cloud-based technology has future-proofed the client’s secure solution. The credit consumption model provides the scalability and flexibility the team wanted to ensure that its infrastructure meets the company’s requirements both now and in the future.

With Natilik managing the solution, the client’s IT team can focus on other critical projects, confident that any threats will be swiftly identified and remediated, keeping the business secure.

  • Future-proofed solution

    The new solution meets the client’s current business needs and is fully scalable and flexible to meet the demands of the future.

  • Simplified management

    Transitioning to a cloud-based security solution has simplified the management of its infrastructure, freeing up the small IT team to concentrate on other essential projects.

  • Seamless transition

    The client experienced no service disruptions during the transition and successfully moved to the new solution before its legacy equipment reached end-of-support.