Object First, specializing in on-premise backup storage solutions protected against ransomware, announced that German company Schomburg GmbH & Co. KG has incorporated its technology to strengthen their data security. Thanks to the implementation of Ootbi, the immutable storage device for backups developed by the company, Schomburg has achieved a 50% increase in the speed of its data copying and recovery processes, as well as an 80% reduction in the administrative load handled by its IT team.
Schomburg is one of Germany’s leading manufacturers of construction chemicals, with a broad catalog of sealants, adhesives, and surface protection solutions intended for building projects and infrastructure. Facing the steady rise in ransomware attacks, the company decided to upgrade its backup system to enhance data protection without adding complexity to their technological management.
Until then, the company relied on a traditional disk storage infrastructure for its backups. Although it offered reliable operation, management was complex because it required an additional Windows server acting as an intermediary between the backup software and the storage system. This architecture increased operational load for the IT department, raised the risk of compatibility issues after updates, and made it more difficult to incorporate native immutability mechanisms to safeguard backups against potential cyberattacks.
How to Address Ransomware Risk with Immutable Backup Storage
With the goal of protecting critical business data and ensuring operational continuity, Schomburg sought a backup storage solution that combined ransomware resilience, easy management, seamless integration with Veeam®, and predictable scalability.
Schomburg selected Object First Ootbi, an immutable backup storage device specifically designed for Veeam, to replace their complex legacy infrastructure. Ootbi provides secure, simple, and powerful backup storage with absolute immutability, meaning that no one—cybercriminals or internal users—can modify the firmware, operating system, storage layer, or backup data. Additionally, it is easy to deploy and manage, requires no specialized security knowledge, and has been tested and verified by third parties for security assurance.
By removing additional infrastructure layers, the company significantly reduced maintenance tasks and simplified daily management for its IT team. As a result, administrative workload decreased considerably, and backup and recovery processes became faster and more efficient.
“Since traditional measures like network segmentation or access permissions do not offer complete protection, having true, technically guaranteed immutability was a fundamental requirement for us,” says Dawid Macierzynski, Deputy Director and IT Administrator at Schomburg. “Object First is the ideal solution for companies like ours, with small IT teams and high security, ransomware protection, and scalability needs. The integration was very straightforward, and the solution was operational in no time. Our backup and recovery processes are now much faster, administrative workload has been notably reduced, and maintenance is minimal. “
