TechValidate Research on Commvault® Software

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise automotive & transport company is based on a November 2013 survey of Commvault® Simpana® software customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

• Purchased CommVault® Simpana® software to solve the following operational and/or business challenges:
  • Reduce IT infrastructure costs
  • Reduce storage costs

Use Case

• Has 10% or less of their data on PC’s (laptops, desktops and workstations).
• Is protecting 1 to 100 PC’s (laptops, desktops and workstations) with CommVault® Simpana® software.

Results

• Achieved the following with CommVault® Simpana® software:
  • Realized better access to protected information for users
  • Reduced data loss risk
• Reduced data management costs in the following areas with CommVault® Simpana® software for their laptops, desktops and workstations:
  • server, storage, network, media costs: 49% to 25%
  • headcount/personnel costs: 49% to 25%
  • software maintenance costs: 49% to 25%
  • overall cost: 74% to 50%
• Increased workforce productivity in the following areas with CommVault® Simpana® software for laptop, desktop and workstation data:
  • end-users: 24% to 10%

Introduction

This case study of a educational institution is based on a February 2014 survey of Public Cloud Usage customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

• Moved to the public cloud for the following purposes:
  • Free up staff time and resources
  • Save on capital cost
  • Fulfill a line of business request

Use Case

• Spends or plans to spend the following budget on public cloud-based initiatives:
  • Currently: 10-24% of budget
  • Will, 12 months from now: 25-49% of budget
• Currently use the following providers for public cloud initiatives:
  • Microsoft Windows Azure
  • Rackspace Cloud
  • Hosting.com
• Use the following cloud/object storage platforms:
  • Rackspace Public Cloud Files
• Has the following amount of infrastructure in a public cloud:
  • Test/dev environments: <10%
  • Individual workloads: 10-24%
  • Departmental workloads: <10%
  • Production environments: <10%
• Running the following enterprise applications in a public cloud:
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Micrososoft Office 365

Results

• Will use the following providers 12 months from now for public cloud initiatives:
  • Microsoft Windows Azure
  • Rackspace Cloud
• Plans to use the following cloud/object storage platforms 12 months from now:
  • Rackspace Public Cloud Files
• Protecting their data in the public cloud with the following measures:
  • Snapshots
  • CommVault Simpana software