Case Study: Coast Community College District achieves reliable multi-cloud backup and tape replacement with Backblaze B2

Coast Community College District replaces tape in under 5 days with Backblaze

Coast Community College District (CCCD) faced significant challenges with its outdated tape-based backup system, including unreliable data recovery that often took days and a vulnerable off-site process that involved physically transporting tapes. Seeking a safer and more reliable solution, CCCD partnered with Backblaze to replace its tapes with cloud storage, specifically utilizing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.

By implementing Backblaze B2's S3 Compatible APIs for seamless integration with their Cohesity backup solution, CCCD achieved a modern multi-cloud strategy. The results included reliable backup performance with data restoration taking seconds instead of days, elimination of physical tape transport, and robust protection from disasters. Backblaze provided substantial cost savings and enabled the off-site transfer of over 50TB of data in less than five days.

Coast Community College District