MEGA Sierpc: Increasing Cybersecurity by Investing in OceanProtect

MEGA Sierpc provides transport of milk, cream, whey, or food vegetable fats throughout Europe. Continuous business development, an increase in the number of people employed, a large high-end vehicles fleet and the diversification of services, including the supply of liquid fuels, have caused MEGA Sierpc to face new challenges. The company has implemented an international standard on food safety management in the ISO22000 supply chain and an ERP class system.

The next step was to include cybersecurity as one of the key elements of the company's strategy. Particularly vulnerable to ransomware is the transport sector, where efficient information flow, logistics coordination and fleet management depend on reliable IT systems. Therefore, MEGA Sierpc decided to go one step further and invest in advanced solutions to create and store backups.

Transport companies operate in an environment where data is absolutely critical. Information on cargoes, routes, delivery statuses, driver data and finance must be available 24/7. Loss of these data, e.g. ransomware attack, equipment failure, human error, could paralyze the entire operation. Suddenly, it's impossible to plan next courses, track vehicles or issue invoices. Instead of waiting for a disaster, the board made a proactive decision to act and treated backup as a priority investment in cybersecurity.

Strategic Decision to Implement Backup Using the OceanProtect Backup Storage

MEGA Sierpc reinforced the last line of defence, which is the backup system, by choosing the enterprise-class backup storage solution, which is OceanProtect. Involved in long-term investment in efficiency, reliability and security, Huawei is a trusted leader in data storage solutions. The decision to implement OceanProtect Backup Storage has been made for a number of reasons:

1. The technologies of global deduplication with variable block and source dedupe eliminate repetitive data blocks, which brings measurable benefits. The drastically reduced demand for disk space translates into lower operating costs.

2. The architecture of the solution consisting of two active controllers ensures no single point of failure, therefore backups are available 24/7.

3. SSD disks increase backup efficiency. Faster backup operations allow for more frequent backup and thus allow for the most up-to-date data to be recovered.

4. The functionality of the WORM and Secure Snapshot feature ensure durability of data, i.e. effective protection against ransomware.

The Efficiency of Deduplication Exceeded Expectations

The implementation of OceanProtect Backup Storage, apart from increasing cybersecurity, has resulted in real savings. Advanced deduplication and compression mechanisms after several months of backups have reached a reduction factor of 67:1.

Backup is not a one-off, but a continuous process that allows for a restful night's sleep, knowing that data is safe, no matter what happens.