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streamlined, the firm also reduces the time
ships must spend in harbour. Idle time, along
with associated berthing fees, is a major
expense for shipping lines and minimising
this is an important saving for Nakilat.
Remote access to core
applications for international
offices and mobile users
NAKILAT NOW SAVES TIME AND MONEY
BY SHARING ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AND APPLICATIONS WITH USERS FROM
PARTNER ORGANISATIONS.
Nakilat employees can also easily access
applications and information from
international offices or from mobile devices.
In both cases, NetScaler provides secure
access controlled by Hamad’s team at a
granular, user-role level.
“Our users love it,” said Hamad. “Whatever
device they are using, they get the same
familiar interface. Access to anything we
publish from our data centre is secured
by NetScaler, and any cloud resources are
secured by NetScaler working with Azure
ID Management.”
Cost-effective and reliable access
over satellite links for vessels at sea
The same technology is extending IT access
to the crews on Nakilat’s vessels.
“Low bandwidth is always a problem at
sea,” said Hamad, “and the cost of data
THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE
WAS BRINGING
EVERYONE
TOGETHER
AND ENABLING
SECURE ACCESS
TO INFORMATION
FROM ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD.
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