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RKON’s IT Project Case Studies

Learn how RKON tackles modern IT problems through our case studies. Spanning across a diverse grouping of industries and resolving problems ranging from security breaches, data center build-outs, and cloud migrations, our case studies showcase the varied capabilities of the RKON team.

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Building a Cloud Security and Compliance Program for Multiple Client Platforms Without Sacrificing Agility

Building a Cloud Security and Compliance Program for Multiple Client Platforms Without Sacrificing Agility

AWS

INDUSTRY Technology PRODUCTS SaaS platform for monitoring and tracking assets LOCATION Santa Clara, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $296M ASSIGNMENT Prepare and [...]

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Navigating the Security Needs and Concerns of a Traditional IT Shop as They Modernize and Adopt AWS

Navigating the Security Needs and Concerns of a Traditional IT Shop as They Modernize and Adopt AWS

AWS

INDUSTRY Financial PRODUCTS Insurance, IRA, Investments LOCATION Newport Beach, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $13.9B ASSIGNMENT Evaluate and provide a long-term security [...]

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Modernizing and Scaling VMware’s Security Across Thousands of AWS Workloads to Gain Complete Visibility

Modernizing and Scaling VMware’s Security Across Thousands of AWS Workloads to Gain Complete Visibility

AWS

INDUSTRY Technology PRODUCTS Cloud computing and virtualization LOCATION Palo Alto, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $13.4B ASSIGNMENT Assignment: Quick deployment of Redlock [...]

Read More
Reducing Developer Friction at Large Bank by Automating AWS IAM Permissions at Scale

Reducing Developer Friction at Large Bank by Automating AWS IAM Permissions at Scale

AWS

INDUSTRY Financial PRODUCTS Banking, Investing LOCATION NA ANNUAL REVENUE NA ASSIGNMENT A major US bank sought to reduce friction for [...]

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Advising a Cybersecurity Leader on Their Internal Security Using SOC 2 Compliance Framework

Advising a Cybersecurity Leader on Their Internal Security Using SOC 2 Compliance Framework

AWS

INDUSTRY Technology PRODUCTS SaaS cyber security testing platform LOCATION Santa Clara, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $36.4M ASSIGNMENT Apply security assessment over [...]

Read More
Building a Hardened Environment and a HIPAA-Based Security Program for Health Assessment Platform

Building a Hardened Environment and a HIPAA-Based Security Program for Health Assessment Platform

AWS

INDUSTRY Healthcare PRODUCTS Cognitive health assessment platform LOCATION Renton, WA ANNUAL REVENUE $28M ASSIGNMENT Implement a comprehensive, HIPAA-based cloud security [...]

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Guarding the Green Marketplace: How EnergySage Fortified AWS Security with RKON

Guarding the Green Marketplace: How EnergySage Fortified AWS Security with RKON

AWS

INDUSTRY Clean Energy PRODUCTS Clean home energy solutions marketplace LOCATION Boston, MA ANNUAL REVENUE $3M Assignment EnergySage partnered with RKON [...]

Read More
Zoro NIST CSF Assessment & Roadmap

Zoro NIST CSF Assessment & Roadmap

AWS

INDUSTRY Retail USE CASE AWS NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Launch LOCATION Buffalo Grove, IL WEBSITE zoro.com PLATFORM AWS Zoro is [...]

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RKON and CoreKinect build secure and reliable IoT tracking platform through AWS migration and modernization

RKON and CoreKinect build secure and reliable IoT tracking platform through AWS migration and modernization

AWS

INDUSTRY IT, loT, Hardware PRODUCTS Asset Tracking Devices LOCATION United States ANNUAL REVENUE <$5M PLATFORM AWS GovCloud CoreKinect builds rugged [...]

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Enterprise scale deployment of secrets management tooling and development of custom functionality

Enterprise scale deployment of secrets management tooling and development of custom functionality

AWS

INDUSTRY Finance/Insurance LOCATION United States USE CASE Enterprise-scale deployment of Hashicorp Vault to Kubernetes and development of a “gatekeeper” plugin [...]

Read More
Discover how RKON launched an AWS environment and saved 80% of development and engineering time for Dexcom

Discover how RKON launched an AWS environment and saved 80% of development and engineering time for Dexcom

AWS

INDUSTRY Medical Devices PRODUCTS Glucose monitoring devices LOCATION San Diego, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $2.91B ASSIGNMENT Design, deliver, and cross-train client’s [...]

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How a Global Food Company Implemented a Data Governance Program and Secured Microsoft Copilot

How a Global Food Company Implemented a Data Governance Program and Secured Microsoft Copilot

Data & Governance

THE CHALLENGE A large North American food and industrial ingredients manufacturer faced growing pressure to improve its data governance posture. [...]

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Accelerating Carve-Out Success: How RKON Delivered a 100-Day IT Carve-Out

Accelerating Carve-Out Success: How RKON Delivered a 100-Day IT Carve-Out

Mergers and Acquisition

BACKGROUND For the past 30 years, this company has amassed the largest and most comprehensive collection of environmental, health and [...]

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Beyond the Firewall: How One Insurer Strengthened Its Data Defense With AI

Beyond the Firewall: How One Insurer Strengthened Its Data Defense With AI

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND RKON has partnered with this regional auto insurance provider for several years, serving as a trusted advisor in,architecting robust [...]

Read More
M365 Migration

M365 Migration Cuts Costs & Ensures Compliance Readiness for Large National Healthcare Organization

Technology Advisory

BACKGROUND A national healthcare organization focused on providing high-quality healthcare services to communities across multiple regions. Before engaging RKON, the [...]

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IT Carve-Out

Seamless IT Carve-Out: How RKON Enabled a Global Oil & Gas Supplier to Meet TSA Deadlines and Optimize Costs

BACKGROUND A leading company specializing in field joint coating applications for the oil and gas industry required a comprehensive IT [...]

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Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience with a vCISO

Pharmaceutical Company Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience with a vCISO

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND A mid-sized pharmaceutical company with around $150m in revenue and 300 employees is rapidly expanding to new regions across [...]

Read More
Health Insurer Increases Customer Satisfaction and Delivery Efficiency with IAM Program

IAM Program Rescue and Transformation

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND A national health insurer supporting commercial and government contracts with a provision of care division comprised of hospitals and [...]

Read More
Private Equity Firm Achieves Compliance Readiness with vCISO

Private Equity vCISO, Compliance Readiness, and Risk Reduction

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND Global Private Equity firm with over thirty companies in their current portfolio representing multiple industries and services. THE CHALLENGE [...]

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Project Platmed: BI Strategy Unifies Disparate Systems to Enhance Data-Driven Decision-Making

Project Platmed: BI Strategy Unifies Disparate Systems to Enhance Data-Driven Decision-Making

Software Engineering

Background: Project Platmed is a Private Equity funded Portco planning to acquire 500 clinics over the next 2-3 years to [...]

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Project Journey: Lab Testing Company Implements Cloud Migration Strategy

Cloud

A large US-based company that is a leader in Food, Safety, Cosmetics, OTC, and supplements Laboratory Testing faced looming infrastructure upgrades for their current on-premises computing, storage, and network needs.

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A ransomware attack is isolated at the source by RKON's Security Team, and addressed through 24/7 RKON support helping secure client systems and resume production.

Project Ransom: Manufacturer Stops Loss of $1M/Day After Security Breach

Cybersecurity Case Studies

A ransomware attack is isolated at the source by RKON’s Security Team, and addressed through 24/7 RKON support helping secure client systems and resume production.

Read More
A client struggling under redundant systems is assisted by RKON through the development of an early post-close integration initiative to create Platform IT, allowing for efficient company consolidations.

Project Hammer: Platform IT Strategy Results in $1B in Profitable M&A’s

Mergers and Acquisition

A client struggling under redundant systems is assisted by RKON through the development of an early post-close integration initiative to create Platform IT, allowing for efficient company consolidations.

Read More
Neglected IT infrastructure is assessed and rebuilt by RKON with due diligence and support services.

Project Grid: Retailer Reduces Costs by 22% with Platform IT Strategy

Technology Advisory

Neglected IT infrastructure is assessed and rebuilt by RKON with due diligence and support services.

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An automated and cost-effective e-commerce system implemented by RKON helps client gain market advantages and improves customer experiences.

Project Afterburn: Auto Parts Distributor Expands Into New Markets with Automated Systems

Mergers and Acquisition

An automated and cost-effective e-commerce system implemented by RKON helps client gain market advantages and improves customer experiences.

Read More
A standardized new-hire setup procedure and an effective Help Desk tool are implemented by RKON, allowing for the remote managing of endpoints and assets.

Project Remote: Company Achieves Seamless Help Desk and IT Support

Mergers and Acquisition

A standardized new-hire setup procedure and an effective Help Desk tool are implemented by RKON, allowing for the remote managing of endpoints and assets.

Read More

Cybersecurity

Beyond the Firewall: How One Insurer Strengthened Its Data Defense With AI

Beyond the Firewall: How One Insurer Strengthened Its Data Defense With AI

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND RKON has partnered with this regional auto insurance provider for several years, serving as a trusted advisor in,architecting robust [...]

Read More
Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience with a vCISO

Pharmaceutical Company Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience with a vCISO

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND A mid-sized pharmaceutical company with around $150m in revenue and 300 employees is rapidly expanding to new regions across [...]

Read More
Health Insurer Increases Customer Satisfaction and Delivery Efficiency with IAM Program

IAM Program Rescue and Transformation

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND A national health insurer supporting commercial and government contracts with a provision of care division comprised of hospitals and [...]

Read More
Private Equity Firm Achieves Compliance Readiness with vCISO

Private Equity vCISO, Compliance Readiness, and Risk Reduction

Cybersecurity Case Studies

BACKGROUND Global Private Equity firm with over thirty companies in their current portfolio representing multiple industries and services. THE CHALLENGE [...]

Read More
A ransomware attack is isolated at the source by RKON's Security Team, and addressed through 24/7 RKON support helping secure client systems and resume production.

Project Ransom: Manufacturer Stops Loss of $1M/Day After Security Breach

Cybersecurity Case Studies

A ransomware attack is isolated at the source by RKON’s Security Team, and addressed through 24/7 RKON support helping secure client systems and resume production.

Read More

Technology Advisory

M365 Migration

M365 Migration Cuts Costs & Ensures Compliance Readiness for Large National Healthcare Organization

Technology Advisory

BACKGROUND A national healthcare organization focused on providing high-quality healthcare services to communities across multiple regions. Before engaging RKON, the [...]

Read More
Neglected IT infrastructure is assessed and rebuilt by RKON with due diligence and support services.

Project Grid: Retailer Reduces Costs by 22% with Platform IT Strategy

Technology Advisory

Neglected IT infrastructure is assessed and rebuilt by RKON with due diligence and support services.

Read More

M&A

Accelerating Carve-Out Success: How RKON Delivered a 100-Day IT Carve-Out

Accelerating Carve-Out Success: How RKON Delivered a 100-Day IT Carve-Out

Mergers and Acquisition

BACKGROUND For the past 30 years, this company has amassed the largest and most comprehensive collection of environmental, health and [...]

Read More
A client struggling under redundant systems is assisted by RKON through the development of an early post-close integration initiative to create Platform IT, allowing for efficient company consolidations.

Project Hammer: Platform IT Strategy Results in $1B in Profitable M&A’s

Mergers and Acquisition

A client struggling under redundant systems is assisted by RKON through the development of an early post-close integration initiative to create Platform IT, allowing for efficient company consolidations.

Read More
An automated and cost-effective e-commerce system implemented by RKON helps client gain market advantages and improves customer experiences.

Project Afterburn: Auto Parts Distributor Expands Into New Markets with Automated Systems

Mergers and Acquisition

An automated and cost-effective e-commerce system implemented by RKON helps client gain market advantages and improves customer experiences.

Read More
A standardized new-hire setup procedure and an effective Help Desk tool are implemented by RKON, allowing for the remote managing of endpoints and assets.

Project Remote: Company Achieves Seamless Help Desk and IT Support

Mergers and Acquisition

A standardized new-hire setup procedure and an effective Help Desk tool are implemented by RKON, allowing for the remote managing of endpoints and assets.

Read More

Software Engineering

Project Platmed: BI Strategy Unifies Disparate Systems to Enhance Data-Driven Decision-Making

Project Platmed: BI Strategy Unifies Disparate Systems to Enhance Data-Driven Decision-Making

Software Engineering

Background: Project Platmed is a Private Equity funded Portco planning to acquire 500 clinics over the next 2-3 years to [...]

Read More

Data & Governance

How a Global Food Company Implemented a Data Governance Program and Secured Microsoft Copilot

How a Global Food Company Implemented a Data Governance Program and Secured Microsoft Copilot

Data & Governance

THE CHALLENGE A large North American food and industrial ingredients manufacturer faced growing pressure to improve its data governance posture. [...]

Read More

AWS

Building a Cloud Security and Compliance Program for Multiple Client Platforms Without Sacrificing Agility

Building a Cloud Security and Compliance Program for Multiple Client Platforms Without Sacrificing Agility

AWS

INDUSTRY Technology PRODUCTS SaaS platform for monitoring and tracking assets LOCATION Santa Clara, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $296M ASSIGNMENT Prepare and [...]

Read More
Navigating the Security Needs and Concerns of a Traditional IT Shop as They Modernize and Adopt AWS

Navigating the Security Needs and Concerns of a Traditional IT Shop as They Modernize and Adopt AWS

AWS

INDUSTRY Financial PRODUCTS Insurance, IRA, Investments LOCATION Newport Beach, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $13.9B ASSIGNMENT Evaluate and provide a long-term security [...]

Read More
Modernizing and Scaling VMware’s Security Across Thousands of AWS Workloads to Gain Complete Visibility

Modernizing and Scaling VMware’s Security Across Thousands of AWS Workloads to Gain Complete Visibility

AWS

INDUSTRY Technology PRODUCTS Cloud computing and virtualization LOCATION Palo Alto, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $13.4B ASSIGNMENT Assignment: Quick deployment of Redlock [...]

Read More
Reducing Developer Friction at Large Bank by Automating AWS IAM Permissions at Scale

Reducing Developer Friction at Large Bank by Automating AWS IAM Permissions at Scale

AWS

INDUSTRY Financial PRODUCTS Banking, Investing LOCATION NA ANNUAL REVENUE NA ASSIGNMENT A major US bank sought to reduce friction for [...]

Read More
Advising a Cybersecurity Leader on Their Internal Security Using SOC 2 Compliance Framework

Advising a Cybersecurity Leader on Their Internal Security Using SOC 2 Compliance Framework

AWS

INDUSTRY Technology PRODUCTS SaaS cyber security testing platform LOCATION Santa Clara, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $36.4M ASSIGNMENT Apply security assessment over [...]

Read More
Building a Hardened Environment and a HIPAA-Based Security Program for Health Assessment Platform

Building a Hardened Environment and a HIPAA-Based Security Program for Health Assessment Platform

AWS

INDUSTRY Healthcare PRODUCTS Cognitive health assessment platform LOCATION Renton, WA ANNUAL REVENUE $28M ASSIGNMENT Implement a comprehensive, HIPAA-based cloud security [...]

Read More
Guarding the Green Marketplace: How EnergySage Fortified AWS Security with RKON

Guarding the Green Marketplace: How EnergySage Fortified AWS Security with RKON

AWS

INDUSTRY Clean Energy PRODUCTS Clean home energy solutions marketplace LOCATION Boston, MA ANNUAL REVENUE $3M Assignment EnergySage partnered with RKON [...]

Read More
Zoro NIST CSF Assessment & Roadmap

Zoro NIST CSF Assessment & Roadmap

AWS

INDUSTRY Retail USE CASE AWS NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Launch LOCATION Buffalo Grove, IL WEBSITE zoro.com PLATFORM AWS Zoro is [...]

Read More
RKON and CoreKinect build secure and reliable IoT tracking platform through AWS migration and modernization

RKON and CoreKinect build secure and reliable IoT tracking platform through AWS migration and modernization

AWS

INDUSTRY IT, loT, Hardware PRODUCTS Asset Tracking Devices LOCATION United States ANNUAL REVENUE <$5M PLATFORM AWS GovCloud CoreKinect builds rugged [...]

Read More
Enterprise scale deployment of secrets management tooling and development of custom functionality

Enterprise scale deployment of secrets management tooling and development of custom functionality

AWS

INDUSTRY Finance/Insurance LOCATION United States USE CASE Enterprise-scale deployment of Hashicorp Vault to Kubernetes and development of a “gatekeeper” plugin [...]

Read More
Discover how RKON launched an AWS environment and saved 80% of development and engineering time for Dexcom

Discover how RKON launched an AWS environment and saved 80% of development and engineering time for Dexcom

AWS

INDUSTRY Medical Devices PRODUCTS Glucose monitoring devices LOCATION San Diego, CA ANNUAL REVENUE $2.91B ASSIGNMENT Design, deliver, and cross-train client’s [...]

Read More

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