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race, TheIndianSubcontinent Pro headed to Silverstone to find out just how Mercedes F1 manages to stay on top of its data needs to create a
championship-winning team.In the glamorous jet-setting world of Formula 1, data management may seem like a dry and strange area to ensure
race-winning performances, but in reality it can make a real difference."It's something that's absolutely critical to what we do - but
a lotover the years we've had several different backup solutions - but what we had was one of my team permanently changing tapes, or
managing backups.""You're talking about a part of IT that no-one wants to care about - it's probably the least sexiest part of IT you can
possibly think of - because you don't really think about it until something goes wrongand then you're in a world of pain."Mercedes began
working with Rubrik earlier this year in order to ensure that the vast amounts of data gathered over the course of a race weekend stays
protected, as real-time analysis of telemetry data from the hundreds of sensors attached to the car can be used to make split-second
combine offerings which normally would have originated from four or five different vendors into one low-cost and easy to deploy cloud-ready
platform, allowing customers such as Mercedes to quickly scale their approach to whatever they need.As Rijnbeek notes with tongue-in-cheek,
able to cope with the explosion of data being generating each season - with 50 per cent of backups failing - an unacceptable figure for a
size.This really underlined the need for reliable backups, and Rubrik was able to provide this, backing up virtual machines and data stores
that could prove the key to victory
Mike Moore)Harris, who has been with the team since 1999, notes that in an increasingly technology-friendly sport, the need for innovation
with speed and simplicity is key - something Rubrik was quickly able to demonstrate."We were all so blown away by the conversation we had
