Replacing an ageing tape-based solution was always a priority for Michael Moreton, IT manager of Broxap, the UK’s leading manufacturer of street furniture, playground and sports equipment.
Crucial backups were running throughout the business day, sometimes exceeding 24 hours.
Finding an ideal replacement, though, was complicated by the fact that Broxap deployed a multitude of software and various different methods to protect 55 physical and virtual servers. However, Michael was never in any doubt that Redstor would replace all that complexity with a straightforward solution to back up 12TB of data.
Not only are Broxap’s backups now completed within the designated timeframe of three hours, deploying Redstor has freed up an IT technician for the first hour of every morning.
Michael said: “We no longer have to log backups and change tapes five days a week. Having an IT technician effectively available for an extra five hours per week has helped dramatically."