Avtotor protects the systems using solutions for backup from Akronis Infozashchity

2020: Implementation "Akronis Zashchita Dannykh"

On June 25, 2020 the Avtotor company reported that it protects the systems using solutions for backup from Akronis Infozashchity.

According to the company, for ensuring business continuity Avtotor was required the end-to-end system of backup for IT infrastructure working at the level of the organization. Such solution should be able to recover quickly operability of servers and workstations in case of incidents: problems with the software, hardware components or at cyber attack to infrastructure. The backup system should execute complete recovery of software environments on computers and the server systems, including the performed tunings and the set parameters of interface to a production equipment and also with information systems of partner companies.

Analyzing IT infrastructure we in parallel considered business processes, in particular, estimated potential losses from idle times and data loss. Complete restart of IT infrastructure of the company could take weeks even at round-the-clock operation of technical specialists earlier. Except reliability from a backup system we need also high-speed performance – hour of idle time can cost the company in 28 cars which did not roll off the production line. In case of data loss direct and indirect losses, including, image, would be huge, and at such option of succession of events they could be shown within several quarters. Oleg Strokov, the Chief information officer of Avtotor Holding Management company told

When choosing the supplier of the solution for a backup system of data for the company a number of factors was considered. First, Avtotor worked with the solutions "Akronis ITProtect" earlier. Secondly, the Russian producer made the decision to rely on application of software solutions of the domestic supplier. Thirdly, the full compliance of solutions from Akronis Infozashchita was confirmed to all technical requirements of the customer, including the features determined by architecture of infrastructure. Among requirements, in particular, there was a need of support both physical devices, and virtual environments, the flexible configuring of a backup system executed by means of the Russian-language interface.

Design and system implementation was carried out step by step. Engineers Akronis Infozashchity took part in work as specialists of customer company, so, at some stages, and. Such structure of the working group was sufficient not to involve over the project of external integrators.

At the first stage IT specialists of the customer carried out inventory of computing resources of the company, including workstations, physical servers, the virtualized server solutions, storage systems and virtualization platforms. Besides, the technical features determined by IT architecture and business processes of the company were estimated and also need of accomplishment of permanent monitoring and creation of "hot copies" of data is set. The total amount of the data which are subject to reservation was 95.84 Tb.

Implementation began with testing of trial versions of software products.

We were well familiar with technologies of Acronis. In particular, earlier our company used Acronis Backup Advanced which in an effect we replaced on "Akronis Zashchita Dannykh". During testing we were once again convinced that the tools on technologies of Acronis licensed and finished for the Russian market by Akronis ITProtect company completely meet all our requirements. Oleg Strokov, the Chief information officer of Avtotor Holding Management company told

On a test stage technical specialists of the customer estimated the width of abilities to integrate the selected software. It was noted that the essential role in the choice was played also by quality of work of technical support service of Akronis ITProtect company, jointly with specialists of which testing was held. Following the results the decision on acquisition of the products "Akronis ITProtect" was made:

• "Akronis Data protection Expanded for the workstation";
• "Akronis Data protection Expanded for the physical server";
• "Akronis Data protection Expanded for the universal platform";
• "Akronis Data protection Expanded for the virtualization platform".

Deployment of the created backup system took slightly more than a month in Avtotor Holding Management company. At the same time IT specialists of the customer performed works in the "background" mode, without separation from the solution of the routine working tasks. At this stage of need for the address to specialists of producer of software solutions behind technical support services did not arise any more. There was no need and for additional training of technicians of customer company.

By the internal estimates which are carried out by technical specialists of Avtotor Holding Management, implementation of an end-to-end system of backup allowed to lower time of both complete recovery of IT infrastructure, and its separate fragments. Storage of complete images of physical and virtual servers, workstations and other elements was for this purpose organized. For physical placement of backup copies in infrastructure of Avtotor Holding Management company failsafe servers with connected by DWH cluster are used. Under backup copies 24 Tb are occupied, about 15 Tb are required by placement of the additional information, the extra free space makes more than a half from the total amount of the selected storage.

Software licenses were delivered by Softline company — the partner Akronis Infozashchity.