Pallavolo Modena – A1 Italian Volleyball Team

“Volley is a sport based on statistics and statistics are based on laptop computers. The goal is to be sure to have data quickly and easily in any time and any place in case of crashes, despite what Murphy’s law teaches… That’s why we chose Druva inSync.”Alberto Guidoboni, Head of IT

Company Brief

Pallavolo Modena (formerly Panini or Daytona Volley) is one of the most famous volleyball teams in the world. Born as Gruppo Sportivo Panini in 1966, the team won 11 Italian championships, 10 Italian cups, 4 Champion cups and more.

Project Champion – Alberto Guidoboni
Designation: Head IT

Business Case

Volleyball has changed in the last 20 years, and the strategies of every match are based on a lot of data and statistics collected during the past games. The team managers, marketing and sales personals always carry this valuable data with them while traveling throughout Europe.

The action packed events often expose the data to high risks. A similar situation happened sometime back when an important laptop was hit by the ball!

Since the team is travelling continuously, using laptops in stadium and gym, the goal is to simplify the backup and restore as much as possible. The solution should also guarantee easy access to data if needed, even over mobile connections (HDSPA or UMTS).

Druva inSync Deployment and Results

InSync completely automated the laptop backup on VPN. Simple interface helped adoption and the data deduplication technology reduced the overheads, making backups almost invisible. WAN Optimization and opportunistic scheduling helps to reduce the impact during the daily activities, even during week end when laptops are often in use due to championship matches.

Implementation Details

  • Servers – 1
  • Client Licenses – 20
  • Data Deduplication Savings – 50%
  • Avg. Time Taken for Backups – 10 minutes

Return of Investment (ROI) Benefits

  • Data loss and leakage prevention for critical corporate laptops
  • Easy product adoption and centralized management. Over 50% of data space and backup over WAN is optimized
  • Bare Metal Restore takes a minimum time with no impact on the routine activities
  • Druva InSync helps meet the Italian laws concerning security and privacy guidelines