Legal organizations are beginning to fully embrace the use of cloud technology for data storage—perhaps out of necessity, given the rampant use of shadow IT, but using it nonetheless. With this new paradigm, though, comes to need to lock down all parts of the data life cycle for objects stored in the cloud.

Cloud data protection and management company Druva has attempted to be on the forefront of this change for corporate legal departments. And today, the company announced an expansion of its cloud services with the acquisition of Ireland-based cloud backup and disaster recovery solutions company CloudRanger.