Case Study: Kichler Lighting achieves 99% faster ERP recovery and $50,000/year backup savings with Veeam Availability Suite

Lighting Manufacturer Switches to Veeam and Saves $50,000 per Year

Kichler Lighting, a long‑standing manufacturer of decorative lighting and ceiling fans that supplies major distributors like Lowe’s, faced a critical business risk when its ERP system—the backbone of its supply chain—could take days to recover after an outage. Extended downtime threatened order fulfillment, distributor relationships, reputation and revenue.

Kichler deployed Veeam Availability Suite for high‑speed backup, replication, recovery and VMware monitoring; ERP recovery is now 99% faster, the supply chain stays available 24/7, and the company saves about $50,000 annually in backup costs while protecting its revenue and reputation.

Kichler Lighting

Philip Freund

Manager of Application Infrastructure