11:11 Systems Case Studies Graubard Miller services clients around the corner and around the world with the help of the iland cloud

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	Graubard Miller services clients around the corner and around the world with the help of the iland cloud 11:11 Systems

Graubard Miller services clients around the corner and around the world with the help of the iland cloud

11:11 Systems

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
Applicable Industries	Professional Service
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Graubard Miller, a mid-sized legal firm based in New York City, was in need of a more cost-effective and reliable disaster recovery (DR) solution. The firm had a DR solution in place, a physical co-location site, but it was neither reliable nor cost-effective. The maintenance of the co-location DR solution was overwhelming with many manual steps required to do a refresh. Moreover, there was no cost-effective way to do DR testing, making reliability a constant question mark. The firm's director of technology, Steven Heller, began to investigate using cloud for disaster recovery. He investigated multiple cloud-based DR solutions before deciding to go with iland. Read More
About Customer	Graubard Miller is a mid-sized legal firm based in the Chrysler Building in New York City. The firm has been in business since 1948 and its primary practice areas include corporate and securities law, litigation, real estate, trusts and estates, employment, intellectual property, and taxation. A focus on innovation and efficiencies has enabled the firm to offer a level of legal representation associated with much larger firms without the high costs. The transactional nature of legal services means that availability and performance are paramount to the business. The firm's director of technology, Steven Heller, applies the company culture of innovation and efficiency to IT operations. Read More
Solution	Heller decided to go with iland's DRaaS with Zerto & Double-Take solution. The solution was chosen for its proven cost-effectiveness, ease of use, and ability to protect both physical and virtual machines. The visibility and monitoring capability of the iland console was a big plus for Heller, allowing him to manage the testing process, monitor replication, and quickly spot any errors. The solution also delivered beyond the required levels of security and compliance, with Heller appreciating the built-in advanced security features on the iland cloud platform. The solution was configured and up and running in under 8 hours, thanks to the support and guidance of the iland support and engineering team. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Applicable Industries

Professional Service

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Graubard Miller, a mid-sized legal firm based in New York City, was in need of a more cost-effective and reliable disaster recovery (DR) solution. The firm had a DR solution in place, a physical co-location site, but it was neither reliable nor cost-effective. The maintenance of the co-location DR solution was overwhelming with many manual steps required to do a refresh. Moreover, there was no cost-effective way to do DR testing, making reliability a constant question mark. The firm's director of technology, Steven Heller, began to investigate using cloud for disaster recovery. He investigated multiple cloud-based DR solutions before deciding to go with iland.

About Customer

Graubard Miller is a mid-sized legal firm based in the Chrysler Building in New York City. The firm has been in business since 1948 and its primary practice areas include corporate and securities law, litigation, real estate, trusts and estates, employment, intellectual property, and taxation. A focus on innovation and efficiencies has enabled the firm to offer a level of legal representation associated with much larger firms without the high costs. The transactional nature of legal services means that availability and performance are paramount to the business. The firm's director of technology, Steven Heller, applies the company culture of innovation and efficiency to IT operations.

Solution

Heller decided to go with iland's DRaaS with Zerto & Double-Take solution. The solution was chosen for its proven cost-effectiveness, ease of use, and ability to protect both physical and virtual machines. The visibility and monitoring capability of the iland console was a big plus for Heller, allowing him to manage the testing process, monitor replication, and quickly spot any errors. The solution also delivered beyond the required levels of security and compliance, with Heller appreciating the built-in advanced security features on the iland cloud platform. The solution was configured and up and running in under 8 hours, thanks to the support and guidance of the iland support and engineering team.

Impact #1	The iland solution was able to protect both physical and virtual machines, providing a comprehensive DR solution.
Impact #2	The visibility and monitoring capability of the iland console allowed for easy management of the testing process, monitoring of replication, and quick spotting of any errors.
Impact #3	The solution delivered beyond the required levels of security and compliance, with built-in advanced security features on the iland cloud platform.

Impact #1

The iland solution was able to protect both physical and virtual machines, providing a comprehensive DR solution.

Impact #2

The visibility and monitoring capability of the iland console allowed for easy management of the testing process, monitoring of replication, and quick spotting of any errors.

Impact #3

The solution delivered beyond the required levels of security and compliance, with built-in advanced security features on the iland cloud platform.

Benefit #1	In the first failover test, an RTO of 2 hours was achieved, dramatically minimizing the impact to the business when compared to the previous RTO of 24 hours.

Benefit #1

In the first failover test, an RTO of 2 hours was achieved, dramatically minimizing the impact to the business when compared to the previous RTO of 24 hours.

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Graubard Miller services clients around the corner and around the world with the help of the iland cloud

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