Case Study: The Energy Authority avoids rip and replace with ExaGrid backup storage

The Energy Authority achieves 9:1 Oracle deduplication with ExaGrid

The Energy Authority (TEA), a national portfolio management company, faced a critical scalability challenge. Their existing disk-based backup solution was at capacity and could not be upgraded, forcing them into a potential 'rip and replace' scenario. They sought a new scalable backup solution to handle growing data requirements and chose the ExaGrid system after evaluating several vendors.

ExaGrid implemented its scalable tiered backup storage system, featuring a post-process deduplication approach for faster backups and restores. TEA deployed primary and disaster recovery systems, achieving strong deduplication ratios of 9:1 for Oracle and 7:1 for SQL data. The solution provided seamless, incremental scalability, eliminating future 'rip and replace' cycles. The customer reported a reliable, "set it and forget it" system that delivered superior price/performance and met their growing backup needs with confidence.

The Energy Authority