British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is one of the world’s leading environmental research centres and is responsible for the UK’s national scientific activities in Antarctica.
Save9, a leading pioneer in the deployment of network-wide and cross platform data backup solutions were commissioned by British Antarctic Survey to provide an extremely reliable and scalable backup solution capable of supporting multiple server operating systems.
“When you’re capturing huge amounts of environmental research data that is unique and precious then it is vital that you have a backup solution you can rely upon. We selected SEP sesam, specified by Save9, due to its robust and scalable nature and because it supports a wide range of operating systems” - B. Tullis, British Antarctic Survey
SEP sesam back up solutions are designed for client/server architectures from small data server environments to large heterogeneous, data processing centres with large databases and scalable Storage Area Networks (SANs).
To meet the British Antarctic Survey’s demand for high performance, SEP sesam was selected because of its ability to handle multiple and simultaneous back up streams; increasing data throughput dramatically. This significantly reduces the time required to perform both scheduled and unscheduled system back ups.
Low CPU utilisation and high transfer rates are assured through the use of SEP sesam’s patented back up processing algorithms. Through the use of platform independent JAVA, a uniform user interface is assured on all BAS servers and clients.
SEP sesam supports all standard back up devices, tape libraries and VTLs (Virtual Tape Libraries). Virtual Tape Libraries emulate tape library functionality, including the autoloader, on hard drives. With today’s low priced, high capacity hard drives, SEP sesam Virtual Tape Libraries increase flexibility and performance options for system back up and data security.
For further information on SEP sesam disaster recovery software please contact Save9 on +44 (0)845 0299 999 or email info@save9.com.
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