Our work Infrastructure upgrade and expansion
Case study · NHS · with Schneider Electric
Infrastructure upgrade and expansion
More storage, dependable backups and one place to watch every system, for an NHS customer that couldn't afford downtime.
- Client
- NHS customer, England
- Service
- Managed IT
- Completed
- February 2023
- Partner
- Schneider Electric
The challenge
- Several servers were short of storage and memory
- Operating systems were close to end of life, a compliance risk
- Backups only partly worked, with little disaster recovery
- There was no central view of system health
- Staff needed procedures and training to run things smoothly
What we did
- Supplied and fitted a 120TB network storage device with an expansion unit, for longer backup retention
- Upgraded Acronis Cyber Backup to its advanced licences and automated the backup set-up
- Set up a central monitoring server with real-time alerts for errors, resources and system health
- Upgraded every physical server to Windows Server 2022
- Added hard drives to give the servers more capacity and fault tolerance
- Wrote procedures and checklists for spotting and fixing faults
- Trained key staff on site in the new monitoring and backup tools
The results
Room for the data
120TB of storage for keeping backups longer, with space to grow.
Faster recovery
Quicker backups and restores, with less risk of losing data.
Problems spotted early
Real-time monitoring flags issues before they cause downtime.
Fewer call-outs
Procedures and checklists mean fewer on-site visits.
Compliant and current
Supported operating systems and modern backups.
Technology
120TB network storage with expansion unitAcronis Cyber Backup (advanced)Windows Server 2022Central monitoring serverAdditional hard drives
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