INDUSTRY WATCH against ransomware attacks and also provides data encryption both when data is in transit and at rest . On this , Malloy said : “ It ticks all the boxes .”
Arnold Clark was already using Cisco infrastructure , such as Cisco Unified Computing System ( UCS ) and Cisco Intersight , which made the implementation familiar and easier on one unified , programmable architecture . Malloy said : “ A big attraction is that Cohesity is a certified technology partner of Cisco so we had the reassurance that it works and is simple to adopt .”
The Cohesity-Cisco solution provides Arnold Clark with a simplified , modern backup and recovery solution .
WITH COMPLETE VISIBILITY , THE COHESITY HELIOS PLATFORM CREATES A SIMPLE WAY TO UPDATE AND MANAGE DATA BACKUP ACROSS ALL OF ARNOLD CLARK ’ S SITES AND ENVIRONMENTS .
Cohesity software on Cisco UCS is used for backup and data protection across core , Edge and cloud . This provides consistent capabilities and enables easy movement of replicated data across locations and clouds natively .
With complete visibility , the Cohesity Helios platform creates a simple way to update and manage data backup across all of Arnold Clark ’ s sites and environments . In addition , Cisco Intersight provides full cloud-powered life-cycle-management of Cohesity-certified Cisco UCS nodes along with an integrated support experience through the Cisco Technical Assistance Center ( TAC ).
Result
Certified with CVDs and backed by Cisco support , the joint Cohesity-Cisco solution delivers proven business value while natively integrating with Cisco HyperFlex and Cisco Intersight .
The solution has overcome the many difficulties Arnold Clark had with its legacy system , and it can grow and flex to mirror changes in the business .
Molloy has achieved a paradigm shift in terms of investment in IT infrastructure , replacing the need to make significant investments every few years with budgeted , smaller-scale investments that will keep the solution on track to meet dynamic business needs . Malloy has won favour with the Arnold Clark Board for taking this measured approach to future scoping and capacity planning , as well as budgeting .
Going forward , Arnold Clark is working on utilising Cohesity on Cisco UCS for integrated file shares and data repositories with sensitive information . Key benefits of the Cohesity-Cisco solution include :
Simplified and streamlined IT processes . Hundreds of backup jobs are now reduced to five policies .
Significant time and cost savings . Saved three hours a week creating capacity and deleting failed jobs . Six to seven hour restore period is reduced to around an hour .
Superior capacity . 600TB of data in backup on 200TB of physical storage , resulting in a 2.7x reduction .
Encrypted backup and ransomware protection . p
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