Case Study: Bundeswehr achieves 88% storage savings and faster backups with balesio FILEminimizer

Reduction of backup times and storage costs through native format optimization (NFO) for Germany’s Federal Armed Forces

The Bundeswehr Military Police and Headquarters Service School faced challenges with growing file storage needs and a strained email network due to the heavy use of large training documents and presentations. This escalating unstructured data increased their storage costs and significantly lengthened their system backup times.

The school deployed balesio's client-based FILEminimizer solution to automatically compress files and email attachments. This implementation by balesio yielded substantial results, including an 88% reduction in file storage space, an 11% decrease in email traffic, and a cumulative time saving of five hours for network backups.

Bundeswehr