CASE STUDY
After a complete IT infrastructure review , the IT team noticed that slow and , many times , incomplete backup performance was hampering the team ’ s and the larger organisation ’ s overall performance . More specifically , unsuccessful backup on email exchanges , data protection and ransomware were proving to be troublesome for the company .
To modernise its operations and further strengthen its data resilience , NAFFCO needed a new data protection solution that was cost-effective , scalable and flexible with integrated cybersecurity features to secure its critical digital assets .
The solution
Working closely with Arcserve local partner Gerab , the Arcserve Appliances 9360DR and 9096DR have been deployed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to protect NAFFCO ’ s 45 physical servers and 100 virtual machines and streamline the organisation ’ s environment .
Arcserve Appliances provide a self-contained , “ set and forget ”, secure DR and backup solution architected global source-based deduplication , multi-site replication , tape integration , automated data restore capabilities and assured recovery .
“ After considering and comparing against many vendors , we finally chose the Arcserve Appliances as they are easy to manage and while being feature rich , with full cybersecurity protection against ransomware ,” said Hennawi .
THE COMPANY ’ S PREVIOUS SYSTEMS WERE SEVERELY
LACKING WHEN IT CAME
TO BACKUP PERFORMANCE AND DATA SECURITY . AFTER A COMPLETE IT
INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW , THE IT TEAM NOTICED
THAT SLOW AND , MANY TIMES , INCOMPLETE
BACKUP PERFORMANCE WAS HAMPERING
THE TEAM ’ S AND THE LARGER ORGANISATION ’ S OVERALL PERFORMANCE .
To protect data and system backups from ransomware and other type of malicious attacks , the Arcserve Appliances include the Sophos Intercept-X Advanced for Server advanced endpoint protection that combines a signature-based and signatureless malware detection , a deep learning neural network , anti-exploit technology , CryptoGuard anti-ransomware and WipeGuard technologies , to stop the widest range of endpoint threats .
While the implementation took three days to execute and a week to go online , Hennawi said the process was seamless and smoothly done .
NAFFCO in brief
Established in 1991 in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , NAFFCO is among the world ’ s leading producers and suppliers of top-tier firefighting equipment , fire protection systems , fire alarms , security and safety engineering systems worldwide . Since its humble beginnings , NAFFCO has grown from its headquarters in the UAE to expand to a global network of over 100 countries around the world .
Company : NAFFCO FZCO
“ The management interface is quite simple to understand and use . But we would recommend providing deep technical training for the team in the future ,” he said .
Country :
Industry :
United Arab Emirates
Manufacturing and supply of safety products
Result
Employees : 15,000
With the assistance of Gerab , NAFFCO first deployed the 9360DR in its Dubai data centre in February 2022 . It has
Solutions :
Arcserve Appliances 9360DR and 9096DR
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