Case Study: Soilmoisture Equipment Corp achieves 2X reduction in VM backup license and maintenance costs with NAKIVO

NAKIVO Reduces VM Backup License and Maintenance Costs by 2X for a US Manufacturing Company

Soilmoisture, a Santa Barbara–based manufacturer of agronomy laboratory equipment, runs business‑critical applications and databases on a VMware environment. As their virtual infrastructure grew, their existing VM backup vendor caused a licensing problem (a 1‑socket vs 2‑socket issue) that left the company without valid licenses and facing higher costs for licenses and maintenance.

After evaluating alternatives, Soilmoisture deployed NAKIVO Backup & Replication — a VMware‑certified, agentless solution with an easy web UI that supports onsite/offsite/cloud backups, instant recovery, deduplication and network acceleration. The company has performed successful file and VM recoveries and now protects its VMware environment reliably at roughly half the license and maintenance cost of competing products.

Soilmoisture Equipment Corp

Robert Elliott

Computer Service Manager