{"id":56628,"date":"2026-05-06T09:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/?p=56628"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:27:46","slug":"how-to-increase-business-resilience-with-good-data-storage-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/how-to-increase-business-resilience-with-good-data-storage-software\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Increase Business Resilience\u00a0with Good Data Storage Software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Data Security:<\/strong> The software utilizes immutable snapshots to provide a definitive defense against ransomware, allowing businesses to revert systems to a pre-attack state without data loss or ransom payments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High Availability and Resilience:<\/strong> By leveraging ZFS-based self-healing, RAID configurations, and cluster options, the system ensures continuous data access and automatic recovery even in the event of hardware failures or local disasters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure Flexibility:<\/strong> Its hardware- and hypervisor-agnostic nature prevents vendor lock-in, allowing companies to build tailored, evolving IT ecosystems using their preferred components and virtualized environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost Optimization:<\/strong> Businesses can achieve significant savings &#8211; up to $350,000 over five years &#8211; through lower licensing fees, built-in backup tools, and energy-efficient virtualization features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The global digitalization of information is a one-way ticket for most companies across the globe, and the only way to deal with it is to adapt. Though it provides numerous opportunities and makes information management easier, it also generates new challenges (&amp; problems) for the internal IT teams. The need for flexible adjustments to changing market needs is very real and must often be matched with the rapid changes in terms of price and availability of solutions &amp; hardware, which enable you to run your business efficiently and avoid disruptions in its operations, ultimately contributing to company resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open-E rises to the challenges of modern enterprise data storage tasks and goals, empowering companies\u2019 growth all across the globe with solutions that not only provide major protective value, but also optimize budget and let you achieve <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/support-and-services\/academy\/data-sheets-and-brochures\/optimizing-data-storage-costs-efficiency-open-e-guide\/#download-form\" title=\"\">great savings (even up to 350 000$ per system).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Curious how we achieve that for our customers to protect their business?<\/strong> Great! Let\u2019s go through the complete overview of the most important aspects in which <strong>Open-E JovianDSS can support your business growth!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ensuring Business Resilience with Proper Data Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ransomware Protection for Protecting Businesses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/invenioit.com\">invenioit.com<\/a>, around 35% of cyberattacks include ransomware, and 91% of ransomware attack cases include stealing data too! As this data is alarming, it is also surprising that only 50% companies conduct annual protection tests, while the total data breach cost can reach even up to $5 million!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a clear message that it can happen to anyone at any time. Prevention is key to avoiding the ransomware threat. By being very cautious about the received links, your colleagues lower the probability of the attack. Unfortunately, as hackers still get more experienced, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between genuine, safe messages and malicious ones. The problem becomes even more serious if we consider how <strong>AI is continually improving at mimicking the content and behavior typical of real people.<\/strong> So what if we miss something, and the attack strikes? Open-E has a solution for growing your business securely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ZFS Snapshots: Immutable Ransomware Defense<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The snapshot feature included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/open-e-joviandss\/\">Open-E JovianDSS<\/a> lets you easily remove any effects of the ransomware attack, as if it never happened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Snapshots<\/strong><\/td><td>They capture an image of the system&#8217;s state at a specific moment in time.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Immutability<\/strong><\/td><td>Snapshots are unchangeable and cannot be edited, even by ransomware software.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Scheduled Management<\/strong><\/td><td>You can set a plan for frequent snapshot creation and deletion after a specified period.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ransomware Recovery<\/strong><\/td><td>Snapshots enable you to revert the system back to its state before a ransomware attack occurs.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This way, you resume the business operations, ensuring <strong>business resilience<\/strong> and avoiding any consequences related to interrupted business continuity, data loss, or paying ransom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overcoming Hardware Failures and System Malfunctions for Business Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every piece of hardware will fail at some point.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why Open-E JovianDSS has plenty of solutions up its sleeve to let you prepare for any disruptive scenario related to it, helping grow your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open-E JovianDSS is a ZFS-based data storage solution. It supports Mirror and RAID-Z configurations. These configurations ensure data protection in case of disk failure. <strong>If one or more disks in the setup fail, you can replace them with new ones. <\/strong>The data will then be automatically regenerated using information stored on the remaining connected disks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can take your hardware-level data protection strategy to the next level by implementing a shared or non-shared cluster. You can also extend it further with a backup node to achieve not only<strong> High Availability of your data but also Off-Site Data Protection. <\/strong>This way, you overcome many disruptive scenarios, from a node failure to the local facility being burnt to the ground or flooded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data protection features granted by Open-E JovianDSS, which let you overcome hardware problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mirror and RAID-Z Configurations<\/strong><br>Ensure data redundancy by allowing disk replacement and automatic data regeneration if one or multiple disks fail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shared or Non-Shared Storage Cluster<\/strong><br>Enhances hardware-level data protection by enabling clustering options for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/open-e-joviandss\/open-e-joviandss-standard-high-availability-cluster-feature-pack\/\">High Availability<\/a>, resulting in better fault tolerance. Guarantees continuous data access even in the event of node failure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Backup Node<\/strong><br>Provides an additional layer of protection. Combined with High Availability Cluster, grants the Off-Site Data Protection.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/solutions\/open-e-technical-solutions\/cloud-hybrid-data-storage\/articles\/off-site-backup-storage-solutions-open-e-joviandss\/\"><strong>Open-E JovianDSS On- &amp; Off-Site Data Protection<\/strong><\/a><br>Since one backup is never enough, Open-E JovianDSS allows you to store copies in multiple locations. You can keep backups locally for instant recovery and off-site for extra geographic protection.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Having an extra safety option shouldn\u2019t be something extra \u2013 it is the foundation of <strong>your business resilience<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, as hardware represents a physical side of your data storage solution, there is also a lot going on at the cellular level. With millions of read and write operations, even the most reliable system can generate some errors. That\u2019s why you need a way to detect them! ZFS provides a feature called <strong>self-healing that spots any inconsistencies in the data and corrects them!<\/strong> You can also run such a check manually with a scrubbing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what\u2019s the best part about protecting your data with Open-E JovianDSS?It protects your data with a <strong>multi-layered protection strategy<\/strong>, starting from analyzing individual pieces of data to protecting your data in a geographically diversified configuration, which is crucial for business continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Efficient Budget That Boosts Your Business Resilience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtualization: Cutting Costs While Keeping the Quality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/think\/topics\/virtualization\">Virtualization<\/a> can be a game-changer for data storage systems. The most obvious benefit is that it simplifies the management of the entire system. You can see everything on a single pane of glass and manage it immediately. Setting up new virtual machines is also streamlined, along with providing them with proper data storage resources. All of these aspects that make your IT work easier and more efficient come with extra cost savings, boosting company growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, virtualization not only makes data storage management easier, faster, and less complicated, but it also allows you to achieve extra energy savings by using your own hardware most efficiently!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Freedom of Hypervisor-agnosticism &amp; Hardware-agnosticism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With Open-E JovianDSS, you can build a tailored data storage system, matching capacity, JBODs, and network adapters. Its hypervisor-agnosticism gives you the freedom to choose the best hypervisor and set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/support-and-services\/academy\/data-sheets-and-brochures\/open-e-joviandss-accelerates-your-hyper-converged-infrastructure\/\">hyper-converged infrastructure<\/a>.While market prices for hardware are constantly changing, you can still seek solutions that help you reduce costs. Open-E JovianDSS offers hardware agnosticism &#8211; a high compatibility with diverse hardware, enabling you to build an ultimate, evolving IT ecosystem. This key feature enables your system to adapt to market shifts, <strong>effectively supporting business flexibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Optimizing Total Cost of Ownership for Business Resilience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, you are probably aware of what you need to invest in to build a safe, efficient, and good-performing data storage system. Let\u2019s make it even more precise. Here is a detailed list of all the most important things you need to take care of or provide to build your data storage infrastructure, including both physical components, virtual assets, and the additional work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Servers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Storage Devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network Equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rack and Power Equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configuration of the system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional backup tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy (to power up the infrastructure)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And that\u2019s still not everything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When we sum it up, the final <strong>Total Cost of Ownership can be overwhelming\u2026 but not with Open-E JovianDSS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the fact that our software provides the backup tools itself, so there is no need to look for an additional backup solution. Being a virtualization-friendly software, Open-E JovianDSS also enables you to reduce energy costs. Being hardware- and hypervisor-agnostic, it allows you to choose the components that best match your budget without sacrificing performance value. What&#8217;s more, Open-E JovianDSS license prices are significantly lower than competing solutions, offering many identical features at a much more attractive price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The result is that with Open-E JovianDSS, you can achieve:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Up to $65,000 savings on the initial setup costs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Up to $57,00 savings on total annual ongoing costs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>And up to $350,000 savings of the total costs over 5 years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/open-e-joviandss\/free-trial\/\"><strong>60-day free trial of Open-E JovianDSS<\/strong><\/a>, and if you would like to learn more about the software, its capabilities, and how it can fit in your specified goals and challenges, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/about-us\/contact\/\"><strong>contact our team!<\/strong><\/a> We will be more than glad to help you achieve better results for <strong>your business resilience<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary The global digitalization of information is a one-way ticket for most companies across the globe, and the only way to deal with it is to adapt. 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