D ATA C E N T E R C A S E S T U D Y

Increasing Data Center Efficiency for an
American Cloud Computing CompanyResults

 Helped the cloudcomputing company
erase hundredsof servers in a few
days and get rid ofbacklog

 Erased servers inrack, as well as loose
RMA drives, with areliable, efficientand secure process Internal data center
operators weretaught Blancco
solutions andcreated regular
erasure processes Addressed privacy
and security
concerns withcertificates oferasure of every
erasure instanceNot all data erasure software is created equal. Last year,
a large U.S. cloud computing company found that out
the hard way as it struggled to keep pace with its server
decommissioning process. In the data center, time equals
money, and typical data erasure software for server
decommissioning processes is extremely time-consuming
and prone to failure.
Challenge
The data center had a huge backlog (hundreds) of servers and drives waiting tobe erased. Because the company predominately leased its servers, it needed
to securely erase the data on those servers and drives before they left the data
center and were returned to the lessor. The data erasure software had a highfailure rate. Data center technicians could only connect a few drives at a time, andthe erasure could not take place in the servers themselves—drives had to bephysically removed one by one. Overall, the erasure process could take multiple
days for one server. The company needed a more efficient process.

Solution
The company needed a decommissioning solution that could address theneeds around its leased devices. Efficiency, reliability, and remote, convenient
setup were also of the utmost importance. Because the company’s existingdata erasure solution did not address the particular model of servers it wasusing, Blancco was brought in. We tested our solution with the company in
one of its data centers in Spring 2016. The company was impressed with thesolution, but it required some additional development of the Blancco Drive
Eraser product to fix issues and support every type of hardware the vendor
held. Blancco delivered a solution that pleased the customer and addressed its
hardware at the time, as well as in the future.
The Blancco Drive Eraser solution allowed the company to erase many different
servers at once, oftentimes directly in the rack. The company no longer had
hundreds of servers and drives piling up; this security risk was remedied with afaster, more efficient solution.
In 2017, the cloud computing company is working with Blancco to make its
decommissioning process more efficient at its data centers across the globe.

About Blancco
As the de facto standard in data erasure, Blancco provides thousands oforganizations with an absolute line of defense against costly security breaches,
as well as verification of regulatory compliance through a 100% tamper-proof
audit trail. Our data erasure solutions have been tested, certified, approved andrecommended by 18 governing bodies around the world. No other security firm
can boast this level of compliance with the most rigorous requirements set bygovernment agencies, legal authorities and independent testing laboratories.
Contact your local representative today to get started.

For more information, please visit our website at www.blancco.com.