Case Study: AWH replaces legacy backups to achieve multi-layer ransomware protection and 3x faster restores with Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

AWH Replaces Legacy Solutions With Druva for Ransomware Protection

Australian Wool Handlers (AWH), the world’s largest wool logistics provider based in Geelong with operations across Australia and more than 220 employees, relied on an aging on‑site Veeam backup environment to protect VMware VMs and Windows file servers. A ransomware attack on a key partner, Talman Software, that halted open‑cry auctions for weeks exposed the risk of on‑network backups — and after moving to Microsoft 365 they also lacked long‑term restore capabilities — prompting a need for off‑site, cloud‑native, multi‑layer ransomware protection.

AWH migrated hybrid workloads and Microsoft 365 backups to the Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, adopting air‑gapped cloud storage with built‑in orchestration and automation. The move eliminated on‑prem hardware, simplified recovery, and delivered measurable benefits: 3x faster data center restore speeds versus Veeam, roughly 3x global deduplication savings, and comprehensive protection of business‑critical data — giving the team confidence to accelerate its cloud strategy.

AWH Replaces Legacy Solutions

Darryl Drake

Chief Information Officer