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Koch GmbH Selects ExaGrid Disk-Based(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) ExaGrid Systems, a provider of scalable disk-based backup solutions with byte-level data de-duplication, announced that FLSmidth Koch GmbH has selected ExaGrid for backups and restores, and to reduce its reliance on tape. Based in Wadgassen, Germany, FLSmidth Koch GmbH (Koch) is a provider of materials handling systems for a wide range of industries. 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 also provides 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 approach reduces the disk space required by a range of 10:1 to 50:1, or more. 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. The company stated that 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. The company said that 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. Organizations worldwide can leverage ExaGrid to streamline backup processes and make restores more reliable and painless, said Bill Andrews, president and CEO of ExaGrid. Using ExaGrid to reduce or eliminate tape offers significant advantages to organizations like Koch, who have struggled to protect critical data with tape. The ExaGrid Disk-based Backup System overcomes the challenges of tape at the same or lower cost as tape-based backup. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |