Case Study: Saxon Energy Services achieves secure, optimized global rig connectivity and eliminates bandwidth overages with Cisco Meraki

Saxon Energy Services - Customer Case Study

Saxon Energy Services, an international oilfield and drilling services company based in Houston with 3,800 employees and a fleet of 98 rigs across 13 countries, faced the challenge of securely connecting remote rigs with no on-site IT and a lean global IT team of about 20 people. Using Cisco Meraki MX security appliances (notably the MX80) and Meraki’s cloud-managed platform, Saxon needed reliable satellite-linked connectivity, better bandwidth control to stop costly overage charges, and remote management and troubleshooting capabilities.

Cisco Meraki deployed MX80 appliances behind satellite modems, enabled site-to-site VPN, WAN optimization, and built-in bandwidth management/traffic shaping via the Meraki cloud dashboard. The result: overage charges disappeared overnight, Internet performance and workflow speeds improved, work traffic is prioritized, and a 20-person IT staff can centrally manage and remotely troubleshoot rigs—letting rig crews order supplies online and even FaceTime with family—delivering measurable cost savings and operational improvements.

Saxon Energy Services

Sheldon Wong

Saxon Energy Network Specialist