Introduction
Argus Research is an independent financial market research company providing objective analytics, data, and advice to investors. Headquartered in New York City, the business has over 120 employees serving not just North America, but Europe and parts of Asia, too.
Challenge
Argus Research used a traditional SAN as their target on-prem repository. The team also used—and continue to use—off-site disaster recovery for backups, providing an additional layer of protection. Both existing systems worked adequately enough, but they had one major drawback: while Argus Research had never suffered any specific major events or issues with their existing disaster recovery systems, they recognized a lack of preparedness for ransomware and other critical threats to their backups and wider IT environment.
Solution
Argus Research set out a few key criteria for any proposed new solution:
- Scalability—to ensure new systems grow with the business
- Backup integrity—to guarantee reliability
- Adherence to modern security protocols—to ensure legal compliance
- Proactivity— to help the business stay one step ahead rather than just react to cyber threats
Having chosen Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box-Immutability) as their solution, Argus were impressed by the smooth and simple implementation process—especially thanks to the ongoing support provided by the Object First team.
Result
Object First’s Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box Immutability) solution proved instrumental in upping the cyber-defense posture of Argus Research. Deploying the Ootbi appliance has enabled the business to achieve the following:
- True immutability that keeps backup data fully ransomware-proof
- Scalability thanks to flexible sizing options
- Excellent performance due to seamless integration with Veeam
- Proactive threat response thanks to regular updates, direct from Object First
Beyond these concrete benefits, but just as importantly, Ootbi has also given Argus Research peace of mind.
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