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iland, now 11:11 Systems, cloud-based disaster recovery services help The Trans Group protect their most precious cargo

11:11 Systems

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Backup & Recovery Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	The Trans Group, a transportation company, was facing challenges with their data backup solution. They had data housed in multiple locations, but there was no regional diversity, which was not a satisfactory disaster recovery strategy for the long term. The company needed on-demand access to real-time data, such as route information, to provide optimal service to the communities they serve. It was imperative that data was available on demand so that update calls could be made to schools and parents in a timely manner. However, their limited IT resources required an easy-to-use, cost-effective disaster recovery solution. Read More
About Customer	The Trans Group began in New York over 50 years ago and now, with a fleet of over 1,200 vehicles and more than 1,700 employees, the company provides transportation to hundreds of thousands of passengers annually—making them one of the region’s largest school and transit transportation companies. In addition to providing transportation for many schools in the region, they provide public bus transportation and have 10 depot locations. Continually striving to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective bus services, the company has a strong focus on improving the quality of their operations. Read More
Solution	The Trans Group decided to use the [11:11] Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution to ensure protection of and on-demand access to route information and other data. The burst model of pricing means that The Trans Group only has to pay for CPU and RAM on running VMs when a failover or test is performed, making the solution very cost effective. The management console delivers the visibility over resources and costs needed. The ease of use of the solution was a big drawcard as well. The data is never more than 20 seconds old and failover is as simple as hitting a button and they're up and running. Every vehicle in The Trans Group fleet has a planned route for the day. All of that route data is stored and replicated in the [11:11] cloud. The company also replicates their payroll server to [11:11] to ensure their complex payment system for hundreds of drivers is always available. And, the maintenance system for the entire fleet—which includes statistics for every vehicle—is also replicated to the [11:11] cloud and accessible via mobile devices from all 10 Trans Group locations. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Backup & Recovery

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

The Trans Group, a transportation company, was facing challenges with their data backup solution. They had data housed in multiple locations, but there was no regional diversity, which was not a satisfactory disaster recovery strategy for the long term. The company needed on-demand access to real-time data, such as route information, to provide optimal service to the communities they serve. It was imperative that data was available on demand so that update calls could be made to schools and parents in a timely manner. However, their limited IT resources required an easy-to-use, cost-effective disaster recovery solution.

About Customer

The Trans Group began in New York over 50 years ago and now, with a fleet of over 1,200 vehicles and more than 1,700 employees, the company provides transportation to hundreds of thousands of passengers annually—making them one of the region’s largest school and transit transportation companies. In addition to providing transportation for many schools in the region, they provide public bus transportation and have 10 depot locations. Continually striving to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective bus services, the company has a strong focus on improving the quality of their operations.

Solution

The Trans Group decided to use the [11:11] Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution to ensure protection of and on-demand access to route information and other data. The burst model of pricing means that The Trans Group only has to pay for CPU and RAM on running VMs when a failover or test is performed, making the solution very cost effective. The management console delivers the visibility over resources and costs needed. The ease of use of the solution was a big drawcard as well. The data is never more than 20 seconds old and failover is as simple as hitting a button and they're up and running. Every vehicle in The Trans Group fleet has a planned route for the day. All of that route data is stored and replicated in the [11:11] cloud. The company also replicates their payroll server to [11:11] to ensure their complex payment system for hundreds of drivers is always available. And, the maintenance system for the entire fleet—which includes statistics for every vehicle—is also replicated to the [11:11] cloud and accessible via mobile devices from all 10 Trans Group locations.

Impact #1	The Trans Group now has a cost-effective replication of critical company data.
Impact #2	The company's customer support consistently exceeds expectations.
Impact #3	The solution was easy to set up and is accessible via Apple or Android apps.

Impact #1

The Trans Group now has a cost-effective replication of critical company data.

Impact #2

The company's customer support consistently exceeds expectations.

Impact #3

The solution was easy to set up and is accessible via Apple or Android apps.

Benefit #1	The data is never more than 20 seconds old.
Benefit #2	Failover is as simple as hitting a button.

Benefit #1

The data is never more than 20 seconds old.

Benefit #2

Failover is as simple as hitting a button.

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iland, now 11:11 Systems, cloud-based disaster recovery services help The Trans Group protect their most precious cargo

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