Case Study: Machinima achieves seamless SaaS data protection during Office 365 migration with Backupify

Machinima Backs Up Office 365, Google Apps Successfully with Backupify

Machinima, a California digital media company reaching over 150 million viewers monthly, faced the challenge of migrating 800 G Suite accounts to Office 365 while keeping critical SaaS data protected and reducing the labor of traditional on‑prem backups. Director of IT Ed Becker needed a reliable, low‑maintenance solution to safeguard active accounts, legacy mailboxes, and support legal eDiscovery during the transition.

Becker kept Backupify (now part of Datto) in place and expanded it to Office 365, combining its cloud‑to‑cloud backups with Google Vault for eDiscovery. The result: automated daily backups for mail, OneDrive, and SharePoint, quick one‑click restores that aided the legal team, reduced admin overhead, and provided peace of mind and continuous data protection throughout the migration.

Machinima

Ed Becker

Director of IT