ClearYolk is a UK-based cloud aggregator focused on delivering people-first, customer-centric cyber security and endpoint protection services. ClearYolk helps organisations understand their current cyber provision and strengthen protection in a way that fits how they work, leveraging National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guiding principles.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) is a local government authority in Greater Manchester that delivers education-focused infrastructure and IT services to about 80 schools and 15,000 students. Stockport MBC needed to adapt their cyber strategy to drive a more secure and holistic approach to support their schools and turned to ClearYolk and Acronis.
KEY CHALLENGES:
- Disparate products: Multiple tools required separate logins, creating inefficiency and complexity.
- Legacy backup and security solutions were unreliable and difficult to manage.
- An IT team with limited resources needed to support large environments.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- A single, unified platform to manage backup, remote monitoring and management (RMM) and security.
- Reliable protection across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Rapid deployment of security tools across endpoints.
THE SOLUTION
ClearYolk adopted the Acronis Cyber Platform to consolidate backup, RMM and endpoint detection and response (EDR) into one integrated solution.
SMBC was able to manage services through a single interface, replace legacy systems and extend protection across both local and cloud environments. With a natively integrated platform, SMBC could deploy and manage services without needing to learn multiple tools.
THE IMPACT
- Deployed EDR across 200+ endpoints in just two days.
- Reduced complexity by eliminating multiple management systems.
“Working with ClearYolk and Acronis provided us with the expertise and support required to effectively deploy over 200 endpoints, each one including RMM, EDR and backup, whilst meeting a strict deadline with confidence. Having everything in a single pane of glass means we know when something works and when it doesn’t.”