Case Study: HS&BA cuts backup windows in half with ExaGrid and Veeam

HS&BA cuts backup window from 22 to 10 hours with ExaGrid

Health Services & Benefit Administrators (HS&BA) was experiencing lengthy, unreliable tape backups using Veritas Backup Exec, with a 22-hour backup window and manual processes causing significant administrative burden. To address this, they implemented a disk-based backup storage system from vendor ExaGrid.

The solution involved deploying ExaGrid's tiered backup storage as a target, initially with Quest vRanger and later with Veeam backup software for better integration. ExaGrid's approach dramatically reduced the backup window to 12 hours and then to 10 hours with Veeam, while allowing more data to be backed up daily. The IT staff saved hours per week on management, and ExaGrid provided efficient, scalable storage with strong support.

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