Quantum Disk/Tape Solution Expected to Save Serco $2 Million

Quantum
Corporation announced that an integrated DXi disk and Scalar tape solution
is expected to save Serco Global Technology Delivery $2 million in storage costs over the next five years.

Serco Group plc, which delivers a range of managed and outsourced business solutions, has
already benefited, reducing disk capacity needs by up to 96% and decreasing
restore times by a factor of five.

In the last three years Serco’s technology
business has grown from a 50TB environment into an 800TB
infrastructure. Serco expects to reach 5PB within five years and had
sought a flexible solution to protect the increasing volumes of data while
reducing management costs. The company identified an integrated disk-
and tape-based system as the answer.

Serco now has eight Quantum DXi8500
disk-based backup systems and two Scalar i500 tape libraries to provide
flexible deduplication, a scalable architecture, and enterprise-wide backup and
DR for their clients. Serco runs CommVault backup software and relies on
Quantum Vision management software to manage its disk and tape environment from
a single console. The IT team can also track Vision data through mobile
devices.

"The
deduplication, encrypted replication and scalability features of the DXi
technology ensure that we can adhere to contracted SLAs," said Mark
Owen, senior infrastructure consultant at Serco. "We now have the flexibility to respond to customer requirements quickly
and easily, and the DR is greatly enhanced through replication."

"When
you think disk backup, there’s only one name in the frame: Quantum,"
noted Duncan Smith, product manager at Serco. "We have enjoyed an excellent 12-year relationship with Quantum, and we
trust their technology, people and product roadmap. We looked at Data Domain
for deduplication, for example, but the Quantum 8TB/hour data ingest speed
beat them hands down for performance."

"Serco is a great example of a customer not
just looking for products, but for a comprehensive solution with flexible
deduplication and enterprise-wide backup and DR, including service, support and
advanced management tools," said Stéphane Estevez, senior product
marketing manager, EMEA and APAC at Quantum. "We have been helping customers address data protection challenges for
over two decades. Today we offer tiered storage solutions that integrate disk
and tape technologies, and this success story reinforces the unmatched value of
our DXi and Scalar solutions."

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