Client Overview
An American global investment firm, that represents over $200 billion in alternative investments for its clients, needed to enhance and streamline its vital database backup and data archiving processes. This critical project required robust backup and long-term storage solutions for compliance and business continuity.
“We appreciate the professionalism and technical leadership that IMPEX provides. Not only did they enhance our data storage capabilities and optimize our security posture, but they saved us a considerable sum while doing so.”
— IT Infrastructure Director
Business Challenge
The firm’s legacy backup system was slow, inefficient, and struggled with growing data volumes. They needed a scalable, secure solution that could streamline their backups and support cost-effective cloud archiving while maintaining an unassailable security posture.
Solution Implemented
IMPEX Technologies deployed Cohesity for streamlined database backups with Amazon (S3) Cloud Object Storage as the solution for long-term data archiving. Cohesity’s platform consolidated the firm’s fragmented backup processes into a single, unified solution, providing fast, reliable backups. By integrating AWS S3 for archiving, the firm gained scalable, secure cloud storage for regulatory compliance and disaster recovery.
Results Achieved
- Faster Backup and Recovery: Optimized AWS workload management reduced backup times by 50%, enabling rapid recovery of critical databases.
- Cost Efficiency: Leveraging AWS S3’s pay-as-you-go model, the firm cut storage costs by 25%.
- Compliance: Cohesity’s automated archiving to AWS S3 ensured long-term data retention and security protocols to meet global financial regulations.
Conclusion
IMPEX’s implementation of Cohesity for database backups with AWS S3 archiving transformed the firm’s backup strategy. The client achieved faster recovery, reduced costs, and ensured compliance with industry regulations, all while simplifying day-to-day operations, positioning them for continued growth.
