GEC NEWS WIRELaing O’Rourke, an engineering enterprise, has implemented the Commvault Data Platform to centralize and take control of its data management in Europe through the scalable and secure solution. Initially implemented to address the backup needs of a dispersed mobile workforce, Commvault’s solution has now empowered Laing O’Rourke to completely rethink its whole data management strategy and enabled additional layers of protection and cloud migration capabilities.
“At Laing O’Rourke we are ramping up our digital transformation activities and have adopted a cloud-first strategy to aggressively leverage public cloud services,” said Gareth Burton, CIO Europe, Laing O’Rourke. “Where we have chosen to stay on-premises, we are consolidating data centres, introducing hyper-converged private cloud and improving data availability and business resilience across the board.”
“The need to move and protect workloads across our hybrid systems, and to introduce data cost management processes meant a data management platform, rather than point products, made sense to manage our large and geographically dispersed data landscape. It was an easy decision to partner with Commvault,” said Burton.
“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 cyber security 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.”
“Laing O’Rourke represented a unique opportunity to challenge the Commvault Data Platform because of its geographically dispersed workforce and data estate and its desire to be an early adopter of new technology,” said Rob Van Lubek, Area Vice President EMEA North at Commvault. “I am pleased to say that the software has excelled at handling every aspect of Laing O’Rourke’s evolving IT strategy. From enabling cloud adoption to protecting data from any threat. No matter where the data sits, Commvault has not only offered a solution, but also extended Laing O’Rourke’s team with knowledgeable experts and superior support.”
