Case Study: Standard Bank (Banco Standard de Investimentos SA) achieves real-time Exchange 2003 protection and high availability with Vision Solutions (Double-Take)

Standard Bank (Banco Standard de Investimentos SA) - Customer Case Study

Banco Standard de Investimentos (Standard Bank Group’s São Paulo branch) is a financial services firm for which Microsoft Exchange 2003 e‑mail is business‑critical, containing client records, proposals and appointments. The bank needed reliable Exchange 2003 data protection, 24x7 availability with automated failover, flexible operation across physical and virtual environments, and enhanced disaster recovery to prevent data loss and preserve client relationships.

Standard Bank implemented Double‑Take to provide real‑time, byte‑level replication of a 70GB Exchange database from a Windows 2003 physical server to a remote VMware virtual server over a 10Mb link, eliminating single points of failure and enabling automated failover and failback. The solution delivered hardware‑ and OS‑independent protection, strong support from Double‑Take’s technical team, and enough confidence that the bank plans to expand Double‑Take to file servers and other virtual servers.

Standard Bank (Banco Standard de Investimentos SA)