Druva Teaming With Leidos on NASA NEST Contract
To help agency enhance productivity, security and connectivity for modern, mobile workforce
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on March 10, 2021 at 2:15 pmDruva, Inc. has teamed with Leidos Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 500 science and technology firm, on NASA’s End-user Services & Technologies (NEST) contract.
As a subcontractor, it will protect more than 60,000 endpoint workloads. This enables NASA to protect, backup and restore files across the organization, regardless of device or location, utilizing AWS GovCloud (US).
The NASA NEST team is moving the agency from a traditional PC model to a more device-agnostic, mobile-friendly model with built-in security and cloud-based resources for better addressing workforce needs. As the only FedRamp-certified SaaS-based data protection offering with protection certified for use by government agencies via AWS GovCloud, Druva is able to support NASA’s dispersed team with centralized, compliant, and secure storage.
“Our goal through NASA NEST has been to transform NASA IT systems and, above all else, continuously enhance the end-user experience,” said Nate Apodaca, Leidos program manager, NASA NEST. “We selected Druva for its global accessibility and robust security architecture. This will help meet the stringent security standards our customer demands.“
“Over the last 50 years, no single entity has introduced more significant technological advancements than NASA, creating much of the technology we now rely on daily,” said Jaspreet Singh, founder and CEO, Druva. “The agency’s continued focus on pushing the boundaries of science requires the best our industry has to offer, and by leveraging cloud, NASA can now tap into the potential of its data. Our partnership and support of NASA dates back more than 5 years, and we are both humbled and excited to expand our collaboration through NASA NEST.“