How GitProtect ensured data sovereignty
for pit Group’s DevOps

Headquartered in Germany, the pit-cup GmbH (pit Gruppe) is a DACH-region leader in digital solutions for real estate. Their pitEcoSystem+ platform seamlessly integrates building design and construction with facility management to create a uniform, online environment.

Following a transition from on-premise to a SaaS-based DevOps model, the IT team at pit-cup has recently started utilizing cloud-based Azure DevOps and GitHub for software development. The German company also relies on Jira and Microsoft 365 for business-critical productivity software.

Given the recent shift in DevOps operational model, the company was in need of rapid enhancements regarding data security measures, since cloud availability has become much more critical for their business continuity.

Compliance and data sovereignty requirements

A primary requirement for data protection involved data residency. The team at pit-cup needed their backup data to be stored within the EU avoiding reliance on major public cloud providers to ensure maximum security and compliance. They also sought ease of use and a swift restoration process, as well as a comprehensive platform that can protect all their SaaS applications in one place.

Centralized & automated backup solution

Following a thorough testing phase, pit-cup selected GitProtect.io recommended by a technology partner. The solution met all requirements and brought tangible benefits to their security operations.

• Pit-cup uses GitProtect with a complex setup of automated backups prioritizing RTO.
• They value how comprehensive and automated the tool is. This allowed the team to decommission legacy backup scripts.
• Pit-cup utilizes GitProtect’s capability to store backups in any cloud or on-premise storage of choice. They implemented a hybrid setup combining cloud and local storage, ensuring separation of various services and data to be backed up.
• The team can manage backups of all key services from a single location. This includes Microsoft 365, GitHub, Azure DevOps and Jira.

Measurable gains

GitProtect significantly enhanced pit Gruppe’s data protection and recovery readiness, while also reducing administrative overhead for backup monitoring and security audits.

• A key performance improvement was the 50% reduction in RTO (Recovery Time Objective), meaning that the team can now restore data in half the time compared to the previous solution.
• The IT team saves 10 hours per month through streamlined admin and monitoring capabilities.
• Security audits duration have been reduced by 60%.