How Vericast Streamlined OpenStack Migration and Strengthened
Data Protection
Trilio’s technology and team addressed critical use cases for Vericast, including backup and restore of VMs, disaster recovery to a secondary cloud, and OpenStack to OpenStack migration. From PoC to production deployments to running disaster recovery tests, Trilio’s support system throughout these initiatives demonstrated its partnership and commitment to our success. 
Scott Watkins,
Sr.Manager, Infrastructure Engineering, Vericast
Industry:
Marketing Services
Region:
North America
Vericast Modernizes Data Protection with Trilio During OpenStack Migration
Vericast, a leading marketing company based in San Antonio, TX, leverages data, media, technology, and people to enhance customer marketing initiatives. As part of its digital transformation, Vericast needed to migrate from Mirantis OpenStack to Canonical OpenStack while ensuring cost-effective, scalable, and secure data protection.
By adopting Trilio’s cloud-native data protection platform, Vericast seamlessly transitioned workloads, optimized backup and restore strategies, and enhanced disaster recovery. This case study details their journey.
Looking to Overcome Legacy Backup Limitations to Enable Scalable, Cloud-Native Protection
Vericast faced critical obstacles in ensuring a smooth migration from Mirantis to Canonical OpenStack while maintaining robust data protection. Their existing backup solution, IBM Spectrum Protect/TSM, did not fit their cloud strategy. Key challenges included:
- Seamless Migration: Transitioning from Mirantis OpenStack to Canonical OpenStack.
- Reliable Backup & Disaster Recovery: Ensuring secure and scalable backup, restore, and disaster recovery capabilities across multiple cloud environments.
- Cost Efficiency & Scalability: Optimizing storage, reducing licensing costs, and ensuring infrastructure scalability.
Vericast Chooses Trilio for Native, Scalable, and Cost-Effective OpenStack Data Protection
After evaluating various solutions—including Dell EMC Avamar and IBM Spectrum Protect—Vericast selected Trilio due to its:
- Native OpenStack Integration: Purpose-built for OpenStack, eliminating the complexities of non-native solutions.
- Cloud-Native Data Protection: Supports incremental backups, disaster recovery, and data mobility across OpenStack environments.
- Scalability & Flexibility: Seamlessly adapts to evolving infrastructure needs.
- Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces storage and licensing costs while ensuring high performance.
Trilio Powers Vericast’s Seamless OpenStack Migration
Vericast deployed Trilio in November 2020 with 16 compute nodes distributed across production and disaster recovery clouds. Over time, as Vericast expanded, Trilio’s solution was leveraged to:
- Enable seamless migration from Mirantis OpenStack to Canonical OpenStack in 2023 without operational disruptions.
- Implement robust backup and restore capabilities to meet compliance and security requirements.
- Facilitate disaster recovery to a secondary cloud, ensuring business continuity.
- Support infrastructure expansion, growing to 50 compute nodes across OpenStack environments.
Vericast Scales and Migrates with Trilio Across OpenStack Platforms
Phase 1: Initial Deployment and Cloud Migration (2019-2020)
- Vericast made a strategic decision to migrate from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack to improve cost efficiencies and agility.
- Concerned about unprotected workloads, they sought a backup solution that aligned with their cloud strategy.
- After a thorough evaluation, Vericast selected Trilio, completing its first deployment in late 2020.
Phase 2: Expansion & Multi-Cloud Migration (2023-Present)
- In February 2023, Vericast expanded to a new data center in Dallas, adopting Canonical OpenStack as their new cloud vendor.
- Leveraging Trilio’s application metadata capture and restoration capabilities, Vericast migrated workloads between Mirantis and Canonical OpenStack environments.
- By November 2023, they had grown to 50 compute nodes, enhancing cloud scalability and efficiency.
Results & Impact
Trilio provided Vericast with a robust, cost-effective, and scalable data protection strategy, delivering:
- Seamless OpenStack migration across multiple cloud platforms.
- Cost-optimized backup and storage solutions, reducing licensing and infrastructure costs.
- Enhanced disaster recovery and business continuity with secondary cloud support.
- Scalable infrastructure, supporting Vericast’s continued growth and cloud expansion.
Trilio Remains Core to Vericast’s Scalable, Secure Cloud Strategy
Vericast’s multi-year engagement with Trilio showcases the power of a cloud-native data protection strategy. From initial deployments to large-scale migrations, Trilio enabled Vericast to achieve cost savings, infrastructure agility, and data security.
As Vericast continues expanding, Trilio remains a strategic partner in their cloud journey, providing scalable, high-performance backup and recovery solutions tailored to OpenStack environments.
