Case Study: Fransen Engineering cuts nightly backup times by 40% and simplifies restores with ExaGrid

ExaGrid’s Disk-based Backup with Data Deduplication Helps Fransen Engineering Cut Backup Times

Fransen Engineering, a Canadian multi-discipline consulting firm, was struggling with tape-based backups that routinely took more than 20 hours, caused network performance issues, and led to frequent backup failures. The IT team needed a faster, more reliable way to complete nightly backups and restore individual files without relying on tape.

Fransen deployed an ExaGrid disk-based backup appliance with post-process data deduplication alongside their existing Symantec Backup Exec. Nightly differential backup times dropped by about 40%, backups now complete reliably each night, and restores are faster and simpler with more data kept on-site. The solution was easy to install, backed by responsive support, and offers scalability and the option to add a second offsite ExaGrid for replication and improved disaster recovery.

Fransen Engineering

Blake Martin

Senior Technology Specialist