{"id":26341,"date":"2023-03-01T08:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T08:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/?p=26341"},"modified":"2023-03-08T10:36:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T10:36:57","slug":"enloe-thwarts-a-ransomware-attack-and-speeds-data-restoration-by-up-to-99-with-veeam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/2023\/03\/01\/enloe-thwarts-a-ransomware-attack-and-speeds-data-restoration-by-up-to-99-with-veeam\/","title":{"rendered":"Enloe thwarts a ransomware attack and speeds data restoration by up to 99% with Veeam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The non-profit trauma center located in Chico, California has progressed its Digital Transformation through data security and IT solutions with Veeam. Eric Addington, Manager of Systems Infrastructure at Enloe Medical Center, discusses how Veeam\u2019s modern data protection has created relief surrounding malicious cyber incidents and enabled higher employee efficiency.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Business Challenge <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology plays an essential role in modern healthcare delivery, and clinicians rely on a range of IT applications and devices to gather the information for accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans. In a Level II trauma center, such as Enloe Medical Center (Enloe), lives hang in the balance of rapid access to digital information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur aim is to ensure that Enloe clinicians can focus completely on the patient,\u201d said Eric Addington, Manager of Systems Infrastructure at Enloe Medical Center. \u201cWe don\u2019t want our people to waste time waiting to access essential data or worrying whether patient information is secure. By taking care of all that in the background, we allow them to pay attention to what really matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enloe\u2019s pursuit of excellence isn\u2019t limited to its clinical care \u2013 the hospital\u2019s IT team is also always looking for ways to improve. The team identified data protection as a pain point, as its previous approach consumed valuable resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe consider backups the last, crucial stop in our data security strategy,\u201d said Addington. \u201cThey represent the final layer of protection if our systems are compromised or corrupted. That makes them a priority. However, we found that our previous data protection tool required constant babysitting and even then we weren\u2019t confident that our environment was 100% backed up. It also didn\u2019t allow us to test our ability to restore data in the event of a disaster. It was time for a change.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Veeam Solution <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure clinicians can always access the data they need to provide exceptional patient care, Enloe chose Veeam. The hospital\u2019s IT team was won over by a range of factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe considered solutions from a range of reputable data protection vendors,\u201d said Addington. \u201cVeeam was the clear standout. In our assessment, the Veeam solution ranked highest on reliability and ease of management. We were in the process of virtualizing our environment at the time and Veeam is simply the best option for protecting virtual servers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with Dasher Technologies, a Converge company, and Veeam engineers, Enloe rolled out its new data protection solution with minimal disruption. The hospital now uses Veeam to back up a complex array of virtual and physical servers, which hosts approximately 150 applications. Using Veeam, Enloe does a monthly test restore of all data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe use Veeam to take daily snapshots of all our servers, with 15 incremental backups of our transactional systems each day,\u201d said Addington. \u201cWe store one of those backups on-site and another at our off-site data center. At least once a week, we copy backups to tape and more often for our critical servers. Our current backup policy wouldn\u2019t be possible without Veeam. And best of all, we can run a test restore whenever we want, giving us peace of mind that we know exactly what recovery will look like in the event of a disaster.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on its success with Veeam, Enloe decided to deploy Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Employees throughout the hospital depend on Outlook for email and calendar capabilities, while back-office staff rely on Teams and SharePoint for everyday collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs soon as we purchased Microsoft 365 licenses, we turned to Veeam to protect the environment,\u201d said Addington. \u201cWe looked at other providers, but Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 ties in perfectly with our current approach to data protection because it offers easy integration and straightforward management, so it was the natural choice.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enloe is now exploring backing up data to the cloud using Veeam. The hospital is also considering a future without tape backups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe next step for us might be backing up Microsoft 365 to Microsoft Azure,\u201d said Addington. \u201cWe\u2019re also considering AWS. The beauty of Veeam is we know that it will work seamlessly with either. Veeam immutable backups offer an appealing alternative to tapes, which would mean less manual effort and risk. With Veeam, we\u2019re achieving our goal of empowering our healthcare professionals to deliver the patient-centered care that sets Enloe apart.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s technology world is plagued with bad-actors who relentlessly target healthcare organizations and their data,\u201d said Christopher Webb, Director, IT Infrastructure and Service Operations at Enloe Medical Center. \u201cGone are the days of only worrying about accidental file deletion or corruption. Preparing and defending against these evil-doers is a must \u2013 the Veeam solution has enabled us to do precisely that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Results <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n