{"id":23042,"date":"2026-03-25T14:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/?post_type=casestudy&#038;p=23042"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:59:33","slug":"disaster-recovery-that-supports-business-growth-for-manufactures","status":"publish","type":"casestudy","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/casestudy\/disaster-recovery-that-supports-business-growth-for-manufactures\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster Recovery That Supports Business Growth\u00a0for Auto Manufactures\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Industry:&nbsp;<\/strong>Automotive &amp; Manufacturing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employees<\/strong>: 50,000+&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HQ Location<\/strong>: Michigan&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenge\">Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A Michigan-based automotive manufacturer was launching a new project that&nbsp;required&nbsp;<strong>new server infrastructure at&nbsp;their Michigan&nbsp;Data Center<\/strong>. At the same time, the organization needed to ensure its data protection, storage, and disaster recovery strategy could support both the new initiative and ongoing operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The customer needed to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stand up new server infrastructure to support the project without delaying timelines&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protect growing volumes of operational and manufacturing data&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure recoverability without disrupting production&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen disaster recovery planning without adding internal complexity&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with a managed partner capable of supporting predictable, long-term growth&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution\">Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OTAVA partnered with the customer to deliver a&nbsp;<strong>fully managed infrastructure and data protection solution<\/strong>, supporting the new deployment while strengthening overall resilience. The solution included:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deployment of new servers&nbsp;<\/strong>to support the new project&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Managed Backup Services<\/strong>&nbsp;to protect critical workloads and production data&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secure Storage Solutions<\/strong>&nbsp;designed for reliability and scalability&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disaster Recovery Services<\/strong>&nbsp;aligned to business continuity and recovery objectives&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>managed partnership model<\/strong>, with OTAVA acting as an extension of the customer\u2019s IT team&nbsp;by&nbsp;handling deployment, monitoring, and ongoing management&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach enabled the customer to launch the new project on schedule while relying on OTAVA as a long-term managed services partner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/otavarefresstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Data-center.png\" alt=\"disaster recovery services\" class=\"wp-image-23007\" style=\"width:830px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-results\">Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By partnering with OTAVA, the manufacturer deployed its new infrastructure on time while improving backup and disaster recovery readiness across its environment. The solution provided a scalable foundation that supports both operational continuity and long-term business growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>On-Time Project Launch:<\/strong>&nbsp;New infrastructure was deployed and protected without&nbsp;impacting&nbsp;project timelines&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved Resilience:<\/strong>&nbsp;Backup and disaster recovery capabilities protected both new and existing workloads&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Operational Confidence:<\/strong>&nbsp;IT teams gained assurance that systems were recoverable without increasing internal workload&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scalable Foundation:<\/strong>&nbsp;The environment was designed to support predictable, long-term growth&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trusted Partnership:<\/strong>&nbsp;OTAVA reinforced its role as an extension of the customer\u2019s IT team through ongoing management and 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