Case Study: Leith Management achieves halved backup times and automated offsite replication with ExaGrid

Leith Management Cuts Backup Times in Half with ExaGrid

Leith Management Group, which operates 31 new and pre‑owned vehicle dealerships across North Carolina, was struggling with an unreliable consumer NAS for backups that frequently failed or ran past the nightly window—SQL jobs alone could take more than 12 hours. The company needed an enterprise‑class, low‑maintenance solution that would restore reliability and provide offsite disaster recovery.

Leith deployed a two‑site ExaGrid system that integrates with Symantec Backup Exec and replicates data automatically each night. The new setup halved SQL backup times, achieved a 34:1 deduplication ratio on SQL data, completed all jobs within the backup window, greatly reduced day‑to‑day administration, sped up restores, and provided seamless offsite disaster recovery at a lower cost than competing options.

Leith Management

Gene Barden

Senior Network and Systems Specialist