Case Study: Almond Board of California achieves 50% IT cost savings with MediaValet

How the Almond Board of California enables hundreds of users worldwide and saves 50% on IT costs

The Almond Board of California, founded in 1950 and representing growers that produce 86% of the world’s almonds, was hampered by a legacy in-house digital asset management system. Staff and marketing agencies across 15 countries struggled to find and share assets, and the IT team spent excessive time on support; the Board needed a simple, globally accessible DAM to organize, secure and distribute its growing library of assets.

The Board selected MediaValet (built on Microsoft Azure) and completed implementation in 60 days, with a rapid workaround to restore access from China. Today about 100 users access a branded MediaValet instance; the change cut IT and administration costs by 50%, reduced maintenance and backup hours to zero, and lowered DAM-related help desk tickets by 95%.

Almond Board of California

John Joyner

IT Manager