Case Study: MDL autoMation achieves simplified MongoDB backup and 400x faster QA refresh with Cohesity

MDL autoMation Replaces Rubrik, Simplifies MongoDB Backup and Data Management with Cohesity

MDL autoMation, a leader in automotive IoT and SaaS solutions, runs mission-critical applications on a 15‑node MongoDB sharded cluster across three data centers. The company faced rising TCO and unreliable backups after two products failed to meet RTOs; Rubrik was slow to deploy and complex to manage, forcing staff to maintain 42 separate policies and endure multi-day restores that threatened business continuity.

MDL deployed Cohesity DataPlatform and DataProtect in hours to provide on‑premises backups with Amazon S3 archival, fast local restores, and automated dev/test refreshes. The result: restores cut from days to hours, QA refreshes sped from 40 hours to six minutes (400x), policies reduced from 42 to 1 (98% fewer), 10x backup storage efficiency, simpler AD-based access control, lower TCO, and streamlined operations that freed IT to focus on innovation.

MDL autoMation

Eric Gutmann

Manager of Infrastructure