Travers Smith slashes IT management time and streamlines recovery with Redstor

Fast, reliable backup for critical legal data

Snapshot

• Industry: Legal services
• Environment: On-premise servers, cloud backup
• Location: UK

Key details

• Travers Smith replaced slow, resource-heavy tape backups with Redstor’s cloud-based solution.
• Backup management time was reduced from 10 days per month to minutes, and restore times were vastly improved.
• Redstor’s automated, incremental backups ensured data recovery could be completed within tight timeframes​.

The challenge

Travers Smith, one of the UK’s oldest and most respected law firms, handles a growing volume of sensitive client data. Their previous tape-based backup system created significant challenges:

• Time-consuming management: Backups required extensive oversight, taking up to 10 days a month to manage.
• Extended backup windows: Growing data volumes stretched backups late into the morning, disrupting system performance.
• Slow recovery processes: Restoring servers and finding older tapes was slow and unreliable.

David Cassidy, Head of IT at Travers Smith, explained:

"The primary challenge was how long it took to manage backups, sort tapes, and get them into boxes to take off-site. That equated to 10 days of someone's time every month."

The solution: Redstor’s cloud-first backup and recovery

Redstor replaced Travers Smith’s tape-based backups with an automated, cloud-first solution that delivered speed, simplicity, and reliability.

Faster, automated backups
Redstor’s incremental backups capture only changes to data, reducing backup times significantly and shrinking the backup window.

Rapid recovery with VMware integration
With Redstor’s ability to restore directly into VMware environments, Travers Smith can access virtualised servers quickly with just a few clicks.

"We are a fully VM house, and the functionality to restore straight back into VMware is great. The guys love the ability to do that." – David Cassidy, Head of IT

Simplified management
Redstor’s centralised management console enables Travers Smith’s IT team to provision, monitor, and manage backups effortlessly—no manual intervention required.

The benefits: Efficiency gains and reduced IT overheads

10 days saved per month
By replacing manual tape backups with Redstor’s automated solution, Travers Smith dramatically reduced IT management time.

Faster backups and recoveries
Redstor’s technology shrank backup windows and ensured quick, reliable recovery of critical data.

Enhanced security and compliance
With UK-based data centres, Redstor guarantees data sovereignty, meeting Travers Smith’s strict legal requirements.

"Making sure data is secure on our network when backups go back years was a big factor in choosing Redstor." – David Cassidy, Head of IT

The bottom line

Redstor’s cloud-first solution transformed data protection for Travers Smith, saving valuable IT time, improving recovery speed, and ensuring compliance.

Key results:

• IT management time reduced from 10 days to minutes each month.
• Rapid and reliable recovery into VMware environments.
• Secure, compliant data protection with UK-based data centres.

Looking for a modern backup solution that reduces IT overheads and accelerates recovery? Find a partner today and discover why so many law firms trust Redstor.