UC Berkeley Selects Druva inSync

Druva Software announced a contract with the
University of California, Berkeley, to backup and protect an estimated 30,000
laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones used by 20,000 faculty and staff
with the Druva inSync unified endpoint data management platform.

The university is deploying inSync’s endpoint protection technology to combat
data and intellectual property loss caused by mobile device theft, unauthorized
use and other endpoint vulnerabilities.

In a competitive evaluation
that included four finalists, the UC Berkeley technology team selected the
Druva platform for its easy mass client deployment, support for personal
devices to combat the risks of the BYOD movement,
simplicity for end users, integration of multiple endpoint protection tools in
a single suite for ease of management, and low TCO stemming from proprietary
Druva global de-duplication technology that will cut storage requirements in
half or more.

Other factors leading to
the choice of Druva included client support, future enhancement
plans, and a private cloud deployment option enabling backups and other
inSync-managed data to be maintained in campus data center facilities in an
elastic cloud environment.

When the rollout is
complete, inSync’s automated backup will equip the university with a central
repository of files and folders that protects faculty and staff work and allows
data to be recovered in the event a device is lost, fails or is stolen. Users
with multiple devices will also be able to remotely access their own files from
whatever device they are using, eliminating the need to move files from one
device to another or into a university-authorized file sharing service to
ensure availability.

Druva’s backup
functionality will complement UC Berkeley’s whole disk encryption policy and
add incremental protections against device loss, failure and/or theft.

The inSync suite
also includes integrated secure file sharing and data loss prevention (DLP)
features that can be deployed at the customer’s option. inSync Share provides a
secure, IT-controlled alternative to consumer-grade file sharing services like
Dropbox and YouSendIt, including a centralized audit trail of all file sharing
activity and automatic file/folder synchronization between devices and users.
inSync’s DLP functionality encompasses data encryption, device geo-tracking and
remote data delete.

"Universities in general and research
institutions in particular have been repeatedly involved in IP litigation.
Safeguarding data on computers and mobile devices is a key step in risk
mitigation for IP loss as well as other interference with information assets,"
said Jaspreet Singh, CEO of Druva. "With
their decision to deploy endpoint protection technology, UC Berkeley is
implementing important safety controls that set the standard for the higher
education community."

The Druva private cloud
deployment option selected by UC Berkeley supports an unlimited number of users
with a single cloud master that can connect with any number of storage nodes.
The single cloud master handles authentication and policy management for all
devices and users across the enterprise, including directing the
client to the appropriate storage node for backup. Each storage node in turn is
configured to store backed up data on the enterprise’s DAS or SAN for
protection. On-demand scalability for both storage and servers
eliminates the compute bottleneck that occurs with solutions requiring the
addition of multiple attached storage devices to a single server.