State of California Data Protection Case Study

This case study outlines the data protection strategy implemented by the State of California Governor's Office to support its transition to a cloud-first environment. The document details the challenges faced by the IT team, including the need for a highly mobile workforce and the inadequacies of existing data protection solutions. The Governor's office adopted VMware Cloud on Dell EMC and various SaaS applications such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The Druva Cloud Platform was selected as the solution, providing a cloud-native architecture that eliminates the need for hardware and simplifies backup and recovery processes. The results include significant storage savings, reduced management time for backups, and improved responsiveness from support services. The case study emphasizes the importance of a scalable and flexible data protection solution that aligns with the Governor's office's operational goals and budget cycles.