Case Study: Abilene Christian University achieves faster, more secure remote access with Tailscale

Abilene Christian University cuts onboarding to 2 minutes with Tailscale

Abilene Christian University (ACU) faced challenges with its legacy VPN, which provided slow, cumbersome remote access for staff and lacked the granular security controls needed for its future Zero Trust goals. The university sought a smarter solution to replace its VPN and serve as a foundation for a Zero Trust Networking Architecture (ZTNA), leading them to the vendor Tailscale.

By implementing Tailscale, ACU deployed a faster and more secure remote access solution featuring fine-grained access controls and end-to-end encryption. The results included significantly improved connection speeds, an "almost instantaneous" onboarding process that saved considerable time, and overwhelmingly positive user feedback. Tailscale provided ACU with a robust base for its future Zero Trust and compliance initiatives.

Abilene Christian University