Case Study: Plastipak Packaging achieves faster backups and restores with ExaGrid

Plastipak Packaging cuts backup windows from 8 hours to under 2 hours with ExaGrid

Plastipak Packaging, a global manufacturer of rigid plastic containers, faced challenges with its tape-based backup system at its European data center. The company struggled with lengthy backup windows exceeding eight hours and complex tape management. Seeking a more efficient solution, Plastipak turned to vendor ExaGrid for its tiered backup storage system, which was integrated with their existing Veritas Backup Exec application.

ExaGrid implemented its disk-based backup storage with data deduplication, which achieved a 30:1 deduplication ratio. This solution drastically reduced Plastipak's backup window from over eight hours to under two hours. The results included significant time and cost savings by eliminating tape, better data security, and the ability to keep 60 days of backups on hand for nearly instantaneous restores.

Plastipak Packaging Inc.