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Greenergy import and distribute blended fuel products to customers in the UK and Canada. They invest in the fuel supply chain, such as marine and rail storage terminals and road haulage. This unique business model enables them to provide a cost-effective, efficient, and reliable fuel supply to their customers.
As a global logistics business, IT services and infrastructure are essential to Greenergy’s success. As such, investing and maintaining their IT infrastructure is a major focus for the business. Their continued investment ensures industry-leading network availability, monitoring and recovery systems.
In 2015, Greenergy were looking at solutions for backup network device configurations. Aigars Karveckis, Infrastructure Analyst at Greenergy, explains the challenges they were facing.
“We were previously with a different supplier, and as part of their offering was a tool that allowed us to backup all our switch and router configurations. We were exploring the potential for an inexpensive in-house built Linux based solution such as Rancid, but the cost in terms of man-hours and configuration time was inhibitive. Mutiny recommended Restorepoint, a solid polished product that allows us to achieve exactly what we require.”
"We were exploring the potential for an inexpensive in-house built Linux based solution such as Rancid, but the cost in terms of man-hours and configuration time was inhibitive."
By using Restorepoint, Greenergy were able to automate multi-vendor network configuration backup and improve compliance.
“Apart from backing up the configurations of the routers and switches, Restorepoint provides a live inventory and asset management tool capable of acquiring the serial numbers and firmware operating systems versions. We can also associate the sites and locations to determine where these devices are allocated and organise them accordingly.”
"Restorepoint allows us to choose a point in time and compare the changes that have been made. This allows us to troubleshoot and identify which change has caused the issue.”
The ability to be able to restore and roll back configurations has given Greenergy an added layer of network security and protection. Restorepoint is now a critical part of Greenergy's network infrastructure, providing a safety net should devices fail.
“Restorepoint has been critical on several occasions. One of which was when a Cisco ASA Firewall device on our un-manned remote site stopped functioning. We had a replacement but we no information on the configuration. Luckily Restorepoint had backed up the configuration and we were able to recover the device.“
"Restorepoint is a solid polished product that allows us to achieve exactly what we require."
Simplifying change management was another decisive factor in Greenergy's decision to use Restorepoint. Test configurations, or configuration updates, are made without traditionally associated risks, due to Restorepoint’s capability to quickly rollback.
“Before using Restorepoint, If we were to encounter a problem with a configuration change, very few team members would have saved the settings beforehand, which would make recovery difficult. Restorepoint allows us to choose a point in time and compare the changes that have been made. This allows us to troubleshoot and identify which change has caused the issue.”
