Case Study: South Wales Police improves storage control and reporting with DefendX Software

The Information Systems department at South Wales Police uses DefendX Software to understand and protect their data

South Wales Police, serving 1.3 million people across Cardiff, Swansea, and surrounding communities, needed a better way to manage rapidly growing file data on new SAN storage. Working with DefendX, the team sought help with quota management, file screening, and detailed reporting to control storage costs, reduce risk, and move from a reactive to a proactive data management approach.

South Wales Police implemented DefendX Software’s Control-QFS and Vision solutions to enforce soft and hard quotas, block unwanted file types, manage .pst files, and generate detailed usage reports. The results included tighter control of storage spending, reduced manual administration, better visibility into high usage and future capacity needs, and the ability to steer or block file types entirely. DefendX also supported upgrades and migrations with hands-on professional services, helping ensure smooth, on-time project delivery.

South Wales Police

Lance Thomas

Project Manager