Case Study: Hartwig Inc. achieves rapid, cost-effective Zero Trust segmentation to stop ransomware with Illumio Core & Edge

Hartwig Gains Efficiency With Zero Trust Segmentation for Servers and Endpoints

Hartwig, a leading U.S. CNC machine tool distributor with over 60 years of experience, needed to harden its security after industry ransomware incidents exposed gaps in east‑west visibility and control. Supporting a largely remote workforce across 14 states, a lean two‑person IT team struggled with costly, incompatible hypervisor segmentation options and sought a simpler way to extend Zero Trust to 40 data‑center servers and roughly 200 employee laptops.

Hartwig deployed Illumio Core for real‑time visibility and micro‑segmentation in the data center and Illumio Edge to apply Zero Trust controls to endpoints. The visual map, labeling, test mode and automated allowlist policies enabled fast, low‑touch rollout; Hartwig cut costs to roughly 25% of the alternative, gained unprecedented traffic visibility, and now contains ransomware and lateral movement while maintaining employee productivity.

Hartwig Inc.

Tim Francis

IT Manager