162TB migrated in seven days. Zero disruptions.
Facing a hard deadline with a GSI contract already cancelled, a large multi-brand retailer deployed Compass from the IBM Cloud catalog and completed 8,600+ backups in its first week.
The challenge
A large multi-brand retailer operating several well-known luxury and department-store brands brought backup in-house with two immovable deadlines: a GSI contract expiration and an approaching change freeze. Miss the window, and business-critical systems would enter the freeze unprotected. The environment: IBM Cloud Power VS, AIX, Linux, SAP HANA, Oracle, and core retail systems with zero tolerance for data loss.
The outcome
Compass deployed straight from the IBM Cloud catalog and completed the full migration in seven days with zero disruptions. Deduplication and compression cut stored data 77% — from 162TB to 36.7TB — saving over $125,000 a year in storage alone.