Results

For Hewgill and his colleagues, Island’s approach maintains agility without compromising control. Island also gives Patrianna’s employees the flexibility to work from anywhere while ensuring security keeps pace with the fast-moving business.

Hewgill says implementing Island took only about a week. In that short time, Patrianna had not only installed Island, but also connected the first clients. Just one week later, half of all the users were connected.

By deploying Island, Hewgill’s team has established a lightweight, secure way for remote workers to gain access to Patrianna systems. There’s no need for managed devices or heavy infrastructure.

What began as a solution for remote desktop access has continued to evolve. The impact has been both operational and strategic. Patrianna has reduced reliance on device provisioning and multiple infrastructure components, simplified its architecture, and enabled a more scalable way to support a distributed workforce.

Patrianna has also used Island to simplify and speed onboarding of new workers. When a new worker joins, the company runs an automated setup that connects with the corporate HR system, adding the person to an identity-provision system with workflows and connections.

If the person needs Island, that’s provisioned automatically. And once a worker is set up, Patrianna presents all the apps they need via the browser and their main dashboard. Everything is pre-provisioned on the back end.

Best of all, the whole process takes just a few hours. Before Island, onboarding a new worker could take months. “Our users are positive about Island,” Hewgill says. “They like having everything in one place.”