Case Study: The Binding Site achieves faster, more reliable cloud backups and cost savings with Asigra

The Binding Site Upgrades from Tape Backup to Cloud-Based Data Protection Platform for Greater Efficiency and Cost Savings

The Binding Site, a specialist protein and immunodiagnostics company with its IT hub in Birmingham supporting over 600 staff, faced mounting challenges with a legacy tape-based backup environment protecting 4TB of data. Rapid data growth (≈25% annually), manual tape handling, off-site storage delays and security risks made tape recovery slow, costly and impractical for the expanding VMware/NetApp environment, prompting a move to a cloud-based alternative.

Working with Phoenix, The Binding Site implemented a hybrid cloud backup powered by Asigra’s agentless platform across its NetApp/VMware estate (including plans to protect Oracle RAC/IFS). The solution delivered global deduplication, AES-256/FIPS-certified security, faster recoveries with up to 12 simultaneous streams, and simplified testing and management—resulting in measurable IT time savings, lower costs, improved data security and scalable, reliable recovery assurance.

The Binding Site

Ian Rocky

IT Manager, The Binding Site