Databarracks Providing Backup as a Service to Egmont UK

Databarracks Ltd has announced that a major implementation of its backup as a service solution, using Commvault into Azure, was launched with Egmont UK Ltd, a large specialist children’s publishers in the UK.

Egmont, which sells more than 1 million books and magazines every month, required a large volume of data to be protected, but needed it to be done cost effectively.

Ashley Clement, network infrastructure analyst, Egmont UK, said: “From the software to the storage and overall management from Databarracks, we now have a backup solution that I can trust. We chose Microsoft Azure Blob Storage specifically because it supports our broader strategic objective of moving production systems to Azure.“

Azure data center regions in the UK provide backup for BC and DR.

Databarracks began the installation by creating the local ‘Media Agent’ VM that acts as the on-site backup server. Once configured, the Commvault Media Agent and individual server agents (iDataAgent) are installed and the initial backups are transferred to Azure.

“With Microsoft Azure as part of our solution, we reduce the risk of downtime and its associated costs for Egmont,” said Peter Groucutt, MD, Databarracks. “Using Azure Blob Storage, Egmont keeps storage costs down without sacrificing recoverability.“

John Bruno, GM, Azure global infrastructure, Microsoft Corp., said: “Microsoft Azure helps partners like Databarracks use the cloud to provide cost-effective solutions to customers. With the availability of 50 Azure regions, more than any other cloud provider, Databarracks can achieve global reach and local presence.“