Summary
The City of Detroit's IT infrastructure team manages data protection for all municipal departments, from water and fire services to finance and transportation. This customer story highlights how Detroit selected Cohesity as their enterprise backup solution to protect critical city services that directly impact residents' daily lives. The city's IT leadership emphasizes that their technology decisions are driven by the need to serve citizens and taxpayers, making data security and system availability paramount. Detroit's implementation of Cohesity addresses multiple strategic priorities: ransomware protection, operational efficiency, and the ability to use backups as a source of truth during outages. The partnership with HPE, a historical technology partner for the city, influenced the selection process to ensure compatibility across their infrastructure stack. The deployment has delivered measurable operational improvements, including a 40% reduction in backup management time, allowing IT staff to focus on other productive initiatives. Detroit's approach demonstrates how public sector organizations are adopting enterprise-grade data protection to meet both cybersecurity insurance requirements and the high-stakes reality of supporting essential municipal services.
