London, UK - October 2009 - Brown Thomas, one of
Ireland's premier lifestyle and fashion stores, has announced that
it has reduced the time taken to backup a full server from 1.5
hours to just 15 minutes, using Acronis.
With stores in six cities across Ireland, Brown Thomas was
facing increasing volumes of data and slower backup times. Although
these were typically done overnight, the time taken to backup was
starting to creep into trading hours. The problem was further
exacerbated by the fact that in an event of a sever failure it
could take up to 11 hours to bring a new machine online.
Brown Thomas selected Acronis software to create backup images
of its 'tier one' servers, which control everything from Point of
Sale through to merchandising and Human Resources applications.
These images include not only file data but also installed
programmes and preferences together with each machine's uniquely
configured system settings. Using Acronis, Brown Thomas can bring a
replacement server online in less than an hour should an existing
one fail.
In addition, Brown Thomas also purchased Acronis True Image
Workstation to create backup images of key workstations and
laptops. This has cut the time taken to rebuild a till from two
hours to just five minutes.
Joe Rylands, group IT director at Brown Thomas concludes:
"Acronis has brought peace of mind to us all and an increased level
of confidence in the way we backup and recover our data. At the end
of the day, you just can't put a price on that."
About Brown Thomas
Founded in 1849, and now part of the Wittington Investment
Group, Brown Thomas is one of Ireland's premier lifestyle and
fashion stores. It has branches in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway,
Blanchardstown and Dundrum - each offering a range of fine
jewellery, designer brands, beauty products and children's ware.
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.