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WITH COMMVAULT, IT IS
POSSIBLE TO INDEX AND
SEARCH DATA MUCH QUICKER
FOR OUR LEGAL TEAMS
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH GDPR.
By implementing Commvault and
eliminating the need for tape backup, Laing
O’Rourke had laid the foundation for a wider
strategy to move backup to the cloud.
Embracing the cloud
While Laing O’Rourke opted for
Commvault to address one challenge, it
has found that the solution is equipped
to handle many others providing a strong
foundation for Laing O’Rourke’s data
strategy for years to come.
This ability to introduce new technology
allowed Laing O’Rourke to work with Nutanix
to become an early adopter of hyper-
converged infrastructure. This architecture
model suits Laing O’Rourke’s business
model, but is also easily integrated into
the overall data management plan as
Commvault enables workloads running
on Nutanix to be efficiently protected
in the cloud.
Commvault software is cloud-native
and has helped Laing O’Rourke to
operate a ‘cloud first’ model, by
developing new cloud-based solutions
to address key business needs and
using the scale and agility of cloud
services such as O365. Being able
to ensure all data is secured, while
not falling back into point backup
solutions, is an essential part of Laing
O’Rourke’s cloud-first strategy. By
choosing to use Commvault as its
data management platform, it has
been able to extend on-premise data
management practices to the cloud
and ensure common policies and
management are used across its entire
data landscape.
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requirements. “GDPR is a big challenge,
as we need to know where our data is at
all times. Implementing Commvault has
given us tighter control over our data, an
understanding of where our data is and
whether it complies with GDPR. This is
becoming more important as the amount
of sensitive data the company is holding
increases,” said Petty. “With Commvault, it
is possible to index and search data much
quicker for our legal teams to make sure we
are in compliance with GDPR.”
Combating ransomware
With a highly mobile workforce spread
across so many locations and an increase
in the amount of sensitive data held by
the organisation, endpoint protection is a
significant issue for Laing O’Rourke, especially
with the emerging threat of ransomware.
Endpoint backup provided by Commvault has
helped to address this concern.
Complying with GDPR
Additionally, as the legislation around data
protection and management continues
to evolve, particularly as GDPR comes into
force in May 2018, Commvault is helping
the company to prepare for the legal
Full data management in a
single console
From a management perspective, Laing
O’Rourke no longer needs to use a number
of different services to get a view of its
estate because Commvault provides insight
into everything through a single console.
“Implementation was straightforward and
painless; it required very little training for
the IT team and the GUI is easy to use,”
stated Petty. “We only have one manager to
check everything and dip in and out when
necessary. Most of it is automated, as VMs
and provisions get automatically backed up
to the cloud, so very little administration has
to be done.”
“The need to move and protect
workloads across our hybrid systems and
to introduce data cost management
processes meant implementing a data
management platform, rather than point
products, which made sense to manage
our large and geographically dispersed
data landscape.
Paul Petty, Infrastructure Development Lead
at Laing O’Rourke
“It was essential that our enterprise cloud
strategy included plans for protecting,
securing and managing cloud data as
well as our on-premises datasets as
they are moved, managed and used
for business gain. Increasing regulation
and cybersecurity requirements brings
another focus to our data management
practices. Our data growth is only going in
one direction and Commvault has proven
itself to be a knowledgeable and valuable
partner as we transform to an ever more
complex hybrid IT setting,” said Gareth
Burton, CIO Europe, Laing O’Rourke. n
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