Case StudyFrom Shadow AI to Secure AI for Every Employee
How Spierings Mobile Cranes gained full visibility into AI usage and gave every employee secure access - at 1/30th the cost of traditional licensing.
Raymond Theunissen, IT Manager
The Challenge
Shadow AI Was Already Inside
Employees at Spierings were eager to use AI, but without an approved tool, they turned to free versions of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Every prompt risked handing sensitive company data to providers who could claim ownership of it.
“If people put sensitive company data in free tools, the AI providers often become the legal owners of that data. We simply couldn't accept that risk.”
- Raymond Theunissen
The alternative - purchasing a paid Copilot or Enterprise license for every employee - was financially unfeasible. Spierings wanted everyone to benefit from AI, but there needed to be a viable business case.
The Solution
Secure AI Gateway by Unseen
Spierings partnered with Unseen to deploy the Unseen Secure AI Gateway, solving visibility, security, and budget in one move.
Shadow AI Visibility
Discover every AI tool in use across the organization - who is using them, how often, and whether private or confidential data is being exposed.
Smart Rerouting
Employees attempting to access free AI tools are automatically redirected to Unseen's secure environment. No blocking, no friction.
Multi-LLM Access
One secure interface to the world's most powerful AI models. No data ever trains public models.
Cost ratio versus traditional per-seat licensing
Unseen's pay-per-use model means Spierings can secure 30 users for every 1 traditional enterprise license - making company-wide AI adoption financially viable for the first time.
The Results
Complete Visibility. Full Control.
AI Usage Analytics
The IT team now sees exactly how AI is used across the organization - enabling targeted training and better support.
Data Sovereignty
Company data stays under corporate control. Nothing trains public models. Full compliance, no exceptions.
“It's been a pleasure to work with Unseen. They listen very well to our requests and can act extremely fast. We have defined a roadmap together and Unseen is for us the one-stop-shop when it comes to secure AI enablement and AI security.”
- Raymond Theunissen, IT Manager at Spierings Mobile Cranes
Want results like these?
Discover what AI tools are really in use, secure them, and give every employee access to the models they need.