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EVault Appliances Chosen to Replace Tape Backup

i365 Inc, A Seagate Company (NASDAQ:STX), has announced that Phoenix-based Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, a top 30 U.S. credit union, replaced its former tape backup system with EVault Plug-n-Protect backup and recovery appliances via solution provider 3RP. As noted in 3RP's news release, the company’s file system backup, which formerly took 17 hours, now takes about 3.5 hours; the core banking application data, which previously took 37 hours to back up, now takes only three hours.

"Desert Schools chose EVault over other backup and recovery options after determining that the credit union could no longer achieve its Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) using tape backup and was at risk of failing to meet compliance requirements set forth by the National Credit Union Association. The credit union also sought a vendor capable of bare metal restores and native encryption capabilities, which had previously been outsourced to a third party. EVault Plug-n-Protect appliances offered simple to use and established alternatives to tape backup.

"Desert Schools has seen measurable results since implementing EVault solutions, with backup times decreasing across the board and improved IT department efficiency. The company’s file system backup, which formerly took 17 hours, now takes about 3.5 hours; the core banking application data, which previously took 37 hours to back up, now takes only three hours. The reduction in backup times has freed up the IT department’s time by more than 25 hours a month, and EVault services have significantly lowered costs associated with backups and restores."