KOCH GmbH Selects ExaGrid Disk-Based Backup
Saying it experiences 44% reduction in backup times
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on February 15, 2008 at 3:47 pmExaGrid Systems, Inc. announced that FLSmidth KOCH
GmbH has selected ExaGrid to achieve faster
backups and restores and to reduce its reliance on tape.
Based in Wadgassen, Germany, FLSmidth KOCH GmbH (KOCH) is a world leader
in materials handling systems for a wide range of industries and is the
worldwide market leader in pipe conveyors. KOCH designs, manufactures,
markets and services a broad range of mechanical transport equipment and
systems in the minerals and cement industries, as well as in pulp and
paper. KOCH is well known for the transport of minerals such as iron ore
and coal and is also active in cement. The company also provides
specialized machinery fabrication as well as maintenance and operations
assistance.
“The ExaGrid system is fast and reliable. Our
backups are flawless and restores are quick and painless,”
said Ralf Kunkel, IT administrator at KOCH. “We’ve
been very impressed with ExaGrid’s approach to
data de-duplication. It significantly reduces the amount of data stored,
so we are able to keep more data on-site.”
ExaGrid’s byte-level data de-duplication
technology stores changes from backup to backup instead of storing full
file copies. This unique approach reduces the disk space required by a
range of 10:1 to 50:1, or more, delivering unparalleled cost savings and
performance. ExaGrid delivers fast backup performance because data is
written directly to disk, and data de-duplication is performed
post-process after the data is stored to reduce data.
Prior to installing ExaGrid, KOCH had been performing nightly
differential and weekly full backups of its data using a tape library,
but the process was long and backups were unreliable. Each full backup
used 35 tapes, which were transported weekly to a secure facility.
Since installing ExaGrid, KOCH has reduced the time to complete a full
backup by 44 percent, from 36 hours to just 20 hours. The IT staff now
performs incremental backups in less than an hour each night. The firm
backs up file data directly to the ExaGrid system each night, and
snapshots of the company’s SQL database and
VMware servers are taken each day, stored on
its SAN and then backed up to the ExaGrid at night.
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