Case Study: Stronghold Data achieves simplified cybersecurity for SMBs and faster onboarding with SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge

Stronghold Data Simplifies Cybersecurity for SMBs with SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge

Stronghold Data, a Missouri-based managed IT and cybersecurity provider serving SMBs, faced enterprise‑grade threats with limited staff, budgets and visibility across hybrid environments. To replace legacy VPNs and simplify multi‑tenant management, Stronghold turned to SonicWall and deployed SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) to deliver scalable, identity‑based secure access without heavy hardware or overhead.

By implementing SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge, Stronghold enabled ZTNA, microsegmentation and application‑level visibility via a cloud‑native platform, provisioning demos in hours and onboarding clients in under 24 hours. The SonicWall solution drove measurable benefits: over 90% of trial clients adopt CSE, onboarding times shortened, support tickets and late‑night escalations dropped, retention rose, and Stronghold can scale deployments from 10 to 500 users per client while reclaiming team time for growth.

Stronghold Data

Avion Bryant

Chief Technology Officer