Rapid, Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery for a Major Energy Transmission Operator

Industry

Natural Gas Transmission & Pipeline Infrastructure

Challenges:

• • DR image creation and restoration process took over 10 hours
  • Backups were quarterly—leaving large data gaps during outages
  • The process was manual, time-consuming, and not scalable
  • Extended downtime impacted continuity during disaster events

Nobl Q’s Solutions

Replaced traditional image-based DR with a CNAME (DNS-based) redirection method

Key Actions

• Enabled near-instant switchover between primary and DR environments
• Designed a low-cost, lightweight DR solution with minimal hardware changes
• Minimized manual intervention through automated switching architecture

Business Benefits

• Reduced DR switchover time from 10+ hours to under 20 minutes
• Ensured point-in-time continuity, unlike quarterly snapshots
• Cut DR costs and complexity with a leaner setup
• Strengthened overall resilience and reduced business disruption risk

Why Nobl Q?

Specialized in disaster recovery architecture for regulated and critical industries

• Delivered a lightweight, practical solution that fit the client’s operational constraints
• Focused on business continuity and uptime over complex tech stack
• Partnered for long-term infrastructure optimization, not just short-term fixes

Conclusion

Through a smart, DNS-based switchover strategy, Nobl Q helped a major energy company achieve fast, reliable, and cost-effective disaster recovery. This solution not only reduced downtime significantly but also ensured continuity without heavy investment or complexity.

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