RXi Pharmaceuticals is a small biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi) technology.
One of the primary challenges that RXi faced was backing up its data servers. These servers hold a shared file system that contains valuable experimental data, legal contracts, and all the data essential for day-to-day business operations. "We didn't want to deal with tape backup," says Donna Falcetti, Director of Operations for RXi, largely because RXi has no in-house IT staff to properly administer a tape backup system. RXi had been backing up to an external hard drive. However, they recognized that, since the external hard drive was in the same location as the servers, this was not a dependable solution in the event of a disaster.
Falcetti learned about online backup from a colleague, and asked RXi's IT consultant to investigate this possibility. The consultant suggested Iron Mountain's LiveVault® online backup and restore solution for servers. After evaluation, RXi Pharmaceuticals implemented LiveVault in November 2008.
