Case Study: Pražská strojírna achieves 2X faster VM backups and multi-location DR with NAKIVO Backup & Replication on Synology NAS

NAKIVO VM Backup Appliance Based on Synology NAS Boosts Backup Speed by 2X for Rail Structures Manufacturer

Pražská strojírna a.s., a Prague-based manufacturer of rail structures and turnout systems serving customers across Europe, North America and Africa, ran critical VMware VMs across two sites (6 physical servers and 20 ESXi hosts). Their existing backup setup—two separate solutions plus tape—was costly, slow to run and monitor, and produced lengthy recovery tests, so they needed a more reliable, faster VM backup and disaster-recovery strategy that would keep copies in both locations.

Partner exTerra implemented NAKIVO Backup & Replication on the company’s Synology NAS, converting it into a dedicated VM backup appliance. Installing NAKIVO on the NAS doubled backup speed, allowed full use of device bandwidth and capacity, enabled fast, consistent backup copies to the second site, and reduced backup administration time by about 70%, while minimizing load on the production infrastructure.

Pražská strojírna

Ondra Havlíček

ICT Manager