DTS Secures Federal and Commercial Cybersecurity Needs with AvePoint

The AvePoint Solution

To address these challenges, DTS turned to AvePoint for its comprehensive suite of solutions, with a particular focus on AvePoint Fly and AvePoint Cloud Backup.

Compliance was a non-negotiable factor in DTS’s decision-making process, especially for its federal clients who cannot outsource overseas. AvePoint’s FedRAMP-authorized solutions ensured that all operations met stringent security requirements, providing peace of mind to clients bound by strict compliance mandates.

"Before we used Fly, we did it manually, and it was burdensome. But now it’s very easy and our team has said the user interface is the simplest one we have. One of the things we like about Fly is that it's adaptable to multiple environments," said Tuorinsky.

AvePoint Fly revolutionized DTS’s approach to data migrations. By facilitating seamless transitions from platforms like Google, GoDaddy and Microsoft Commercial to Microsoft GCC High, this user-friendly tool, delivered as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, eliminated the need for tedious downloads and manual interventions. As a result, DTS gained a 90% reduction in migration effort, enabling them to complete tasks in mere hours that previously took days.

DTS handles hundreds of migrations monthly, each moving up to 30 TB of data. In one instance, they successfully migrated 500 users within a month, completing four migrations and remediation processes. Thanks to AvePoint Fly, DTS achieved significant time savings. A complete migration that once consumed five days was accomplished in just a few hours, freeing up valuable resources, limiting weekend work for employees, and minimizing disruptions to client operations.

In another scenario, a migration from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365, which would typically require four days, was completed in just a few hours using AvePoint Fly. This 90% reduction in effort underscored Fly’s efficiency and reliability, a massive difference from the manual procedures DTS had employed before adopting Fly —procedures that could lead to missing or misplaced data. With AvePoint Fly, DTS ensured data accuracy and streamlined their processes, ultimately saving three days of work and completing the task by Saturday morning.

Additionally, AvePoint Cloud Backup has revolutionized DTS’s approach to data protection and disaster recovery. In situations where data is compromised, such as during ransomware attacks, having a reliable backup solution is crucial. Unlike paying a ransom, which can be prohibitively expensive and doesn’t guarantee data integrity, a robust backup ensures that recovered data remains uncorrupted. Moreover, AvePoint Cloud Backup can be activated in just a few hours, making it a convenient and efficient solution for clients. When DTS conveyed the critical importance of backup and recovery services, 100% of their clients adopted Cloud Backup as part of their disaster recovery plans.

DTS has stringent supply chain security criteria for selecting solutions partners, including ISO 27001 certification, which ensures the highest standards of information security management. With AvePoint meeting this criterion, it's evident that DTS can rely on a partner who prioritizes the highest standards of information security management.

In one client instance, a high-level individual attempted to sabotage the company by corrupting and deleting 300 GB of crucial company data. Thanks to AvePoint Cloud Backup, DTS first noticed the anomalous behavior and then swiftly recovered all the information, averting what could have been years of operational setbacks. DTS was able to restore vital proprietary and historical data and monitor and receive alerts for any future anomalies proactively. This incident further proves the value of having reliable backups and the necessity of being prepared for insider threats.