April 01, 2026
Cyber Resilience Starts With One Vendor You Can Trust
A unified cyber resilience platform helps organizations protect data, meet compliance needs and simplify recovery by working with one trusted vendor.
IT teams are under pressure to protect data across cloud apps, endpoints and email while keeping systems available. OpenText’s cyber resilience platform brings backup and disaster recovery, endpoint and threat protection, and email security and compliance into one place.
The platform supports cloud-to-cloud backup for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, endpoint backup and advanced email encryption. It also includes penetration testing and server migration tools, including options that help organizations move away from VMware.
Why a Unified Platform Matters
Managing multiple security and backup tools often leads to gaps, overlap and finger-pointing when something goes wrong. A single vendor approach gives you one team accountable for protecting your data and helping you recover it.
That “single hand to shake” reduces friction between providers and simplifies decision-making. It also helps IT teams respond faster during incidents because they are not coordinating across disconnected tools or contracts.
Built for Compliance and Daily Operations
Highly regulated industries need solutions that support compliance without adding complexity. This platform helps organizations meet data protection and retention requirements while keeping systems easy to manage.
Education, healthcare, finance and other regulated sectors benefit from backup and archiving for Microsoft 365 and Google data, searchable email and file recovery and encryption for sensitive communications. For IT teams, the tools are straightforward to use and do not require specialized training.
Practical Outcomes You Can Measure
Customers that implement this platform can expect clearer compliance reporting and lower operational costs by reducing tool sprawl. Ease of use also matters. When backups and recovery tools are simple to manage, IT teams spend less time maintaining systems and more time supporting users.
Confidence in recoverability is another key outcome. Knowing data can be restored after accidental deletion, ransomware or system failure supports both risk management and cyber insurance requirements.
Getting Started With the Right Questions
Early discovery focuses on how data is protected today. Questions around Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace backups, email archiving, FERPA requests and ransomware recovery help uncover gaps.
Insurance timelines also matter. Many insurers now ask about backup practices and recent penetration testing, making these conversations timely and practical.
Why Work With CDW and OpenText
CDW has partnered with OpenText for over 15 years, maintaining close alignment between account teams. Our relationship helps you get guidance that fits your environment, your compliance needs and your long-term plans. CDW acts as a trusted advisor, helping you choose and implement solutions that support resilience without added complexity.
Talk with your CDW account manager to see how a unified cyber resilience platform can support your organization’s data protection and compliance goals.