Case Study: ALK achieves 75% faster DR testing and 24x7 availability with Veeam Backup & Replication

Pharmaceutical Company Protects Lines of Business and Boosts Productivity with Veeam by Decreasing DR Testing Time 75%

ALK is a global, research-driven pharmaceutical company specializing in allergy prevention and treatment, with about 2,000 employees and products used by more than half a million patients worldwide. The IT team faced lengthy, disruptive annual disaster-recovery (DR) testing—taking 80 days—because their legacy backup tool lacked fast VM recovery, 24x7 availability and visibility into the virtual environment, risking productivity and critical systems (e.g., freezer monitoring).

ALK replaced the legacy tool with Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam ONE, which cut DR testing time by 75% (from 80 to 20 days), automatically verifies backup/replica recoverability (SureBackup/SureReplica), and enables Instant VM Recovery (a VM was restored in five minutes after a virus). Veeam ONE provides real-time monitoring and reporting for proactive capacity planning, helping ALK meet SLAs, protect business lines and manage 600 VMs (80 TB) across global data centers.

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Lars Simonsen

IT Consultant