Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 46 | Page 50

COUNTRY FOCUS: QATAR “That’s when we knew Veeam was the best solution for us,” Mahmoud said. “If we hadn’t been using Veeam at the time, we might have lost part of our testing environment, which would have delayed each product launch by at least one month. That’s bad for the business and our customers.” “Veeam instils confidence immediately,” he said. “We know our critical data is being backed up quickly and reliably, and we know we can recover from our backups. Veeam makes life easier.” Veeam has also proven to be user-friendly and has made the company more efficient. “Veeam is so easy to use and so reliable that we no longer need a full-time backup administrator,” Mahmoud said. “Our backup administrator spends less than half his time on backup because of Veeam, so he spends the rest of his time on server and storage maintenance.” • It delivers 24.7.365 availability of critical bank data. Personal banking doesn’t end when the business day ends. Veeam helps QIIB provide customers with fast, Veeam also saves on agent fees. By replacing legacy backup with Veeam, QIIB saved significant money. Mahmoud said the bank has full confidence in Veeam. 50 INTELLIGENTCIO Mahmoud listed the following as results of the solution: “ efficient, on-demand banking solutions at all times. • It supports new product development, test and launch plans to improve the customer experience, QIIB continually develops and tests new banking services. Veeam makes sure that data is available continuously so launch plans stay on track. • It saves significant time and money “The biggest benefit of using Veeam is 24.7.365 availability, but saving time and money is a nice bonus,” Mahmoud said. n THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT TRANSACTIONAL BANKING AND A POSITIVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. www.intelligentcio.com