Tekfen Construction: Robust Disaster Recovery with AWS S3 & Veeam

Overview

Tekfen Construction, a subsidiary of Tekfen Holding, is a globally recognized engineering and construction company. Founded in 1956, the company specializes in infrastructure, industrial facilities, energy projects, and major structural developments. Known for its engineering expertise, commitment to sustainability, and success in executing large-scale projects, Tekfen Construction is one of Turkey’s leading construction firms.

Problem Statement

Tekfen Construction operates virtual servers across multiple countries, managing all its systems through these digital infrastructures. While local backups were in place, the company required an additional backup solution to enhance disaster recovery and business continuity. This was crucial to ensure seamless operations in case of physical hardware failures or catastrophic events. The objective was to have backups available both within the same location and in an offsite facility to enable rapid recovery and minimize downtime.

Solution

To address this challenge, Tekfen Construction implemented a hybrid backup strategy using Veeam Backup and Replication. The primary on-site backups were maintained using Veeam’s robust backup solution. To further enhance resilience against potential disasters, an additional backup strategy was established using AWS S3 as a scale-out backup repository.

Primary Backup:  YAll local backups were managed using Veeam Backup and Replication, ensuring quick access and fast recovery times in case of minor failures or accidental data loss.

Secondary Backup (Disaster Recovery): A scalable backup job was configured to replicate the data to AWS S3 storage. This ensured that even in the event of a major disaster affecting the primary data center, critical systems could be restored from an alternate location.

Automated Backup Scheduling:The backups were scheduled at regular intervals, ensuring minimal data loss and up-to-date recovery points.

Resilient Recovery Strategy:  With backups available in two geographically distinct locations, the IT team could quickly restore services from either the primary or secondary site, depending on the nature of the failure.

Benefits

The implementation of this enhanced backup and disaster recovery strategy provided several key advantages:

Improved Business Continuity:  Tekfen Construction significantly reduced the risk of extended downtime by ensuring backups were accessible from multiple locations.

GEnhanced Disaster Recovery Capabilities:

 The ability to restore critical systems from AWS S3 in case of major infrastructure failures ensured smooth operational continuity.

YRedundant and Scalable Storage:

Utilizing AWS S3 provided a cost-effective and scalable solution to accommodate growing data storage needs without significant infrastructure investments.

Minimized Data Loss:

 The regular backup schedule and offsite replication reduced the potential for data loss, allowing for near-instant recovery of essential files and systems.

Operational Flexibility:

 With the ability to switch between on-premises and cloud backups, Tekfen Construction ensured maximum flexibility in managing system recovery and minimizing service disruptions.

Conclusion

By leveraging Veeam Backup and Replication for local backups and integrating AWS S3 for offsite disaster recovery, Tekfen Construction successfully built a resilient backup strategy. This solution not only fortified their IT infrastructure against potential failures but also enhanced their ability to sustain business operations with minimal disruption. The implementation serves as a benchmark for other enterprises seeking to optimize their disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.