Case Study: Hoffman Construction improves backup speed and recovery with ExaGrid and Veeam

Hoffman Construction cuts backup windows by 50% with ExaGrid

Hoffman Construction, the largest general contractor in the Pacific Northwest, faced a significant data protection challenge as its IT infrastructure rapidly grew. Their previous backup solution consumed excessive storage on their SAN and lacked replication, creating risk. An outside consultant suggested Veeam, which they initially trialed and were impressed with, but they still needed a more efficient storage solution to pair with it.

ExaGrid implemented its disk-based backup appliance with a unique landing zone architecture, which works seamlessly with Veeam Backup & Replication. This combined solution provided fast, reliable backups and instant VM recoveries. The results were substantial, including a 50% reduction in their backup window and the ability to avoid a catastrophe by instantly restoring all VMs after a major SAN crash. The ExaGrid system also delivered efficient storage with an 8:1 compression ratio and a scalable architecture to easily meet future growth.

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