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The organization ’ s new capabilities were soon put to the ultimate test when it was hit by a ransomware attack . MGDATA , the first Veeam partner worldwide to be recognized by Veeam as a specialist in ransomware protection , was primed and ready to respond .
“ MGDATA detected the threat immediately and blocked Internet access to stop the attack in its tracks ,” said Machado . “ They used Veeam ’ s Instant Recovery feature to restore our IT environment to the last known restore point , which was only 15 minutes previously . We were able to get most users up and running again within 24 hours , before restoring all services within 53 hours – a massive achievement . I don ’ t like to even consider what the outcome would ’ ve been if it wasn ’ t for Veeam and MGDATA .
“ Before Veeam and MGDATA , a cyberattack could ’ ve paralyzed our systems for who knows how long . Instead , we had most users back online with an RPO of just 15 minutes .”
Thiago dos Santos Nunes , Chief Technology Officer , MGDATA , explained why the company opts for Veeam to safeguard its customer systems : “ I am a data protection enthusiast with several Veeam certifications , and I ’ m also part of the Veeam Vanguard Program . Veeam is our solution of choice to safeguard our customers ’ data because they are the market leader and provide cuttingedge functionality .”
More than 1,300 Prefeitura de Itaúna employees now access IT services hosted on MGDATA ’ s cloud via approximately 500 thin clients .
Using Veeam , MGDATA protects 60TB of data , with critical systems backed up faster and more frequently than before .
“ Adopting the thin-client approach has dramatically reduced our IT costs while
With new Brazilian data privacy laws coming into effect and the threat of cyberattacks growing , we knew it was time for change .
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