CHALLENGES
Scaling a remote workforce at pace.
- Quickly onboard over 2,000 tutors with limited technical skills on their personal devices.
- Keep students’ personally identifiable information (PII) secure.
- Existing solutions weren’t cost effective, manageable or scaleable.
“One of the great things about Prisma Access Browser is that it’s so easy to deploy. Distribution of the secure browser was automatic as each tutor was onboarded.”
Ali Khan
Brian Kramps,
Director IT Operations
SOLUTION
Amplify considered options including other browsers, complex security arrangements
and providing tutors company-owned devices. It determined that Prisma Access
Browser was the only solution that could meet all its needs. As Vice President Security
Operations Bill Donnely puts it: “The browser is the easiest door to blow open, so
securing productivity all the way to that door was essential.”
Upon deploying Prisma Access Browser, Amplify was especially pleased with how easy it was to set consistent policies, block downloads and onboard and offboard tutors. New hires simply downloaded the secure browser and could begin working immediately, from anywhere, with an intuitive user interface. They could be offboarded in minutes rather than the six weeks it had previously taken. This saved over 1,000 hours in offboarding ticket time, driving cost savings of ~85%.
The secure environment protected Amplify and the students, even if a tutor’s device was compromised from other activity. With this protection in place, the company could rapidly scale its tutoring workforce from initial programs in Los Angeles and New York to a nationwide program, employing over 2,000 tutors to deliver the educational enrichment students need for academic success.
Building on the ease of securing its tutoring workforce, Amplify is now looking to expand its use of Prisma Access Browser to contractors and others in the organization.
Upon deploying Prisma Access Browser, Amplify was especially pleased with how easy it was to set consistent policies, block downloads and onboard and offboard tutors. New hires simply downloaded the secure browser and could begin working immediately, from anywhere, with an intuitive user interface. They could be offboarded in minutes rather than the six weeks it had previously taken. This saved over 1,000 hours in offboarding ticket time, driving cost savings of ~85%.
The secure environment protected Amplify and the students, even if a tutor’s device was compromised from other activity. With this protection in place, the company could rapidly scale its tutoring workforce from initial programs in Los Angeles and New York to a nationwide program, employing over 2,000 tutors to deliver the educational enrichment students need for academic success.
Building on the ease of securing its tutoring workforce, Amplify is now looking to expand its use of Prisma Access Browser to contractors and others in the organization.