Case Study: West Vancouver Municipality cuts backup windows in half with ExaGrid and Veeam

West Vancouver Municipality cuts backup window by 50% with ExaGrid

The District of West Vancouver, a municipality in British Columbia, was facing challenges with its previous backup solution which relied on time-consuming tape swaps for long-term retention. Seeking a more efficient and secure system, they partnered with vendor ExaGrid to implement its tiered backup storage solution, which works seamlessly with their existing Veeam backup application.

By deploying ExaGrid, the municipality cut its backup window by 50%, from eight hours down to less than four. Operational restores that previously took hours from tape were reduced to minutes. The ExaGrid solution provided built-in ransomware protection with its Retention Time-Lock feature and delivered significant ease of use and management, allowing the IT team to adopt a "set it and forget it" approach while benefiting from reliable support and competitive pricing.