Case Study: Photobox achieves zero-downtime holiday scaling with NetApp hybrid cloud solutions

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Photobox, a leading European online photo printing and gift service, faced production bottlenecks and the risk of disappointing customers due to an aging on-premises storage and compute infrastructure that could not handle peak demands. The company needed a robust, scalable solution to upgrade its IT operations across the UK, France, and Germany and turned to NetApp for a hybrid cloud solution.

NetApp, in partnership with CDW, implemented a hybrid cloud infrastructure and Veeam backup solution across Photobox's three international sites. The deployment was completed in just six weeks, dramatically faster than anticipated. This new solution provided the scalability and performance needed, allowing Photobox to process 100% more than its historical peak workload. The upgrade resulted in zero downtime, eliminated production bottlenecks, and ensured customers received their orders quickly, even during the record-breaking 2020 holiday season.

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John Thompson

Director