How RDStation Secured their Databases and Cut Access Friction
About RD Station
The Leading CRM/Marketing Automation Platform of Latin America
Founded in 2011, RD Station has emerged as Latin America's leading marketing automation and CRM platform. The company provides cloud-based software to help businesses attract, manage, and convert marketing leads through comprehensive digital marketing tools, including social media management, email campaigns, landing page creation, lead nurturing, automation, and analytics.
Unlike global competitors focused on larger enterprise clients, RD Station delivers localized support in Portuguese and Spanish, competitive pricing structures, and seamless integration with regional communication platforms These targeted integrations simplify customer adoption, enhance efficiency, and improve ROI for regional SMBs. RD Station’s approach has translated into significant growth, as they have captured a substantial market share across Latin America. The platform now serves over 40,000 customers across 40 countries, making it the largest marketing automation provider in the region.
The RD Station Challenge
Secure Database Access that Accelerates Innovation
RD Station required a scalable, secure database access solution that was capable of supporting its rapidly evolving operational needs and adhering to stringent regulatory compliance standards. The lack of granular, role-based access controls and secure SSL connections in certain databases posed significant security and compliance risks. Additionally, the existing system was not user-friendly for team members with varying technical expertise, which led to workflow bottlenecks and slowed the pace of innovation. Without addressing these challenges, RD Station risked jeopardizing the operational effectiveness that won them the market, and the innovation and security that would allow them to keep it.
The hoop.dev Solution
Block Dangerous Actions on the way in. Scrub Sensitive Data on the way out.
Hoop.dev simplified and secured RD Station's database access by introducing an intuitive, centralized platform tailored to users entitled to varying access privileges. The solution established a dual-access framework, enabling seamless read-only queries and secure, approval-driven read-write operations. This balance preserved security without compromising operational speed.
The collaborative implementation engaged engineering, customer support, and security teams, ensuring the final solution addressed practical operational needs while upholding stringent compliance standards. As a result, RD Station significantly reduced the complexity of their database management, enhanced their security, improved their compliance posture with comprehensive audit trails, and improved their customer response times. Hoop.dev's streamlined database access solution strengthened RD Station’s operational efficiency and security, helping RDStation maintain and build their competitive edge in Latin America’s dynamic marketing technology sector.