{"id":737,"date":"2017-04-04T11:05:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T03:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microdium.net\/public\/?p=737"},"modified":"2017-04-04T11:05:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T03:05:22","slug":"tcta-manages-user-data-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microdium.com\/public\/2017\/04\/04\/tcta-manages-user-data-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TCTA MANAGES ITS USER DATA EXPLOSION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur user data has increased 12 times over the last\u00a0three years,\u201d says Nikesh Maharaj, Network and \u00a0Infrastructure Specialist at the Trans-Caledon Tunnel\u00a0Authority (TCTA). \u201cIn order to successfully manage\u00a0such a dramatic increase in data (and the additional\u00a0future increases expected), TCTA makes use of\u00a0Cibecs\u2019 data backup and recovery software.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the introduction of Cibecs at TCTA, this stateowned\u00a0entity made use of script-based-backup.\u00a0\u201cIt was an overly complicated, labour intensive\u00a0and unreliable method of managing user data,\u201d\u00a0says Maharaj. \u201cData recovery was slow, weighing\u00a0heavily on IT resources whilst also offering little by\u00a0way of management reporting in order to prove our\u00a0business continuity preparedness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By introducing Cibecs towards the end of 2008,\u00a0TCTA was able to cut data recovery time by several\u00a0hours per incident \u2013 often representing a real\u00a0time and support cost saving of between 500 and\u00a01000%.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not just the post-installation cost saving that\u00a0has impressed us,\u201d says Maharaj. \u201cThe actual rollout \u00a0of Cibecs was quick and simple \u2013 with guidance\u00a0provided by Cibecs\u2019 on-site IT support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nikesh further states that users have largely been\u00a0oblivious to the Cibecs agent running on their PCs.\u00a0He goes on to list some of the Cibecs features he\u00a0most favours:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SIMPLICITY:\u00a0(data restores are quick and easy to do)<\/li>\n<li>BANDWIDTH AND STORAGE USE:\u00a0Cibecs optimises use, which aids IT in\u00a0meeting its budgetary obligations while delivering\u00a0improved network uptime.<\/li>\n<li>DATA SECURITY:\u00a0Cibecs\u2019 data encryption safeguards data, while\u00a0central reporting indicates exactly who did what,\u00a0when and why.<\/li>\n<li>CENTRAL CONTROL:\u00a0Allows IT to enforce TCTAs data backup policy.\u00a0PSTs:\u00a0\u201cWith Cibecs we have all PSTs safe and easily\u00a0accessible when we need to dig up old email \u2013\u00a0something we\u2019ve had to do on several occasions,\u201d\u00a0says Maharaj.\u00a0\u201cIn short Cibecs has helped us dramatically reduce\u00a0IT support (both in real cost and time needed) to\u00a0endpoint users, while delivering an effective and\u00a0simple way to manage our rapidly increasing user\u00a0data footprint.\u00a0Its added benefits, such as aiding us in proving\u00a0regulatory compliance in terms of data security and\u00a0overall business continuity preparedness, make\u00a0Cibecs an indispensible asset to TCTA.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<h4>Challenges<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Massive increase in data<\/li>\n<li>Strain on IT resources<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Time to recover data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Benefits<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>IT Resource saving<\/li>\n<li>Faster data recovery<\/li>\n<li>Better data management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur user data has increased 12 times over the last\u00a0three years,\u201d says Nikesh Maharaj, Network and \u00a0Infrastructure Specialist at the Trans-Caledon Tunnel\u00a0Authority (TCTA). \u201cIn order to successfully manage\u00a0such a dramatic increase in data (and the additional\u00a0future increases expected), TCTA makes use of\u00a0Cibecs\u2019 data backup and recovery software.\u201d Before the introduction of Cibecs at TCTA, this 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