Case Study: Warner Bros. Discovery achieves secure, reliable backup for live media production with Bacula Systems

Warner Bros Discovery Relies on Bacula Enterprise

Warner Bros. Discovery, a global media and entertainment company, needed a backup solution for a fast-growing, mixed technical environment that included live broadcast operations, large SANs, and strict control requirements. The company wanted a cost-effective, modular, and secure system with high-quality support, and turned to Bacula Systems and Bacula Enterprise after finding other options too complex and expensive.

Bacula Systems implemented Bacula Enterprise with BWeb Management Suite to back up a 1.3 PB Hitachi SAN containing video files and other critical content. The solution gave Warner Bros. Discovery the flexibility to customize and tune backups, reliable full/incremental/differential protection, and strong support from Bacula’s engineers. As a result, the company reduced support costs, completed deployment in about three months, and was able to restore deleted critical video assets in time to save a live show.

Warner Bros. Discovery

Andrue Netcher

BIT Engineering Manager