Case Study: Benchmade Knife Company achieves secure, scalable cloud data protection and rapid recovery with 11:11 Systems

iland, now 11:11 Systems, provides complete data protection for Benchmade Knife Company

Benchmade Knife Company, a leading U.S. knife manufacturer with more than 20 years in business, faced an urgent business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) need after an insurance audit revealed gaps in their backup strategy. With mission‑critical emails, files and systems at risk, the IT team needed a flexible, scalable solution to replace tape backups, reduce infrastructure obligations and ensure continuity in the event of ransomware, human error or other disruptions.

Benchmade migrated to 11:11 Systems’ (formerly iland) DRaaS for Veeam, Cloud Backup for Veeam Cloud Connect and Microsoft 365 backup, using the Catalyst tool to accurately size and forecast requirements. The migration was fast and low‑friction—replication was running by week two—and routine restores took just minutes (an accidental folder deletion was recovered in 30 minutes). The result: secure, fully accessible data, predictable costs, exceptional support and a scalable plan for growth over the next five to ten years.

Benchmade Knife Company