Contractor Onboarding Made Easy for a Hyper-Growth AI Platform

An AI platform specializing in connecting contractors to niche remote jobs needed a faster solution to onboard and enable users. With legacy operations that required shipping laptops to contractors worldwide, the organization couldn’t onboard users fast enough to match the pace of incoming work. Especially for users outside the U.S. – shipping a laptop could take over a week. Plus, laptops sent to contractors rarely came back after the contractor left.

Desperate to eliminate shipping time and expand operations, the organization started exploring VDI-based solutions. But VDI introduced lag, latency, and limited access to essential software, creating a frustrating user experience and adding operational complexity. Ultimately, these outdated, tech-challenged features were preventing the company from moving as quickly as it needed.

Wanting to onboard users the same day whenever possible, the company began exploring software-based solutions that would allow users to work securely from their personal laptops.

The challenge: Enable same-day, secure onboarding for a fast-growing global contractor workforce – without inflated hardware costs, shipping delays, or added complexity.

The Challenge: Rapid, Secure Onboarding for a Global Contractor Workforce

With contractors working in fields ranging from dermatology to Dungeons & Dragons, the organization needed a solution that could support a variety of desktop and web-based applications while remaining easy to install, secure, and track. Most employees used Macs, secured via Okta as an identity provider. The goal: contractors should be able to download everything they need and start contributing immediately.

To move forward, the organization needed a solution that could:

• Enable same-day onboarding for contractors and employees worldwide
• Provide strong security and compliance controls for sensitive, AI-driven work
• Integrate seamlessly with Okta for identity, access, and policy enforcement
• Support a Mac-heavy environment and a wide range of desktop and web-based tools
• Deliver a secure, isolated workspace without relying on VDI or new hardware
• Allow users to become fully productive the same day, without performance tradeoffs

Venn’s Blue Border™: Optimizing Same-Day Contractor Onboarding

As the enterprise grew quickly, speeding up onboarding became a top priority. They looked at VDI and other rapid BYOD options, but Venn’s Blue Border™ quickly stood out. After a short demo, the team was hooked.

Similar to an MDM solution but for laptops – work lives in a company-controlled Secure Enclave installed on the user’s PC or Mac, where all data is encrypted and access is managed. Work applications run locally within the Enclave – visually indicated by Venn’s Blue Border™ – protecting and isolating business activity while ensuring end-user privacy.

The onboarding process is seamless: IT shares the Venn agent, contractors install it on their own devices, and log in with MFA. Once local security requirements are verified, users access approved applications within Blue Border, with all work activity fully isolated and secure.

Key Benefits with Venn

• Same-day global onboarding
  • Contractors and employees can be onboarded anywhere in the world within minutes on their personal laptops, eliminating laptop shipping delays and accelerating time to productivity.
• Secure BYOD without VDI
  • Venn enables secure work on personal devices with its secure enclave technology, avoiding the cost, complexity, and performance issues of virtual desktops.
• Strong security for AI-driven work
  • Sensitive data and AI workflows remain protected through isolated application access and enforced security controls.
• Native Okta integration
  • Identity, access, and policy enforcement are seamlessly managed through Okta, with MFA and device verification required before access is granted.
• High-performance, Mac-friendly experience
  • Supports a Mac-heavy environment and a wide range of desktop and web-based tools, delivering native performance without any lag or latency.

The Result: Onboarding at the Speed of Company Growth

After seeing how Blue Border could support rapid growth, the enterprise adopted the solution immediately. As the CTO put it: “This totally solves our business needs!”

Contractors now onboard in minutes – authenticating through Okta, accessing secured Google Workspace and Slack environments, and working natively within Blue Border from anywhere in the world. With application compatibility issues, latency, and workflow disruptions eliminated, the organization can focus on scaling its AI-driven marketplace and empowering specialized talent to start contributing on day one.

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