Case Study: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory achieves reliable, time‑saving endpoint backups with CrashPlan — validated by TechValidate

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory replaces Legato with CrashPlan

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory needed a more reliable endpoint backup after suffering data loss from lost/stolen laptops and hard drive failures, which drained IT resources, reduced employee productivity, and hurt confidence in IT. After calculating the cost of a lost or stolen laptop, the team decided to replace Legato and secure budget for a new solution.

They deployed CrashPlan as a private, on‑premises cloud on their own hardware, and found backups to be more stable and consistent. The move reduced IT management time (saving 1–10 hours per week), improved end‑user productivity through self‑service restores and mobile access, and delivered a more reliable recovery experience — “CrashPlan is very stable and reliable.”

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Erwin Frise

Senior IT Architect