Modernizing Backup for Cyber Resilience and Cost Efficiency

A Cyberattack Sparks Urgent Change
A global manufacturer of lifestyle products—home to several iconic consumer brands—suffered a major cybersecurity incident that exposed critical weaknesses in its backup infrastructure. The breach made it clear that the company’s legacy systems lacked the security and flexibility needed to withstand modern threats. In addition, the backup environment required over-provisioning storage capacity, leading to unnecessary capital expenses without delivering adequate protection.

A New Strategy with Quantum and Veeam
To address these challenges, the company overhauled its data protection approach with a modern, multi-tiered solution. It deployed the Quantum DXi® T-Series all-flash appliance to enable fast, efficient backups and to leverage Secure Snapshots—immutable, point-in-time copies that safeguard data even during an attack. Complementing this was the Quantum Scalar® i3 Tape Library with Active Vault, providing air-gapped, offline storage for long-term protection. The entire environment was orchestrated using Veeam® Backup and Replication software, streamlining backup and recovery operations.

Results: Security, Savings, and Speed
With the new solution in place, the manufacturer achieved major improvements. Data deduplication and compression features in the DXi appliance reduced storage needs and cut capital expenditures by over 50%. The all-flash architecture delivered faster and more reliable backups, reducing strain on production systems. Most importantly, the combination of immutable snapshots and offline tape created a highly resilient environment that could withstand and recover from future cyber incidents.