Case Study: Central University of Technology achieves simplified backup administration and rapid disaster recovery with Acronis Cyber Backup

Central University of Technology Successfully Migrates from Legacy Backup System to Acronis Cyber Backup

Central University of Technology (CUT), a South African higher-education institution supporting over 10,000 students and an IT estate of roughly 100 virtual machines, faced a costly, complex backup environment based on Legato—especially for Oracle and SQL databases—and needed a simpler, cost‑effective solution that could meet a four‑hour RTO. After evaluating options including Symantec, CUT selected Acronis and its Acronis Cyber Backup product to replace the legacy system.

Acronis delivered the Acronis Cyber Backup solution with ten universal licenses, allowing CUT to migrate off Legato in just one week. The deployment simplified administration, reduced costs, and provided reliable full‑image recovery for physical and virtual machines—helping CUT meet its business‑continuity objectives across ~25 servers, 6 hosts and 100 VMs. Acronis also brought enhanced features (encryption, AI ransomware protection, and blockchain authentication) that CUT plans to leverage as it expands backups (e.g., SharePoint Online).

Central University of Technology

Donally Phonene

Enterprise System Engineer