In today's digital landscape, ensuring the security, compliance, and efficiency of cloud-based applications and data is paramount. LeaseAccelerator, a leading provider of enterprise lease lifecycle management software, faced numerous challenges related to AWS workloads, SOC2 compliance, and cloud spend reduction. In their pursuit of a comprehensive solution, LeaseAccelerator turned to Elastio, a cloud-native platform designed to automate data controls, enhance security, and streamline backup and recovery processes. This case study delves into the partnership between LeaseAccelerator and Elastio, highlighting how it transformed LeaseAccelerator's operations, reduced costs, and fortified its cyber resilience.

Challenges Faced by LeaseAccelerator

1. Cyber Protection and Recovery for AWS Workloads: LeaseAccelerator needed a single solution to protect and recover its AWS workloads, particularly those hosted on Graviton compute environments.
2. SOC2 Compliance Automation: The company sought to automate SOC2 data security and availability controls for its AWS workloads to meet compliance requirements effectively.
3. AWS Cloud Spend Reduction: LeaseAccelerator aimed to optimize its AWS cloud spend without compromising security and compliance.

The Elastio Solution

Elastio stepped in to address LeaseAccelerator's challenges with a holistic solution:

1. Automated SOC2 Data Controls: Elastio automates SOC2 data controls by continuously monitoring the AWS infrastructure. It inspects and safeguards all ECS (Elastic Container Service) and EBS (Elastic Block Store) assets against ransomware and malware exposure, ensuring safe recovery.
2. Cost Reduction: Elastio reduced LeaseAccelerator's AWS snapshot costs by over 60% through global deduplication.
3. Visibility and Security: Elastio provides LeaseAccelerator with a unified view of the AWS infrastructure, identifying ransomware and malware threats. It offers context on threats, insights into backup coverage, and detailed information on AWS spend.

Overcoming Technical Constraints

LeaseAccelerator prioritizes application availability, data security, and compliance due to the critical nature of customer lease data. Failure is not an option, and proactive protection against threats like ransomware and malware is essential.

The company migrated its EC2 instances to AWS Graviton processors to reduce costs. However, this shift necessitated a new solution for cyber protection. LeaseAccelerator sought a comprehensive approach to backup and cyber protection, leading them to Elastio. Elastio's performance, security, technical feasibility, and cost-effectiveness made it an ideal choice.

Elastio's automated cyber recovery service monitors AWS EC2, EBS, and EFS infrastructure, protects against vulnerabilities, and backs up assets seamlessly, with no impact on production and performance.

Simplifying SOC2 Compliance

LeaseAccelerator no longer worries about compliance reports thanks to Elastio's automation of cyber protection and backup across AWS infrastructure. The partnership delivers real-time insights into cloud workloads, generating compliance and security reports. LeaseAccelerator gains complete visibility into cloud backup and cyber recovery processes, simplifying SOC2 compliance.

Future Prospects

LeaseAccelerator plans to leverage Elastio's capabilities further, embedding it in their continuous improvement and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to accelerate application deliveries. Enhanced monitoring capabilities and operational efficiency will ensure a high level of service continuity for customers.

Conclusion

The collaboration between LeaseAccelerator and Elastio exemplifies the power of proactive cyber protection, compliance automation, and cost reduction in the cloud. LeaseAccelerator can now efficiently protect cloud workloads, proactively scan for threats, and recover data swiftly, all while meeting compliance requirements.

Tricia Remacle, Chief Technology Officer at LeaseAccelerator, sums it up: "Elastio gives us data security and cyber recoveries in one platform, streamlining operations and improving business continuity." In a world where data protection and compliance are non-negotiable, this partnership stands as a testament to the transformative potential of cyber resilience solutions like Elastio.

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