Madhuri L.

I help companies make sure their backups survive ransomware, and prove it with real restore tests. 20+ years in enterprise data protection, from hands-on engineering to large scale backup implementations. Most backup environments look healthy on the dashboard. Jobs succeed, reports are green. But when ransomware hits, attackers delete restore points, encrypt the backup server or wait out short retention, and the recovery that everyone assumed would work doesn’t. My work closes those gaps before an attacker finds them. What I can do for you: • Assess your backup environment against ransomware threats and the 3-2-1-1-0 rule, with a clear, prioritized findings report • Design immutable and air-gapped backup architectures (hardened repositories, S3 Object Lock, cloud vaults) • Harden backup infrastructure: admin access, MFA, network isolation, encryption and monitoring • Define RPO/RTO targets with your business and check your design can actually meet them • Write recovery runbooks and run restore tests and tabletop exercises • Health checks, capacity analysis and cost optimization for Commvault and IBM Storage Protect (TSM) • Plan migrations from legacy backup platforms to modern, cloud-ready designs Deep expertise: Commvault, IBM Storage Protect / Spectrum Protect (TSM), enterprise backup architecture, deduplication and storage sizing, long-term retention and archive strategy, hybrid-cloud backup, disaster recovery design. How I work: vendor-neutral, fixed-scope where possible, and every engagement ends with something you can use: a report, a design, a runbook or a passed restore test. I explain risks in plain language for leadership and in full technical detail for your engineers. Message me with what you back up today and what worries you most, and I’ll tell you honestly whether I’m the right fit.