11:11 Systems Case Studies Leader in dry ice cleaning and production solutions secures global IT systems with iland, now 11:11 Systems, DRaaS for Zerto

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	Leader in dry ice cleaning and production solutions secures global IT systems with iland, now 11:11 Systems, DRaaS for Zerto 11:11 Systems

Leader in dry ice cleaning and production solutions secures global IT systems with iland, now 11:11 Systems, DRaaS for Zerto

11:11 Systems

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Hybrid Cloud
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Maintenance
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	Cold Jet, a leader in the dry ice business, was facing a challenge when the company decided to move offices in Belgium. The company's IT team, based in Ohio, was tasked with finding a disaster recovery (DR) provider that could accommodate their new setup. The team was also looking to improve and increase their bandwidth. The search for a provider was under a tight deadline, with only a month to find a provider and get the system up and running. Read More
About Customer	Cold Jet is a company based out of Loveland, Ohio with 15 offices worldwide. The company has been a leader in the dry ice business for over 30 years. They’ve developed innovative, environmentally responsible cleaning solutions that help companies in various industries keep their machinery running smoothly. Cold Jet’s dry ice blasting systems use recycled carbon dioxide and eliminate the need for chemicals and water in the cleaning process. The company runs a lean IT team based in the Ohio office, supporting nearly 300 users worldwide. Read More
Solution	After evaluating several vendors, 11:11 was chosen as the clear choice for Cold Jet. The team was able to increase their bandwidth, define replication priorities with virtual protection groups, and perform full DR testing on their own. The comfort of transitioning to a VMware-based cloud provider was another positive for Cold Jet. Since the team was on a tight deadline, it was important to get their DR environment up and running quickly. The flexible pricing of 11:11 allows Cold Jet to pay for compute and memory only when their VMs are running. The manageability of the 11:11 solution has also been a great fit for the 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) - Hybrid Cloud

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Maintenance

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

Cold Jet, a leader in the dry ice business, was facing a challenge when the company decided to move offices in Belgium. The company's IT team, based in Ohio, was tasked with finding a disaster recovery (DR) provider that could accommodate their new setup. The team was also looking to improve and increase their bandwidth. The search for a provider was under a tight deadline, with only a month to find a provider and get the system up and running.

About Customer

Cold Jet is a company based out of Loveland, Ohio with 15 offices worldwide. The company has been a leader in the dry ice business for over 30 years. They’ve developed innovative, environmentally responsible cleaning solutions that help companies in various industries keep their machinery running smoothly. Cold Jet’s dry ice blasting systems use recycled carbon dioxide and eliminate the need for chemicals and water in the cleaning process. The company runs a lean IT team based in the Ohio office, supporting nearly 300 users worldwide.

Solution

After evaluating several vendors, 11:11 was chosen as the clear choice for Cold Jet. The team was able to increase their bandwidth, define replication priorities with virtual protection groups, and perform full DR testing on their own. The comfort of transitioning to a VMware-based cloud provider was another positive for Cold Jet. Since the team was on a tight deadline, it was important to get their DR environment up and running quickly. The flexible pricing of 11:11 allows Cold Jet to pay for compute and memory only when their VMs are running. The manageability of the 11:11 solution has also been a great fit for the team.

Impact #1	The team was able to increase their bandwidth
Impact #2	The team was able to define replication priorities with virtual protection groups
Impact #3	The team was able to perform full DR testing on their own

Impact #1

The team was able to increase their bandwidth

Impact #2

The team was able to define replication priorities with virtual protection groups

Impact #3

The team was able to perform full DR testing on their own

Benefit #1	The team has an RPO of 45 seconds, improved from one hour with their previous solution

Benefit #1

The team has an RPO of 45 seconds, improved from one hour with their previous solution

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Leader in dry ice cleaning and production solutions secures global IT systems with iland, now 11:11 Systems, DRaaS for Zerto

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