Case Study: Cimarex Energy achieves secure external sharing of large proprietary datasets and 20% IT cost reduction with Kiteworks

Energy company fuels operations with Accellion, supporting daily communications and reducing IT costs by more than 20 percent

Cimarex Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, regularly shares large, sensitive datasets with external stakeholders and university researchers. Facing unpredictable SharePoint licensing costs and the need for a simple, scalable secure-collaboration solution that reduced IT administration, Cimarex sought a unified platform to protect proprietary financial, seismic, and research files.

Cimarex deployed Kiteworks across its VMware environment—using secure file sharing, automated transfers, web forms, APIs, and LDAP integration—to create managed workspaces for university programs and share 100GB+ files securely. The consolidation improved security and compliance, streamlined collaboration, and cut annual IT spend by more than 20%.

CIMAREX

Rey Mirabal

Network Systems Engineer, Cimarex