Ensuring data resilience and audit readiness for a leading pharmaceutical enterprise
How Progression helped a leading pharmaceutical company protect business-critical data and meet regulatory expectations through a managed Backup-as-a-Service model with compliance-driven data restoration drills.
Critical data that had to stay secure, recoverable, and auditable
In a highly regulated industry, the organization depended on data from manufacturing, quality, and research systems that had to remain secure, recoverable, and auditable at all times.
- ! The existing backup approach was managed in-house and lacked standardized processes, limiting confidence in how quickly and reliably critical data could be restored.
- ! Restoration drills were performed inconsistently and without formal documentation, making it difficult to demonstrate compliance during audits.
- ! These gaps increased exposure to data loss and extended recovery timelines.
- ! Regulatory and risk management teams faced added pressure to prove recoverability and audit readiness.
A managed BaaS model with compliance built into every stage
A managed Backup-as-a-Service model was implemented, with compliance built into every stage of the data protection lifecycle.
- ✓ Deployment of a secure, scalable Backup-as-a-Service platform covering business-critical servers, databases, and applications.
- ✓ Policy-driven backup schedules with defined retention, encryption, and offsite replication.
- ✓ Structured, periodic data restoration drills to validate recoverability against defined recovery objectives.
- ✓ Compliance implemented for restoration drills, with documented procedures, evidence capture, and audit-ready reporting.
- ✓ Proactive monitoring and management of backup jobs, with rapid remediation of failures and exceptions.
Measurable gains in data protection and compliance readiness
The Backup-as-a-Service engagement delivered measurable improvements in data protection and compliance readiness.
99.6% backup job success
Backup job success rate rose to 99.6%, up from approximately 92% before the engagement.
65% faster recovery
Restoration time for critical systems was reduced from about 12 hours to under 4 hours.
100% drill success
Every scheduled quarterly restoration drill succeeded, with documented evidence for each exercise.
60% less audit preparation
Drill records and reports are available on demand, cutting audit preparation effort by 60%.
~30% lower protection costs
Reduced on-premises backup infrastructure and administrative overhead lowered data protection costs by around 30%.
Zero integrity findings
No data-integrity findings related to backup and recovery in the most recent compliance audit.
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