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Allegany Insurance Group Simplifies its Disaster Recovery Strategy with iland, now 11:11 Systems, and Veeam

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	Allegany Insurance Group was facing several challenges with its existing disaster recovery strategy. The company was operating a secondary data center with redundant hardware purely for disaster recovery purposes. This approach was putting undue strain on Allegany’s small IT team and consuming valuable resources. Moreover, the company's two offices were located only a couple hours apart, meaning, if an outage or disaster were to occur that impacted both regions, the company would be unable to failover and stay online. The company was also reliant on a single internet service provider for connectivity, which was not ideal. Read More
About Customer	The Allegany Insurance Group provides personal and commercial line insurance policies, including farm insurance, through a network of over 400 select independent agents in New York and Pennsylvania. The company is committed to cutting-edge automation, product selection, and personal service. It has received an “A” rating from AM Best for over 25 years. The company is driven to be the go-to insurer for partner agents throughout the region. As a small business operating in a relatively rural area, the company had limited choices when it came to internet services. Read More
Solution	Allegany Insurance Group turned to 11:11 Cloud DRaaS for Veeam to simplify its disaster recovery strategy. The company's relatively small server footprint lent itself to replication in the cloud, which could potentially save the team time, resources, and future headaches. Since Allegany already used Veeam for backup on premises, it sought a partner that could integrate seamlessly while implementing disaster recovery in the cloud. 11:11 Systems, a recognized leader in disaster recovery, represented a perfect fit. With 11:11 Secure Cloud DRaaS for Veeam, Allegany was able to meet all its business objectives and greatly simplify its disaster recovery plan. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

Allegany Insurance Group was facing several challenges with its existing disaster recovery strategy. The company was operating a secondary data center with redundant hardware purely for disaster recovery purposes. This approach was putting undue strain on Allegany’s small IT team and consuming valuable resources. Moreover, the company's two offices were located only a couple hours apart, meaning, if an outage or disaster were to occur that impacted both regions, the company would be unable to failover and stay online. The company was also reliant on a single internet service provider for connectivity, which was not ideal.

About Customer

The Allegany Insurance Group provides personal and commercial line insurance policies, including farm insurance, through a network of over 400 select independent agents in New York and Pennsylvania. The company is committed to cutting-edge automation, product selection, and personal service. It has received an “A” rating from AM Best for over 25 years. The company is driven to be the go-to insurer for partner agents throughout the region. As a small business operating in a relatively rural area, the company had limited choices when it came to internet services.

Solution

Allegany Insurance Group turned to 11:11 Cloud DRaaS for Veeam to simplify its disaster recovery strategy. The company's relatively small server footprint lent itself to replication in the cloud, which could potentially save the team time, resources, and future headaches. Since Allegany already used Veeam for backup on premises, it sought a partner that could integrate seamlessly while implementing disaster recovery in the cloud. 11:11 Systems, a recognized leader in disaster recovery, represented a perfect fit. With 11:11 Secure Cloud DRaaS for Veeam, Allegany was able to meet all its business objectives and greatly simplify its disaster recovery plan.

Impact #1	Allegany no longer had to rely on its fiber internet connection or maintain its secondary data center, saving money and freeing the IT team to focus on more pertinent business initiatives.
Impact #2	The move to 11:11 allowed the company to sell its secondary office altogether.
Impact #3	11:11’s global network of data centers also allowed Allegany to select a more strategic replication location further removed from the company’s headquarters.

Impact #1

Allegany no longer had to rely on its fiber internet connection or maintain its secondary data center, saving money and freeing the IT team to focus on more pertinent business initiatives.

Impact #2

The move to 11:11 allowed the company to sell its secondary office altogether.

Impact #3

11:11’s global network of data centers also allowed Allegany to select a more strategic replication location further removed from the company’s headquarters.

Benefit #1	Significant cost savings from not having to maintain redundant servers, fiber internet, and a secondary building.
Benefit #2	Increased business uptime due to continuous data availability.

Benefit #1

Significant cost savings from not having to maintain redundant servers, fiber internet, and a secondary building.

Benefit #2

Increased business uptime due to continuous data availability.

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Allegany Insurance Group Simplifies its Disaster Recovery Strategy with iland, now 11:11 Systems, and Veeam

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