Case Study: B&I Contractors achieves secure, scalable cloud backup and business continuity with 11:11 Systems

iland, now 11:11 Systems, provides a secure and scalable cloud solution for B&I’s data

B&I Contractors, a commercial mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractor, faced rapid data growth alongside shrinking IT budgets and the need to formalize its IT function. The company needed reliable disaster recovery, strict compliance (including 10‑year project retention), scalability without heavy capital expenditure or vendor lock‑in, and protection against threats like ransomware and downtime.

B&I partnered with iland (now 11:11 Systems) to deploy secure cloud object storage and Veeam Cloud Connect backup. The solution provided elastic, petabyte‑scale storage, built‑in security and compliance with on‑demand reporting, and simplified archiving (yearly snapshots replacing tape). As a result B&I eliminated local hardware costs, improved business continuity and disaster recovery, met regulatory retention requirements, and gained responsive, ongoing support.

B&I Contractors

Bill Lamon

IT Manager