Results

From weeks to hours (or minutes)

Island dramatically reduces onboarding time during acquisitions.

“Instead of waiting two weeks… they can start within hours. And that’s massive,” said Shahid.

In other cases, onboarding dropped from hours to minutes.

IT and security no longer hold up integration

With Island, IT and security enable the business instead of slowing it down. This allows teams to focus on integration and growth, not infrastructure delays.

Secure access on any device

Island allows Carta to extend secure access to unmanaged or third-party devices without risk.

“We can deploy Island to any endpoint and be confident that the data is secure,” said Shahid.

This flexibility is critical during transitional M&A periods, enabling secure access immediately instead of delaying productivity until devices are fully managed.

Faster investigations & full visibility, including AI

Island provides deep visibility into user activity, enabling faster detection and response, reducing time spent on security investigations, and improving overall confidence.

As AI adoption accelerated across the organization, Island gave Carta the ability to see which tools employees were using, how they were using them, and where potential risks were emerging.

“We have the ability to see what AI our users are leveraging and how they’re interacting with it, and generate data to help us apply consistent protections as new tools emerge,” said Cheung. “We can’t protect what we can’t see.”

Enabling faster, safer growth

For Carta, M&A is a critical growth lever, but only if integration happens quickly and securely.

With Island, the company has redefined what’s possible during that transition window:

• Immediate productivity
• Strong security posture
• Full operational visibility

“Island has exceeded my expectations,” said Shahid.

Today, Carta can focus on what matters most: bringing companies, people, and products together faster.