Westinghouse Lighting Selects Zetta.net Replacing Tape an Symantec

Zetta.net (Zetta, Inc.) announced that
Westinghouse Lighting Corporation has selected its cloud server backup and DR as a
service (DRaaS) solution to optimize its backup and recovery processes.

Since deploying Zetta.net the manufacturer and marketer of light bulbs, ceiling
fans, light fixtures and decorative lighting hardware has seen a 50%
improvement in time spent on backup management compared to its previous
tape-based backup solution.

To manage the business data produced by Westinghouse’s design, manufacturing
and marketing processes, the company has 35+ servers, including 10 virtual
servers, which produce more than 5.5TB of data that must be backed up every
week. This data, including creative images, marketing content, ERP
information and Exchange email data, needs to be protected for easy
access and recovery in the event of downtime or a natural disaster.

Traditionally, the company had relied on Symantec Backup Exec, backing data up
from its servers. Over time, the archaic tape-based solution continued to have
significant management and connectivity problems.

"We were having trouble with our
backups every week," said Carol Nestor, an IT support specialist with
Westinghouse Lighting. "The Backup
Exec restores were cumbersome and sometimes couldn’t even be executed because
the backups were not complete."

It was at this point that Westinghouse decided to evaluate options for online
server backup. The idea of backing data up to an offsite location was attractive
because the company wanted to improve the performance of its DR solution in the
event of a natural disaster. Specifically, it wanted a software-only
solution to avoid purchasing any more hardware or tapes. The solution needed to
support both Windows and Mac systems, scale with the company’s growth, and offer
a set-it-and-forget-it type of management approach. It also wanted a
solution that would make restores fast and easy so it would never have to wait
for a recovery again.

"The Zetta.net solution met all of
our needs," said Jesse Reyna, IT support supervisor for Westinghouse.
"There are no appliances to hassle
with, it has a very simple management dashboard, and restores are simple and
easy. Even better, because it backups our data offsite we were able to cancel
our expensive offsite storage service. We’re spending at least 50% less time
managing our backups compared to our previous tape solution. Zetta.net has been
excellent – from its responsive, 24×7 customer service, to its easy-to-manage
and incredibly reliable cloud server backup solution. We couldn’t be more
pleased."

Westinghouse put Zetta.net’s DR solution to the test during Hurricane Sandy.
The company backed up its critical transaction database to the
East Coast data center and with the help of the customer service team was able
to replicate the data to the West Coast data center just in time before
Hurricane Sandy affected the area. Once offices were open and normal operations
continued, they simulated a restore test which worked without a
hitch.

"Aging tape backup systems can cause
organizations pain and costly downtime," said Gary Sevounts, VP
marketing, Zetta.net. "We offer a
solution that seamlessly delivers the multiple functionality of cloud server
backup, DR as a service and archiving in one, so companies can eliminate a lot
of time and resources without spending exorbitant amounts of money. There is
simply no reason to be held hostage by outdated and expensive appliance-based
solutions anymore."