Since deploying the DXi appliance, the IT team has been able to carry out all daily backups at night—weekend shifts previously required due to large data volumes are a thing of the past. Without deduplication, Baker & McKenzie estimates that it would need approximately 90TB of backup capacity.

With the DXi7500, however, the firm requires a mere 3.9TB of disk capacity—a reduction of more than 95 percent (and a deduplication ratio of more than 23:1). In addition, with the elimination of decentralized tape backup and implementation of centralized deduplication, the firm saves on not having to ship so many tapes offsite—now the only tapes that that need to be stored in a bank safe are those containing the monthly and yearly backups.

Other benefits Baker & McKenzie has experienced include faster, more reliable backups and restores and reduced demands on IT staff time.