CommVault launches endpoint data protection to secure, support and back up mobile enterprises

CommVault has announced the launch of Simpana for Endpoint Data Protection, a new solution set designed to help protect and enable the mobile workforce by efficiently backing-up laptops, desktops and mobile devices and providing secure access and self-service capabilities.

With today’s mobile workforce increasing their reliance on information saved on local endpoints and outside IT’s traditional domain, the need to protect sensitive data residing on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices has become more critical than ever before. As global data breaches reach an average cost of $3.5 million in US dollars according to a study by the Ponemon Institute due to lost or unrecoverable data on employee devices, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, organisations are beginning to embrace centrally managed platforms that can be used to simultaneously address data protection, collaboration, regulatory, and eDiscovery requirements in a secure manner.

Available as a standalone solution set to offer simplified pricing and packaging options, Simpanafor Endpoint Data Protection empowers organisations to reduce cost and risk by protecting against data loss and enabling enterprise-wide compliance and eDiscovery, while increasing productivity across the enterprise through self-service capabilities for data restore, secure file sharing and advanced data analytics and reporting.

“We are excited to bring Endpoint Data Protection to market with an expanded new feature set and pricing structure that will give customers flexible options in how they want to tackle the growing challenges and complexities around data management beyond IT’s traditional reach,” said Rama Kolappan, senior director and head of CommVault’s Mobile Business Unit. “With data breaches continuing to make headlines and wreaking havoc on corporate reputations, our new solution set is able to give organisations the ‘peace of mind’ knowing their data is protected while freeing employees access to information residing within IT.”

CommVault’s Endpoint Data Protection solution includes the following capabilities and benefits to organisations that can be purchased modularly to meet each unique need:
· Rapid endpoint backup and recovery.
o Helps gain control of endpoint data with rapid, efficient, secure and transparent laptop and desktop protection, featuring source-side deduplication, opportunistic scheduling, and bandwidth throttling.
o Lower business risk by protecting your intellectual property with a policy driven approach.
o Increase productivity with anywhere, anytime access to protected data through a web portal, mobile app and natively in Windows Explorer.
· Secure File Sharing
o Keeps files accessible across laptops and mobile devices, so employees have what they need, when they need it.
o Fosters enterprise-wide collaboration -- without employees relying on IT or risky consumer cloud services.
o Ensure sensitive business data remains safe and corporate data guidelines are met with IT customised policies.
· Integrated Compliance and eDiscovery.
o Improve governance with enterprise-wide search, discovery and legal hold.
o Accelerate legal response times and compliance readiness through a single collection and search of all Electronically Stored Information (ESI) across your enterprise.
o Deliver security and efficiency with role based access and the ability to easily place searched data into legal hold.
· Comprehensive Security and Data Loss Prevention
o Utilise remote wipe capabilities to minimise the risk of critical business data being stolen or lost due to an unforeseen event.
o Ensure data security and compliance by encrypting data in transit and at rest to comply with industry and government regulations and standards. CommVault Simpana Software is FIPS 140-2 certified.
o Prevent unauthorised access by selective encryption of files and folders.
· Analytics - Visualise Your Data to Gain Insights and Intelligence
o Make informed decisions with powerful insights.
o Comprehensive and easy to review dashboard helps assess compliance requirements.
o Manage company, group or individual endpoint data with insights including file type, age and size.