Case Study: LKAB achieves flexibility and cost certainty for massive data storage with Commvault Distributed Storage

LKAB gains flexibility and savings with Commvault Distributed Storage

Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) is a Swedish iron‑ore mining company that runs 24/7 operations and relies on extensive IoT sensors and automation to monitor safety and production. The company faced rapidly growing, always‑on data — including a permanent archive requirement — plus unpredictable data bursts, limited scale from traditional scale‑up appliances, vendor lock‑in and cloud latency/cost uncertainty that threatened continuity and budget predictability.

LKAB deployed Commvault Distributed Storage on‑prem (scaling to two clusters) to serve as a flexible, economical target for long‑term retention, backups and archiving. The one‑day install eliminated forklift upgrades, handled IoT data growth without adding compute or downtime, reduced latency for remote sites, and delivered cost certainty and measurable savings for long‑term storage while supporting immediate access to critical data.

LKAB

Robert Pohjanen

Storage Consultant in Charge of Data Center Operations