Varonis: How Saia Cleaned Up 20 Years of Legacy Data for Cloud Migration

Name: Varonis: How Saia Cleaned Up 20 Years of Legacy Data for Cloud Migration
Uploaded: 2026-07-21T11:22:06-04:00
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Description: With a mission to migrate to the cloud, Julia Bruce, Identity and Data Governance Manager at Saia, and her team knew they needed to clean up and review 20 years' worth of legacy data before they made the move. With Varonis, Saia gained visibility into...

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07/21/2026

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Saia needed to clean up 20 years of legacy data with unmanaged permissions before migrating from on-premise file servers to SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
Varonis provided visibility into sensitive data locations, access patterns, and usage to identify what could be deleted or remediated before the cloud move.
The Data Classification Engine's out-of-the-box accuracy eliminated the tuning overhead typically required with other data classification tools.

Summary

This customer testimonial from Saia, a transportation and logistics company, highlights the challenges of managing two decades of accumulated legacy data before a major cloud migration initiative. Julia Bruce, Identity and Data Governance Manager at Saia, explains how the organization faced significant data sprawl with unmanaged permissions and unknown access patterns across on-premise file servers. By deploying Varonis, Saia gained comprehensive visibility into sensitive data locations, access rights, and usage patterns, enabling the team to make informed decisions about data remediation. The Data Classification Engine's out-of-the-box accuracy eliminated the typical tuning overhead associated with competing tools, allowing Saia to reduce sensitive data exposure by approximately 30 million hits. The platform's real-time collaboration capabilities enabled business stakeholders to participate directly in data review sessions, empowering departments to take ownership of their data governance decisions while preparing for migration to SharePoint Online and OneDrive.

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0:00 - Legacy Data Challenge
0:29 - Varonis Visibility and Recommendations
0:51 - Data Classification Accuracy
1:07 - Business Impact and Results

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0:41 "The confidence that I have in the data classification engine and its ability to recognize sensitive data is outstanding."
1:14 "We've been able to reduce our exposure of hits of sensitive data for around 30 million hits, which is huge. That's a big win."

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What was Saia's primary challenge before implementing Varonis?

Saia had accumulated over 20 years of legacy data with unmanaged permissions and no visibility into who had access to what. Before migrating to SharePoint Online and OneDrive, they needed to review, clean up, and secure this data to reduce costs and risk.

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