CASE STUDY
THE EASE OF DEPLOYMENT, USE
AND MANAGEMENT ALLOWS THE
TEAM TO OPTIMISE THEIR
WORKLOAD AND SPEND MORE TIME
ON STRATEGIC PROJECTS, WITHOUT
HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR
STORAGE SOLUTION.
StorageCraft OneXafe alleviated a lot of stress,
as the solution requires very little configuration
and the intuitive and user-friendly OneSystem
allows for simple management.
The scale-out architecture, along with
built-in data protection, deduplication,
site-to-site replication and BYOD capability
make it an ideal storage solution for McKay
to better support Badger International’s
business expansion. While the two SANs are
still operational, their function is now only
focused on primary storage and their shelf
life has been expanded by at least another
18 months.
This allows Badger International to
realise significant cost savings, as they
do not need to upgrade the appliances
as quickly as originally planned. Given
the successful deployment of the three
OneXafe 4412 appliances, Badger is looking
at standardising their secondary storage
requirements on the StorageCraft platform
for the group’s other companies.
McKay said: “OneXafe is the perfect solution
for us, killing two birds with one stone. On
one hand, we were able to off-load our
secondary data from our expensive SANs,
allowing us to use existing assets much
longer and save budget.
“On the other hand, we now have a solution
that not only has enough storage for our
requirements today, but also enough
scalability to support us for years to come.
This has been a great investment.” •
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