Case Study: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service achieves cyber resilience and faster recovery with Commvault

Cyber Resilience Means a Safer Scotland

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), one of the world’s largest fire and rescue organizations with 356 stations and 7,500 staff across Scotland, faces cyber attacks as its top corporate risk because IT disruption could directly impact lifesaving front‑line responses. Cloud‑native storage alone was deemed insufficient for reliable recovery, and the public agency must also demonstrate readiness and compliance to auditors.

For more than a decade SFRS has partnered with Commvault Cloud to protect hybrid, multi‑cloud workloads using encrypted, air‑gapped immutable backups and faster recovery capabilities, with plans to test cleanroom recovery for continuous readiness. The solution cut tape‑management travel and costs, moved the organization toward single‑pane management, simplified audits, and delivered stronger cyber resilience and peace of mind that frontline responders can continue to protect Scotland.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Craig Dundas

ICT Operations Manager