Case Study: Gerson Company achieves rapid ransomware recovery and minimal data loss with Unitrends Recovery 714S

Surviving a Ransomware Attack with Minimum Data Loss

Gerson Company is a 70‑year‑old wholesale importer based in Olathe, Kansas with about 120 employees and large domestic and Asia logistics operations. IT faced a mixed Windows and Citrix environment and relied on tape backups that couldn’t keep up with capacity or recovery needs; what began as routine file restores escalated into a BitLocker ransomware incident that encrypted roughly 500 GB of files and exposed the limits of their prior backup approach.

Gerson deployed a Unitrends Recovery 714S appliance to enable fast, frequent backups and a short recovery point objective, allowing them to restore most encrypted files and resume operations with minimal data loss. The solution also provides ongoing ransomware protection, accidental‑delete recovery and full disaster‑recovery capabilities, and the team cites strong Unitrends technical support and improved confidence versus their former tape-based process.

Gerson Company

Vance Watkins

Manager Computer Systems