Original Research on Acme Systems B7500

Case Study: Global 500 Energy & Utilities Company

Introduction

This case study of a Global 500 energy & utilities company is based on a December 2014 survey of Acme Systems B7500 customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

Solved the following operational challenges with their Acme Systems B7500:
- Improved overall system uptime
- Improved disaster recovery
- Improved data protection of critical corporate information
- Met regulatory compliance standards
Cited that the top reasons for purchasing their Acme Systems B7500 were to:
- Meet a compressing backup window
- Meet increasing RPO and RTO SLAs
- Achieve better management economies of scale

Use Case

Deployed their Acme Systems B7500 in conjunction with the following applications:
- Microsoft SQL Server databases
- ECommerce application
- Oracle Applications
Deployed the following operating system hosts in their environment:
- Novell/SuSe Linux
- HP-UX
- IBM AIX
- Sun Solaris

Results

Selected their Acme Systems B7500 after evaluating the following vendors:
- IBM
- Cisco
- Oracle
- Dell
Rated the differentiation of Acme’s capabilities as follows:
- Ease of use: Differentiated
- Performance: Highly Differentiated
- Scalability: Differentiated
Achieved a payback period of 9 months.
Reduced their IT infrastructure Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) by 10% to 24%.
Increased the productivity of their IT staff by 25% to 49% with their Acme Systems B7500.

Case Study: Office Supply

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise retail company is based on a May 2016 survey of Acme Systems B7500 customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

Solved the following operational challenges with their Acme Systems B7500:
- Reduced IT infrastructure costs
- Improved disaster recovery
- Improved data protection of critical corporate information
- Met regulatory compliance standards
Cited that the top reasons for purchasing their Acme Systems B7500 were to:
- Support business growth expectations

Use Case

Deployed their Acme Systems B7500 in conjunction with the following applications:
- IBM DB2 databases
- Oracle Applications
- SAP
Deployed the following operating system hosts in their environment:
- Red Hat Linux
- HP-UX

Results

Selected their Acme Systems B7500 after evaluating the following vendors:
- IBM
- Cisco
- Oracle
- Microsoft
Rated the differentiation of Acme’s capabilities as follows:
- Performance: Extremely Differentiated
- Scalability: Differentiated
- Ease of use: Differentiated
- Reliability: Extremely Differentiated
Achieved a payback period of 0 months.
Reduced their IT infrastructure Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) by Less than 10%.
Increased the productivity of their IT staff by 25% to 49% with their Acme Systems B7500.

Acme Systems B7500 Customer Research

By what percentage did your Acme Systems B7500 increase the productivity of your IT staff?

Greater than 75%: 3%

50% to 74%: 15%

25% to 49%: 44%

10% to 24%: 31%

Up to 10%: 7%

Reducing CAPEX with Acme

73% of IT organizations reduced their IT infrastructure Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) by 25% or more by deploying their Acme Systems B7500.

Acme Systems B7500 Customer Research

CHART

WHY DID YOU BUY?

Achieve better management economies of scale	87%
Meet increasing RPO and RTO SLAs	47%
Consolidate servers	46%
Support higher uptime SLAs	29%
Meet compliance regulations	28%
Meet performance and QoS SLAs	16%
Consolidate storage	13%
Meet a compressing backup window	13%
Reduce costs	12%
Secure sensitive data	9%
Support business growth expectations	9%

Acme’s Ease of Use is Highly Rated

65% of IT organizations rated the ease of use of their Acme Systems B7500 as highly Differentiated or better.

65%

TechValidate Research on Acme Systems B7500

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Selected Research Highlights

Case Study: Global 500 Energy & Utilities Company

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About Acme Systems B7500

Case Study: Office Supply

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About Acme Systems B7500

Reducing CAPEX with Acme

CHART

Acme’s Ease of Use is Highly Rated

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About Acme Systems B7500

Acme Systems B7500 helps organizations automate and refine all processes related to data security and storage. Acme's award winning tool has become a staple in leading industries around the globe.