Case Study
Sesame Workshop Supports Key Digitization Efforts and Moves to the Cloud with Rubrik
Sesame Workshop needed to modernize backup and archiving for 45 years of intellectual property while separating IT and video-system protection and supporting a cloud-first strategy. Its legacy tape environment required two full-time employees and limited automation and cloud adoption. Rubrik reduced backup administration to only 2–3 hours per week, delivered 40% TCO savings, cut the data-center footprint by 50%, and made restores 90% faster. REST APIs support a shift toward DevOps and planned automated file recovery, while Microsoft Azure provides long-term archival and cold storage. Encryption at rest and in flight protects intellectual property, and cloud-agnostic architecture preserves future choice. Sesame Workshop expects to save hundreds of thousands of dollars over five years while
