ORGANIZATION
Inordertocontinuedeliveringdisruption-freeservicetotheir growingcustomers,thecompanyiscommittedtoleveraging digitaltransformationandenhancingbusinessoperations
ConsumerStaple Products|Frozen Foods INDUSTRY
However,withtheirexistinglegacyinfrastructure,the company ’sITteamrealizedthataccommodatingdata growthwhileensuringbusinesscontinuitywouldbecomea challengeinthenearfuture.Especiallyconsideringcyberthreatslikeransomwareattackswhichcouldpotentially disruptoperationsandleadtolossofbusinessand reputation
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Amanufacturerof gourmetfoods, establishedin1977, basedinNewark, California The companyoffers appetizers,entrees, desserts,andother frozenproducts CustomerSuccess Story
SpecialtyFoodsCompanyCooks-Up Ransomware-ProofDataCenter with StoneFly and Veeam Challenges
Thecompanyprocessesthousandsoforders,invoices,and shipmentsonadailybasis.Anhourofdowntimecouldspella financialdisasterforthem
“Thebiggestpotentialrisksaredisruptionanddataloss–beitduetoaransomwareattack,virus,oranaccidentally deletedfile”saidMicheal,theChiefTechnologyOfficerfor thecompany,“Ifdataisinaccessibleatanypointintime, we ’relookingatdisruptionwhichcanleadtounsatisfied customersandfranchisesinadditiontofinancialloss”
“WewantedourITinfrastructuretobeeasy-to-manage, reliable,andfuture-proof So,weknewwewerelookingfor aunifiedsolutionthatcombinedvirtualization,data protection,andcloud;couldscaleeasilyandintheeventof adisasterallowedustorecoveroperationsquickly”said Micheal.
Traditionalbackupinfrastructurescouldnotaccommodate theirrequirements Withpopularsolutions,theywere lookingatlongerbackupandrestorewindows,and complexsetups
Solution
StoneFlyVeeam-readybackupanddisasterrecovery(DR) appliance(DR365V)checkedalltherequirementsforthe company WithStoneFlyDR365V,thecompanyisableto enhancetheirbusinessoperations,buildareliabledata center,andaddressfutureneedswithintheirbudget “We’reabletotestourbackupplansinthevirtuallab withoutaffectingtheproductionenvironment,SureBackup™ automaticallymakessurethatourbackupshave completedsuccessfully,andwecandirectlyspinupcritical VMsontheappliancewhichallowsustoreducerecovery timesanddowntime”saidMicheal “Andthebuilt-inairgappedandimmutabilityfeaturesmakesurethatour businessandcustomerdataissafefromransomware”
InadditiontosimplifyingtheITinfrastructure,reducing recoverytimesandprotectingdatafromransomware attacks,theDR365Vsupportspopularvirtualization environmentsandstorageprotocols;makingthemove quickerandeasier
Challenges
Aspartoftheirdigital transformation,thecompany wantedtoovercomelegacyIT infrastructurelimitationsandbuild anewonethat'seasytomanage, scalable,ransomwareproof,and affordable.
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Solution StoneFlyDR365V-Veeam-ready backupanddisasterrecovery (DR)solutionwithautomated air-gapping,immutability,and integrateddataservices TheResults Secureransomware-proof backupstrategywithairgappingandimmutability Automatedbackups, snapshots,andreplication leadingtosimplifieddata managementanderror-free datasecurity Unifieddatacenterhardware -reducingTCOsand improvingROIs Buildafuture-proof infrastructurethatcanscale asthedatagrows
“Themigrationprocesswasfasterthanexpectedand simplertoimplement”notedJeremy,theITmanagerforthe company
WiththeDR365V,thecompanycanseamlesslyrunall applications,software,databases,storedataon-premises orinthecloud,andleverageVeeam’sreliablebackupand DRsoftwaretoprotecttheirdata Theunifiedsetupreduces cost,simplifiesmanagement,andhelpsensurebusiness continuityseamlessly
Previously,thecompany’sITstaffhadtomanagemultiple dedicatedserversanddo80%oftheadministrativetasks manuallywhichincludedcreatingandstoringcopiesoffsite, ensuringbackupdataintegrity,andkeepingtrackofhow recentthebackupsandsnapshotswere. Whenthe companystartedoffloadingthesetaskstoDR365V,they wereabletoautomatetheminturnreducingmanagement overhead
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their respective owners. AboutStoneFly,Inc. StoneFlyInc.,headquarteredin California,wasfoundedtodeliver uponthevisionofsimpleand affordablestorageoptimization anddisasterrecoveryprotection throughIPSANsolutions StoneFly isaleadingmanufacturerofhighperformancenetwork-attached storage(NAS),storagearea networks(SAN)–iSCSIsystems, hyperconvergedsystems,and RAIDsystems StoneFly’srangeof enterpriseproductsalsoincludes cloudstoragesolutions,cloud storagegatewaysolutions,and datamigrationservicesfor enterpriseworkloads. TheResults Withthebuilt-inair-gappingandimmutable storage,thecompanycanstoretheir transactionaldata,customerdata,andother sensitiveinformationinsecureransomware-
SecureRansomware-ProofBackupStrategy withAir-GappingandImmutability InsteadofdedicatingITstafftomanuallyset upbackups,snapshots,andreplicationjobs, theycanautomatetheprocess.The automationhelpsthecompany’sIT administratorstoensure24/7availabilityof criticaldata,whichinturn,simplifieddata management. AutomateBackups,Snapshots,and Replication
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proofrepositories.Inadditiontosupporting on-premisesair-gapvolumes,theDR365V alsoallowsthemtosetupanduse CloudAir-Gapped™volumesthatcanbe usedtoarchiveconfidentialinformation.
UnifiedDataCenter
TheDR365Venablesthegourmetcompany toreplacemultiplededicatedhardwarewith aunifieddatacenterinaboxcapableof supportingstorage,virtualization,andbackup andDisasterRecovery(DR)-asaresult, reducingthetotalcostofownership(TCO)
Thebuilt-insupportforNAS,SAN,andobject protocolsallowedthecompanyto decommissionolderandend-of-life(EOL) physicalserversandreplacethemwithhigh performancevirtualserversonDR365V–withoutanyadditionalcost(s)orhardware
Withthesourceandthetargetonthesame high-performanceappliance,thecompany observedanimprovementinoverallIT operationswhichinturnimprovedbusiness productivity
Future-ProofandScalableInfrastructure
EachDR365V4Urackmountprovidesupto15 PBsofrawstoragecapacitypernode–and itcanscaleupandscaleout Thecompany chosetostartwithwhattheyneededand scalewhentheirworkloadsanddatagrows–savingupfrontcosts
“Whenourdatagrows,weknowthatour infrastructurecanhandleitwithoutforklift upgradesandwithnodisruption That’sabig plusforus”saidMicheal
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