Case Study: WellStar Health System reduces shadow SaaS risk and app sprawl with Reco

WellStar Health System saves $200K and cuts new shadow apps to 1–2 a week with Reco

The customer, WellStar Health System, faced a significant challenge with a sprawling and unmanaged shadow SaaS ecosystem, which contained an average of 129 shadow apps and posed serious security and compliance risks due to the handling of sensitive patient health information (PHI). To gain control, they implemented the Reco platform to discover and manage these unauthorized applications.

Using Reco, WellStar was able to systematically identify, prioritize, and remediate risky shadow SaaS applications. The solution enabled them to consolidate redundant tools, work with vendors to remove shadow data, and foster a more collaborative security culture. As a result, WellStar significantly reduced its shadow IT footprint from hundreds of new apps discovered weekly down to just one or two, while also achieving substantial cost savings, such as saving $200,000 by consolidating multiple accounts for a single vendor.

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