CASE STUDY
Previously , this would have taken multiple hours . And in every case with Cohesity , IT has had the choice to bring back a server with separate VMs and SQL backups to different time periods . Additionally , Cohesity bolsters the Sky Lakes DR strategy . Cohesity running on Cisco UCS is used as a bi-directional replication target , allowing the provider to have two , high-capacity sites mirroring each other for DR .
“ We ’ re trying to deliver quality healthcare with limited budget and resources ,” explains Sky Lakes Director of IS , John Gaede . “ Cohesity is reliable and on top of that , we get the ease-of-use value and the speed at which it performs .
“ All of Cohesity ’ s innovation helps our engineers do something immediately and then quickly move to the next task . Now as my team says , it ’ s also putting ransomware extortionists out of business .”
Results
CDW , Cohesity and Cisco are a winning combination for Sky Lakes IS . The comprehensive , integrated Cisco-Cohesity hyperscale data management solution empowers all Sky Lakes engineers to perform backups and DR as well as handle file and object services while strengthening security , including rapid recovery from the ransomware attack .
Cohesity eliminated time-consuming tape backup recovery processes , speeding restores with no data loss .
“ If we had not teamed up with CDW to learn about the Cisco-Cohesity solution , and had still been using our legacy product and had to go back to tape , it would have taken us weeks , not minutes , to recover . And
because we only save 90 days , we would have lost roughly three months of data . With CDW , Cohesity and Cisco , we lost nothing ,” said Fossen .
In addition to defending against ransomware , Cohesity simplifies everyday tasks and lowers PACS costs . It also reduces staff stress because engineers don ’ t need to spend an hour or two remembering steps and creating a policy every time a new server is added .
Moreover , high-performance Cohesity indexing and search across the IT environment lets IS staff more quickly find specific information when they need it most .
With the joint Cisco-Cohesity solution and CDW driving IT strategy orchestration , Sky Lakes has achieved these benefits :
• Simplified backup , DR and file services
• Avoided ransomware payment
• Rapid data recovery with no data loss
• Lower PACS system TCO – Cisco HyperFlex for a cache tier and Cohesity for an archive tier
• Stronger security posture p
COHESITY IS RELIABLE AND ON TOP OF THAT , WE GET THE EASE-OF-USE VALUE AND THE SPEED AT WHICH
IT PERFORMS .
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