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Matillion Leverages Expel for Scalable, Managed Security in Data Integration

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
Applicable Industries	Cement National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Tamper Detection Time Sensitive Networking
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Training
Challenge	Matillion, a leader in data integration, faced a significant challenge as its customers increasingly adopted a cloud-first approach. The company's security requirements evolved to handle more users, complex use cases, and larger cloud workloads. Initially, Matillion deployed software into customer infrastructure, which allowed rapid expansion and ensured customers had full data sovereignty. However, as customers migrated to SaaS applications, Matillion had to continually evolve its strategy to protect new infrastructure vulnerable to attacks. The company's rapid global expansion and growing roster of enterprise customers further complicated the situation, as these customers scrutinized Matillion's security defenses. The company needed a solution that could keep pace with the rapidly evolving threat landscape and instill confidence in IT decision-makers about Matillion's cloud security. Read More
About Customer	Matillion is a leading data integration company that helps teams get data business-ready, faster. The company accelerates time-to-value and increases the impact data can have. Thousands of enterprises, including Cisco, DocuSign, Pacific Life, Slack, and TUI, trust Matillion to load, transform, sync, and orchestrate their data for a wide range of use cases, from insights and operational analytics to data science, machine learning, and AI. Matillion's native integration with popular cloud data platforms allows data teams at every skill level to automate management, refinement, and data delivery for every data integration need. Read More
Solution	Matillion chose Expel managed detection and response (MDR) as its managed security partner. Expel MDR met all of Matillion's expectations for a managed solution to handle the heavy lifting of cloud security, while supporting the company as it innovated new features. The solution was cloud-native, integrated with Matillion's existing technology, and ready for the cloud. After a short proof of concept, Matillion was able to set up Expel MDR in about a day. The solution helped Matillion achieve ISO certification, a differentiator among other data integration vendors. Expel MDR's ease of integration with many endpoint security providers gave Matillion's security teams the freedom to choose the best solutions for their tech stack, without needing training for those new solutions. The solution automated alerts and delivered only the most relevant and critical for review, reducing the time to resolution. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Applicable Industries

Cement

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Tamper Detection

Time Sensitive Networking

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Training

Challenge

Matillion, a leader in data integration, faced a significant challenge as its customers increasingly adopted a cloud-first approach. The company's security requirements evolved to handle more users, complex use cases, and larger cloud workloads. Initially, Matillion deployed software into customer infrastructure, which allowed rapid expansion and ensured customers had full data sovereignty. However, as customers migrated to SaaS applications, Matillion had to continually evolve its strategy to protect new infrastructure vulnerable to attacks. The company's rapid global expansion and growing roster of enterprise customers further complicated the situation, as these customers scrutinized Matillion's security defenses. The company needed a solution that could keep pace with the rapidly evolving threat landscape and instill confidence in IT decision-makers about Matillion's cloud security.

About Customer

Matillion is a leading data integration company that helps teams get data business-ready, faster. The company accelerates time-to-value and increases the impact data can have. Thousands of enterprises, including Cisco, DocuSign, Pacific Life, Slack, and TUI, trust Matillion to load, transform, sync, and orchestrate their data for a wide range of use cases, from insights and operational analytics to data science, machine learning, and AI. Matillion's native integration with popular cloud data platforms allows data teams at every skill level to automate management, refinement, and data delivery for every data integration need.

Solution

Matillion chose Expel managed detection and response (MDR) as its managed security partner. Expel MDR met all of Matillion's expectations for a managed solution to handle the heavy lifting of cloud security, while supporting the company as it innovated new features. The solution was cloud-native, integrated with Matillion's existing technology, and ready for the cloud. After a short proof of concept, Matillion was able to set up Expel MDR in about a day. The solution helped Matillion achieve ISO certification, a differentiator among other data integration vendors. Expel MDR's ease of integration with many endpoint security providers gave Matillion's security teams the freedom to choose the best solutions for their tech stack, without needing training for those new solutions. The solution automated alerts and delivered only the most relevant and critical for review, reducing the time to resolution.

Impact #1	The partnership with Expel has brought numerous operational benefits to Matillion. The rapid onboarding allowed immediate service delivery, and the automation streamlined visibility to the alerts that mattered, saving time for the growing security team to focus beyond detection and response. The integration with many endpoints provided more visibility, and the solution's adaptability to Matillion's evolving capabilities was a significant advantage. For instance, when Matillion started developing in Kubernetes, Expel announced support for Kubernetes environments, integrating them into the Workbench platform. This allowed Matillion's cloud security team to generate useful insights without needing to be Kubernetes experts. The quality of Matillion's cloud security, bolstered by Expel, is helping to close deals and foster growth.

Impact #1

The partnership with Expel has brought numerous operational benefits to Matillion. The rapid onboarding allowed immediate service delivery, and the automation streamlined visibility to the alerts that mattered, saving time for the growing security team to focus beyond detection and response. The integration with many endpoints provided more visibility, and the solution's adaptability to Matillion's evolving capabilities was a significant advantage. For instance, when Matillion started developing in Kubernetes, Expel announced support for Kubernetes environments, integrating them into the Workbench platform. This allowed Matillion's cloud security team to generate useful insights without needing to be Kubernetes experts. The quality of Matillion's cloud security, bolstered by Expel, is helping to close deals and foster growth.

Benefit #1	Rapid onboarding with Expel MDR set up in about a day
Benefit #2	Automated alerts reduced time to resolution
Benefit #3	Integration with many endpoint security providers offered more visibility

Benefit #1

Rapid onboarding with Expel MDR set up in about a day

Benefit #2

Automated alerts reduced time to resolution

Benefit #3

Integration with many endpoint security providers offered more visibility

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Matillion Leverages Expel for Scalable, Managed Security in Data Integration

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