Now , we have set ourselves up for success .
Rubrik has exceeded our expectations . We are now able to control all aspects of DR , data visibility and Business Continuity from Rubrik ’ s single pane of glass product console .
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Orchestrated Application Recovery in terms of the orchestration and automation capabilities and usability of the product . I never thought that a company could get to where we are with automated Disaster Recovery orchestration without the reliance , management and expertise of a third-party service provider – but Rubrik has exceeded our expectations . We are now able to control all aspects of DR , data visibility and Business Continuity from Rubrik ’ s single pane of glass product console .”
Brent Cerka , CIO , Warren CAT , tells us more about the collaboration and the many benefits .
Can you outline your role at Warren CAT and some of the daily tasks you ’ re faced with ?
I am responsible for outlining the technology strategy and our roadmap at an enterprise level . This includes how we grow our business while driving accountability and visibility in our industry . As with most CIOs , though , my number-one priority has always been finding efficient and sustainable ways to secure Warren CAT ’ s data .
What triggered the need to elevate your Zero Trust data security posture ?
Ultimately , the business is our customer . Our job is to protect our internal customers ’ information while also protecting the organisation from cybersecurity threats and events . With the expansion of SaaS , our cloud-first methodology , hybrid workforce and our ever-expanding connection perimeter , it is imperative that we know who and what connections are happening within our enterprise . Because we have applications that are sitting in the cloud outside of our internal network , we think about the landscape differently . From a
Now , we have set ourselves up for success .
Zero Trust perspective we must be very diligent about who we trust .
How does Rubrik ’ s Orchestrated Application Recovery reduce the impact of unplanned downtime and data loss caused by cyberthreats ?
Recovery and orchestration have always and will continue to be difficult to crack due to the varying business processes and changes within any organisation . Sometimes it is so complex that by the time you build it out , you need to start over . From a cybersecurity perspective , Orchestrated Application Recovery has allowed us to use an efficient , repeatable and sustainable concept : you set it up , you test it and then reuse the process for all your recovery cycles . It reduces complexity and now becomes scalable and elastic while minimising the focus on what to do if a cyberthreat happens or if our data centre goes offline . Now , if an event occurs , our priority is bringing the business back online . We have the confidence and visibility into how long recovery may take so we can inform our customers accurately and meet our service level agreements . It ’ s really helped us make critical business decisions on what the impact would be from a security and operational perspective if a system goes down .
How did Rubrik change the way your company ’ s Business Continuity operates ?
Now , it is much easier to maintain , monitor and recover . We are now able to ensure Business Continuity thanks to our daily visual SLAs that shows us whether something is working or not as well as testing the process all from a single pane of glass . Of course , if there ’ s something that impacts our business , we have visibility , capabilities and options that Rubrik provides . With Rubrik , instead of us relying on a third-party cloud or tertiary backups ourselves , our data is organised within Rubrik ’ s ecosystem while utilising the 3-2-1 backup strategy that can be viewed from a single console . It really means Rubrik and Warren CAT are partners and there is accountability on both sides .
Rubrik has exceeded our expectations . We are now able to control all aspects of DR , data visibility and Business Continuity from Rubrik ’ s single pane of glass product console .
How would you describe your DR capability working with Rubrik ?
Before working with Rubrik , we were using a mix of manual processes while also looking into using a third-party company with shared data centre backup services . We now have full orchestration through Rubrik ’ s Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service software .
Now , our DR process is much more robust . We can test anytime and we also have expert-level understanding with a solid foundation within the organisation . We weren ’ t simply sold a product and left to build it out ourselves . We invested in the product and utilised Rubrik ’ s expertise throughout the build process . We are now much more successful because of that . u www . intelligentciso . com
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