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Case Study                                                                                                   Customer: Credium
                                                                                                   Industry: Financial services
A CLOUD SOLUTION FOR BACKUP AND                                                                  Suppliers: a consortium of GTS
COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RECOVERY                                                                     Czech and GAPP Systems




ABOUT THE CUSTOMER
  Credium, describes itself as a universal financial company in the leasing and credit markets. The company provides financial
                                                                                         Transmission system of GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
leasing, operative leasing and consumer loans to commercial and non-commercial entities. In addition to the Czech market, the company
is active in Slovakia through its subsidiary Credium Slovakia, and through its subsidiaries Optimalit, and Optimalit Slovakia, it offers a
range of insurance products. Easy accessibility to financial services for consumers is provided through auto dealers in the Czech Republic
and Slovakia.



KEY POINTS
  The Credium Company needed back-             and launch all the servers in the virtual        hours. The Credium Company’s system
up infrastructure and continual data syn-      backup datacenter. The solution mini-            is composed of several dozen applica-
chronization to a remote location so that      mizes the risk of negative consequences          tions and database servers processing
in the event of an accident, the backup        on the commercial activities of the Cre-         data in the range of several terabytes.
location could serve as a means of run-        dium Company due to catastrophic fail-
ning the critical information systems          ure. It was, moreover, unnecessary for
necessary for normal company opera-            the company to make any investment in
tions. The backup infrastructure runs in       redundant technical and program equip-           WHAT THE CUSTOMER SAYS:
the virtual hosting environment of GTS         ment, which would not have been effec-             “We were looking for a solution that
Czech and continual synchronization of         tively utilized.                                 would be completely compatible with our
data is carried out using the FalconStor                                                        system and ensure the quickest return to
Software   Continuous   Data   Protector       BACKGROUND                                       operations for our company in the event of
supplied by GAPP Systems, who provide             The Credium Company was assigned              a disaster. We considered the possibility of
backup at virtual data storage locations.      the task of systematically resolving the         building our own system with an external
The solution provides for the storage of       problem of disaster recovery by its par-         data center as well as the option of leasing
all backup data in the primary location        ent company. The creation of a backup            a virtual hosting environment. Finally, we
for partial data restoration and in the        infrastructure in a remote location and          were convinced by the advantages of the
virtual hosting environment for backup         assurance of continual data synchro-             GTS cloud solution – not only do we have
operations restart. In addition to this        nization with this locality were to be           a virtual backup center whose parameters
continually running system, there are          components of the solution. During a             we can easily and quickly modify but we
pre-figured “shadow” servers that cor-         catastrophic event, the backup location          also have access to computer capacity in
respond precisely to the structure and         would then serve as a means of opera-            case of disaster or failure that we pay for
configurations of the customer’s prima-        tion for the key information systems             only in the event we use it.”
ry system. In the event of a disastrous        necessary for the customer’s normal
event and failure at the Credium Com-          business activities with the ability of                       Daniel Šnor - Group Leader,
pany’s primary location, GTS will divert       launching and connecting the system to                           IT infrastructure, Credium
network traffic to the backup location         full operational status within a matter of
CONNECTION DIAGRAM




  Virtual Servers                                                                                           VM      VM       VM
  (VMware, Hyper-V)
                                               FalconStor CDP
                                                                                                              FalconStor CDP


                                                                         Replication
                         Continual              Local Copy               to the
   Physical Servers      Backup
                                                Snapshots                remote
                                                                                                              Remote Copy
                                                Data Journal
                                                                         location
                                                                                                              Snapshots
                                                                                                              Data Journal


 Primary Location                                                                                 Remote Location



  SOLUTION
    The central element of this compre-          optical cable and this is in turn backed       data at the local or the remote storage
  hensive solution in terms of the virtual       up by microwave connection. This mini-         location. All backed up data is saved at
  datacenter on the GTS platform is vir-         mizes the risk of communication link           the primary location and is at the same
  tual data storage designed for con-            failure and the resulting inability to         time transmitted to the backup loca-
  tinuous asynchronous data backup for           carry out continual backup. In case of         tion. Immediate data recovery can be
  the Credium Company. This backup               a catastrophic event at the company’s          accomplished from the local backup at
  is carried out by means of the Falcon-         headquarters, the crisis staff at Credium      the primary location. This approach is
  Stor Software Continuous Data Protec-          launches the disaster recovery process.        particularly useful in the event an ac-
  tor system software running on virtual         According to this process, GTS will then       cident occurs only in certain systems,
  servers within the virtual datacenter.         divert Credium’s network traffic from          for example, in a hardware component,
  The system receives incoming data from         the primary location to the backup loca-       user error or in an application causing
  the customer’s primary location and            tion – its virtual datacenter and start up     data corruption. Data in the backup lo-
  continually saves the data to the virtual      its virtual backup servers. GTS’s ability      cation are, as a rule, used in cases when
  storage location. Backup virtual servers       to provide temporary computer power is         it is not possible to operate the produc-
  are always in the “off” state during nor-      used for this purpose. In a short mo-          tion system at the primary location. At
  mal operations (no charges for electrical      ment, the customer has available many          the moment the crisis staff declares an
  energy or licenses) awaiting a situation       times the usual computing capacity in          end to an emergency condition, there is
  in which there is a failure at the primary     comparison to normal backup opera-             a reverse synchronization of data from
  location. The whole system is integrated       tions. The end user accesses the sys-          the backup location to the primary loca-
  into the customer’s MPLS VPN infra-            tem either within the MPLS VPN from            tion and a return of servers and network
  structure and thus is a part of the pri-       the backup office or temporarily from          to normal operation.      Regular, annual
  vate network of the Credium Company.           home via the Internet. The advantage           tests are implemented as a part of the
  In terms of the MPLS VPN infrastructure,       of the FalconStor Software Continuous          solution with the goal of ensuring reli-
  connection to the Credium center is by         Data Protector is its ability to backup        able disaster recovery.




  Summary // Moving to the GTS virtual platform brought the Credium Company a number of benefits:
  ● minimized risk of catastrophic events and their negative repercussions on business activities,
    
  ● zero investment in backup technical and program equipment - it would be necessary to procure such systems but they would
    
     not be efficiently used,
  ● the possibility of modifying the configuration and capacity of the virtual data center at any time according to current need,
    
  ● availability of standby computer capacity subject to fee only in case of actual use.

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  • 1. Case Study Customer: Credium Industry: Financial services A CLOUD SOLUTION FOR BACKUP AND Suppliers: a consortium of GTS COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RECOVERY Czech and GAPP Systems ABOUT THE CUSTOMER Credium, describes itself as a universal financial company in the leasing and credit markets. The company provides financial Transmission system of GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. leasing, operative leasing and consumer loans to commercial and non-commercial entities. In addition to the Czech market, the company is active in Slovakia through its subsidiary Credium Slovakia, and through its subsidiaries Optimalit, and Optimalit Slovakia, it offers a range of insurance products. Easy accessibility to financial services for consumers is provided through auto dealers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. KEY POINTS The Credium Company needed back- and launch all the servers in the virtual hours. The Credium Company’s system up infrastructure and continual data syn- backup datacenter. The solution mini- is composed of several dozen applica- chronization to a remote location so that mizes the risk of negative consequences tions and database servers processing in the event of an accident, the backup on the commercial activities of the Cre- data in the range of several terabytes. location could serve as a means of run- dium Company due to catastrophic fail- ning the critical information systems ure. It was, moreover, unnecessary for necessary for normal company opera- the company to make any investment in tions. The backup infrastructure runs in redundant technical and program equip- WHAT THE CUSTOMER SAYS: the virtual hosting environment of GTS ment, which would not have been effec- “We were looking for a solution that Czech and continual synchronization of tively utilized. would be completely compatible with our data is carried out using the FalconStor system and ensure the quickest return to Software Continuous Data Protector BACKGROUND operations for our company in the event of supplied by GAPP Systems, who provide The Credium Company was assigned a disaster. We considered the possibility of backup at virtual data storage locations. the task of systematically resolving the building our own system with an external The solution provides for the storage of problem of disaster recovery by its par- data center as well as the option of leasing all backup data in the primary location ent company. The creation of a backup a virtual hosting environment. Finally, we for partial data restoration and in the infrastructure in a remote location and were convinced by the advantages of the virtual hosting environment for backup assurance of continual data synchro- GTS cloud solution – not only do we have operations restart. In addition to this nization with this locality were to be a virtual backup center whose parameters continually running system, there are components of the solution. During a we can easily and quickly modify but we pre-figured “shadow” servers that cor- catastrophic event, the backup location also have access to computer capacity in respond precisely to the structure and would then serve as a means of opera- case of disaster or failure that we pay for configurations of the customer’s prima- tion for the key information systems only in the event we use it.” ry system. In the event of a disastrous necessary for the customer’s normal event and failure at the Credium Com- business activities with the ability of Daniel Šnor - Group Leader, pany’s primary location, GTS will divert launching and connecting the system to IT infrastructure, Credium network traffic to the backup location full operational status within a matter of
  • 2. CONNECTION DIAGRAM Virtual Servers VM VM VM (VMware, Hyper-V) FalconStor CDP FalconStor CDP Replication Continual Local Copy to the Physical Servers Backup Snapshots remote Remote Copy Data Journal location Snapshots Data Journal Primary Location Remote Location SOLUTION The central element of this compre- optical cable and this is in turn backed data at the local or the remote storage hensive solution in terms of the virtual up by microwave connection. This mini- location. All backed up data is saved at datacenter on the GTS platform is vir- mizes the risk of communication link the primary location and is at the same tual data storage designed for con- failure and the resulting inability to time transmitted to the backup loca- tinuous asynchronous data backup for carry out continual backup. In case of tion. Immediate data recovery can be the Credium Company. This backup a catastrophic event at the company’s accomplished from the local backup at is carried out by means of the Falcon- headquarters, the crisis staff at Credium the primary location. This approach is Stor Software Continuous Data Protec- launches the disaster recovery process. particularly useful in the event an ac- tor system software running on virtual According to this process, GTS will then cident occurs only in certain systems, servers within the virtual datacenter. divert Credium’s network traffic from for example, in a hardware component, The system receives incoming data from the primary location to the backup loca- user error or in an application causing the customer’s primary location and tion – its virtual datacenter and start up data corruption. Data in the backup lo- continually saves the data to the virtual its virtual backup servers. GTS’s ability cation are, as a rule, used in cases when storage location. Backup virtual servers to provide temporary computer power is it is not possible to operate the produc- are always in the “off” state during nor- used for this purpose. In a short mo- tion system at the primary location. At mal operations (no charges for electrical ment, the customer has available many the moment the crisis staff declares an energy or licenses) awaiting a situation times the usual computing capacity in end to an emergency condition, there is in which there is a failure at the primary comparison to normal backup opera- a reverse synchronization of data from location. The whole system is integrated tions. The end user accesses the sys- the backup location to the primary loca- into the customer’s MPLS VPN infra- tem either within the MPLS VPN from tion and a return of servers and network structure and thus is a part of the pri- the backup office or temporarily from to normal operation. Regular, annual vate network of the Credium Company. home via the Internet. The advantage tests are implemented as a part of the In terms of the MPLS VPN infrastructure, of the FalconStor Software Continuous solution with the goal of ensuring reli- connection to the Credium center is by Data Protector is its ability to backup able disaster recovery. Summary // Moving to the GTS virtual platform brought the Credium Company a number of benefits: ● minimized risk of catastrophic events and their negative repercussions on business activities, ● zero investment in backup technical and program equipment - it would be necessary to procure such systems but they would not be efficiently used, ● the possibility of modifying the configuration and capacity of the virtual data center at any time according to current need, ● availability of standby computer capacity subject to fee only in case of actual use.