Background
Shearman & Sterling LLP, a global law firm with more than 850 lawyers across 20+ offices, faced growing challenges in securing and managing hundreds of terabytes of data. The data was spread across VMs, NAS shares, and Microsoft 365 environments.
Their existing backup and disaster recovery (DR) architecture was complex, costly, and lacked real-time visibility and ransomware resilience.
Executive management also requested an air-gapped cold-site backup strategy. This added further strain to both infrastructure and budget.
Druva’s Immediate Actions
Modernization of Backup & DR Architecture
Druva replaced Shearman’s fragmented on-premises backup environment with the Druva Data Resiliency Cloud. The platform secured approximately 400 TB of NAS file shares, Microsoft 365 data for 2,000 users, hundreds of VMs, and endpoints. All of this was achieved without deploying additional infrastructure.
Ransomware-Resistant Architecture & Fast Recovery
Druva introduced ransomware-immune backups, continuous monitoring, and rapid recovery capabilities. File share recovery time dropped from one week to just four hours. Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) were also reduced from 14 days to only 3 days.
Cost Reduction Through Cloud Consolidation
By eliminating legacy infrastructure such as Data Domain systems and reducing on-prem DR requirements in APAC and Frankfurt, Druva helped reduce total cost of ownership by more than 30%.
Seamless Integration with Legal & Monitoring Tools
The platform integrated smoothly with Splunk, ServiceNow, and legal hold workflows. This reduced licensing costs and removed the need for custom scripting.
Cloud-First Flexibility and Scale
Druva enabled dynamic storage scaling based on client demand. Shearman could expand storage by 50 TB on demand instead of waiting months for new hardware procurement.
Outcome - Cost Reduction & Elevated Security
With Druva, Shearman & Sterling transformed its data resilience capabilities while slashing operational costs and complexity. Backups and restores are now completed in under 20 minutes with 100% success. The firm’s CTO and board gained new confidence in their security posture, brand protection, and ability to meet client expectations in a highly regulated environment.
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