Here’s how Spectra and Cohesity delivered a reliable, cloud-compatible solution that supports backup and recovery best practices for an international financial organization.
The Challenge
As its previous backup and recovery solution approached end-of-life, a major financial institution needed a new system capable of storing 150 TB per month and scaling to 9 PB in total capacity. Its stringent compliance requirements — mandating retention periods of 30 days, 180 days, or seven years depending on data purpose — made automated, policy-based tiering essential. The institution also required faster restore access and a hybrid storage strategy that could write one copy to on-premises tape and another to the cloud.
The Solution
The financial institution built an integrated infrastructure with Spectra Logic and Cohesity, selecting the Spectra Stack tape library, Spectra BlackPearl® Object Gateway, LTO-9 tape drives and media, and Cohesity Data Cloud. This solution enables scalable data protection while supporting Amazon S3-compatible object-based storage. Cohesity Data Cloud writes one copy of the data to the BlackPearl Object Gateway and another to the cloud; the BlackPearl Object Gateway then writes its copy to object-based tape.
The Result
The financial institution’s object-based storage approach to backup and recovery delivers flexibility, scalability, and affordability. By leveraging Spectra and Cohesity, the organization modernized its archive architecture, met stringent compliance requirements, and ensured the long-term security and accessibility of its data. This hybrid solution adds redundancy and air-gapped protection, while also reducing operational complexity.
The Environment Snapshot
Each location includes:
Cohesity
- Data Cloud
Spectra Logic
- BlackPearl® Object Gateway
- Spectra Stack tape library (80 slots, can scale to 560 slots)
- LTO-9 tape drives and media
