Case Study: Ameris Bank achieves faster backups, instant VM recovery, and elimination of tape with ExaGrid

Ameris Bank Chooses ExaGrid over Data Domain for Seamless Integration with Veeam

Ameris Bank, a regional lender with over $3 billion in assets and more than 60 branches across the Southeast, was struggling with tape-based backups that were time-consuming to manage and error-prone to recover. As part of a datacenter upgrade and relocation, the bank aimed to eliminate tape and evaluated several options—ultimately choosing a two-site ExaGrid system for its tight integration with Veeam Backup & Replication.

By combining ExaGrid’s disk-based landing zone and zone-level deduplication with Veeam, Ameris Bank gained instant VM recovery without lengthy rehydration, significantly faster nightly backups for a nearly 30TB environment, and large data-reduction savings. The solution proved easy to deploy and scale, reduced time spent troubleshooting, and—backed by dedicated ExaGrid support—left the bank with more reliable, flexible backup and disaster-recovery operations.

Ameris Bank

Shan Venable

Systems Architect