How Lumen Centralized Data Protection Across a Complex Multi-Cloud Environment

Managing data protection at enterprise scale requires more than backup. It requires a strategy that can support growth, simplify operations, strengthen cyber resilience, and protect data across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. In this customer story, Kara Smith, Senior Manager of Enterprise Storage and Backup Teams, and Joe Meyer, Principal Architect at Lumen, discuss how Commvault helped Lumen consolidate 23 backup platforms, strengthen ransomware protection, support multi-cloud initiatives, and simplify management across a complex enterprise environment. KEY TAKEAWAYS 🔹 Consolidated 23 separate backup platforms into a centralized solution 🔹 Achieved ransomware protection and immutability for 100% of protected data 🔹 Enabled support for Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud environments 🔹 Centralized management of approximately 1 million backup jobs per month 🔹 Maintained backup success rates exceeding 99% 🔹 Reduced operational complexity across a large-scale enterprise environment 🔹 Realized capacity and cost savings through deduplication and compression 🔹 Enabled teams to focus on modernization, optimization, automation, and AI initiatives TL;DR Lumen shares how Commvault helped simplify enterprise data protection, strengthen cyber resilience, and support multi-cloud growth through a centralized backup and recovery platform. WHO IS THIS FOR? 🔹 CIO 🔹 CISO 🔹 Enterprise Architects 🔹 Infrastructure and Operations Leaders 🔹 Cloud Architects 🔹 Storage and Backup Administrators 🔹 Cyber Resilience Leaders 🔹 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Teams 🔹 IT Operations Teams FAQ Q: Why did Lumen choose Commvault? A: Lumen needed a solution that could provide scalability, ransomware protection, immutability, cloud support, and compatibility with existing environments. Q: How did Commvault support Lumen's multi-cloud strategy? A: According to the video, Commvault's presence across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud aligned with Lumen's goal of operating in a multi-cloud environment. Q: What were the business outcomes? A: Lumen consolidated backup operations, improved management efficiency, enhanced cyber resilience, and supported more than 1 million backup jobs per month with over 99% success rates. Q: How did Commvault help with ransomware protection? A: Lumen cites Commvault's ransomware protection, immutability capabilities, and Air Gap Protect functionality as key components of its data protection strategy. #Commvault #CustomerStory #DataProtection #CyberResilience #MultiCloud #RansomwareProtection #BackupAndRecovery #CloudDataProtection