Case Study: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board reduces storage costs with FlexITy Solutions

FlexITy’s Comprehensive Solution Reduces the Complexity of an Agency’s Legacy Storage Environment

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Ontario’s workplace injury and illness insurer, was struggling with rapid data growth of 55 percent per year, a complex mix of legacy storage systems, and rising management costs. WSIB turned to FlexITy Solutions for help modernizing its storage environment and supporting nearly 84 million claims documents annually, using technologies from partners including Hitachi Data Systems, Diligent ProtecTIER, and Cisco.

FlexITy Solutions implemented a multi-tier storage strategy based on Information Lifecycle Management, consolidating multiple legacy arrays into a centrally managed virtualized SAN with tiered disk and tape storage, deduplication, and backup capabilities. The new architecture reduced annual storage spending from $3.3 million to $1.7 million, increased storage capacity by 300 percent, and enabled the transition with minimal disruption to mission-critical applications.

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board