Datapac ensures business continuity and data protection for Respond! Housing Association

Datapac today announced its implementation of a new backup and business continuity solution for Respond! Housing Association.

Founded in 1982, Respond! Housing Association designs and builds houses for people who otherwise might not be in a position to provide safe, secure, long-term housing for themselves. Having built over 5,500 homes in Ireland, the association’s 250-strong staff is responsible for the ongoing management of 4,100 properties around the country.

Respond!’s continued expansion meant that it needed a more powerful backup and business continuity solution to manage the burgeoning levels of sensitive tenant data that it was tasked with storing.

Having looked at a number of solutions and providers, Respond! opted for a Datto backup and business continuity platform, and chose Datapac to design, implement and support the new solution. The provider conducted an audit of Respond!’s requirements and installed a Datto Siris SE10000 backup.

Respond! has experienced a range of benefits from the new Datto solution. First of all, the system has eased any concerns regarding available backup space. The new 10TB Datto appliance doubled Respond!’s backup capacity, giving them plenty of room for future expansion, as well as full confidence in face of potential downtime. The solution backs up all of Respond!’s critical servers offsite, giving the association business continuity. In case of a hardware failure, malware, or a natural disaster Datto permits Respond! to restore accounts and operate as usual, while providing the IT team with the time to fix any issues without compromising any data, or incurring downtime.

“Our old backup solution was close to capacity since it had been running for a number of years. We needed an even more powerful and scalable alternative which offered increased capacity and the ability to easily restore backups,” said Greg Poland, IT manager, Respond!

“We were looking for a solution which would backup our entire virtual server infrastructure both locally and off site, offering us true protection from downtime, even if our physical hardware has been destroyed. Datapac understood this, and took the time to research exactly which technology would be the right fit for us. They have provided us with a fantastic solution for our evolving needs, as well as world-class levels of service and support.”

Lorraine Coleman, account manager, Datapac, said: “By increasing the amount of backup space this new solution provides Respond! with increased peace of mind. Their team can be satisfied that the data is safely backed up at any given time, both on premise and into the cloud. We are delighted to have been able to help Respond! to find the right solution for their business needs. We will continue to offer them service and support so that they can focus on the great work they are doing around Ireland.”