Geographical Information System (GIS) application provider, AfriGIS (Africa Geographical Information System), has implemented VERITAS Software`s Backup Exec data backup and recovery software to safeguard its developer source code and file servers.
A total 160GB of data is backed up on a daily basis from nine servers to an HP SuperStore tape drive. The data is presented to the tape drive as a single volume, simplifying the management and maintenance of the data. A differential backup is also performed.
"We develop Websites for clients such as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Gautrans, Spoornet and Netcare, and some of these we also host. It is crucial for us to maintain these servers and to recover them entirely should anything go wrong. The VERITAS product is intuitive and wizard-driven, allowing quick and simple restores," says Evert Bezuidenhout, IT manager at AfriGIS.
AfriGIS is primarily a Microsoft environment with Windows NT Server Edition, Windows 2000 at the desktop and a SQL database.
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