Strengthening Retail IT Flexibility for Future Growth

SUMMARY

Leading Craft and Hobby Supplier in Germany

efco creative GmbH, operating under the efco creative brand, is a top supplier of craft and hobby products in Germany. Based in the scenic region of Der Pfalz, South West Germany, the company runs an 11,000m² warehouse and distribution center. With over 15,000 product lines, efco serves as a one-stop shop for craft and hobby retailers across Europe and beyond. Alongside their own label products, efco distributes well-known brands including Plaid, Martha Stewart, Woodies Stamps, Fimo, 3L, Darwi, Nabbi beads, and Photopearls.

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CHALLENGE

Why QSAN XCubeSAN Outperforms HP MSA for Scalable, Cost-Effective Storage Expansion

As warehouse footprint and product lines grow overtime, the existing HP MSA Storage can not meet the performance requirements and further expansion is too expensive. While looking at the replacement with flash-based and reliable storage solution, we found QSAN XCubeSAN to meet all the requirements for the coming years with reasonable cost and drives flexibility for future upgrade.

SOLUTION

Future-Proofing Storage: Adding Capacity with QSAN XCubeSAN XS5224D on HP-C3000 Fibre Channel

The solution in this instance was to add further storage to existing fibre channel infrastructure with HP-C3000 that would future-proof us for a number of years in terms of our data that was being generated and that needed to be stored. This was provided by QSAN XCubeSAN XS5224D.

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RESULT

Exceeding Expectations with QSAN's High-Performance Storage

Superior Performance and Value

  • Delivers exceptional performance beyond expectations at a competitive price point.​
  • Powered by dual-active controllers and 12Gb SAS 3.0 for ultra-high throughput up to 12,000 MB/s read.

Flexibility for Business Growth

  • Offers versatile drive choices without vendor lock-in for seamless scalability.​
  • Ensures robust infrastructure to fuel expansion over the coming years.

"In comparison to HP MSA, QSAN XCubeSAN is much more cost effective and flexible to choose drives without locked by single vendor. Very good performance and simple manageability."

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