$80-$100K
RTOs
15x
Overview
A baseball game is only three hours, but daily game preparation during the season and offseason requires a fast and reliable data management solution. “Our business grows so fast and is very sensitive that in the past, keeping up with changes on a daily basis was a struggle. With Rubrik, we just let it run without worrying if it will fail. That makes a huge difference in our day-to-day operations,” said Juan Ramirez, Vice President of Information Technology at the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Our business grows so fast and is very sensitive that in the past, keeping up with changes on a daily basis was a struggle. With Rubrik, we just let it run without worrying if it will fail. That makes a huge difference in our day-to-day operations
Challenges
- Lengthy and unreliable file-level recovery and restore times
- Management complexity with tape and disk
- Inefficient workflow and replication
Results
- Immediate annual hard savings of $80-$100K
- Near-zero RTOs
- 15x data reduction
The Solution
- VM and file-level backup and recovery
- Global real-time file search
- Data archival to public cloud
Challenges
Recovery and management challenges with the legacy approach
Given the criticality of its data, the IT team at the Tampa Bay Rays needs to protect its 350 VMs, especially workloads important for daily game preparation and baseball operations. “Backup had always been a struggle for us. Our previous solution was a mix of tools, and we had a lot of issues with tape and backing up to disk. Also, the recovery times were never there. We used to tell people to give us at least 48 hours to restore a file. It could take anywhere from six hours to four days to retrieve that file. By that time, it was no longer needed,” said Ramirez. For the Rays IT team, a lot of reporting was needed prior to game time. Additionally, certain databases stored most of the information for season histories, players, and all other data used to develop statistics and game plans. Thus, backing up, replicating, and protecting all that data is crucial. “What if we just needed a quick restore or quick VM mount? How easy was it? Our previous solution was very cumbersome, and we were always nervous,” said Ramirez.
Our previous solution was a mix of tools, and we had a lot of issues with tape and backing up to disk. Also, the recovery times were never there. We used to tell people to give us at least 48 hours to restore a file. It could take anywhere from six hours to four days to retrieve that file.
Solutions
Modernizing the data center with Rubrik
To alleviate its burden with backups, Ramirez and his IT team needed something fast, efficient, and reliable. The team was looking for a solution to reduce its recovery times, offer them flexibility with its two data centers, and replicate its environment from each data center. Ramirez said, “We saw how easy Rubrik was, how much time we saved, and how flawless it worked. Rubrik gave us what we were looking for from Day 1. It worked well with our infrastructure, integrating perfectly with Nutanix, VMware, and our virtualized environment.”
We saw how easy Rubrik was, how much time we saved, and how flawless it worked. Rubrik gave us what we were looking for from Day 1. It worked well with our infrastructure, integrating perfectly with Nutanix, VMware, and our virtualized environment.
Solutions
Data management to deliver business agility
“With Rubrik, we saw our SLAs change drastically in just two months. Now, we can go home and sleep. We no longer worry about anyone requesting a restore, snapshot, or VM. We can have it in minutes,” said Ramirez. In the future, the Tampa Bay Rays plan on incorporating Rubrik into its replication, disaster recovery, and testing and development. Ramirez says, “Since it’s been in production, we knew we had to grow it. Rubrik continues to provide. Now, we can provide services that make a difference on the field.”
With Rubrik, we saw our SLAs change drastically in just two months. Now, we can go home and sleep. We no longer worry about anyone requesting a restore, snapshot, or VM. We can have it in minutes.
The Results
Rack and go in less than an hour
Significant reduction in daily management
Near-zero RTO plus granular file restore
Ease of management
15x data reduction
Management simplicity with policy automation
Immediate savings
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