Case Study: Institute of Technology Tralee triples backup retention with ExaGrid data deduplication

Institute of Technology Tralee triples backup retention with ExaGrid

The Institute of Technology Tralee, a third-level educational institution in Ireland, was facing challenges with its outdated tape backup system, including lengthy backup jobs, unreliable tapes, and insufficient retention. They sought a new solution with data deduplication and chose an ExaGrid system for its capabilities and seamless integration with their existing Veritas NetBackup application.

ExaGrid implemented its tiered backup storage solution, which provided data deduplication to maximize capacity and a disk-cache landing zone for fast restores. This allowed IT Tralee to triple its backup retention from one to three months and replicate data to a second site for disaster recovery. The ExaGrid system proved effortless to manage and scale, resulting in much faster restores and eliminating the previous concerns associated with tape storage.

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