Case Study: NHS Scotland achieves nationwide Microsoft 365 backup, compliance and licence optimisation with Barracuda Networks' Cloud-to-Cloud Backup

Empowering Scotland’s National Health Service with simple, streamlined cloud backup

NHS Scotland — including large regional provider NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (serving over a million people and 45,000 users) — needed a reliable, compliant backup strategy after consolidating mail into a single nationwide Microsoft 365 tenancy across 22 NHS Boards. Key challenges were protecting mail and Microsoft 365 data as staff moved between Boards, meeting strict data-governance and retention rules, and optimizing costly Microsoft 365 licenses without risking data loss.

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup was chosen for its simple deployment, AD integration and strong security controls, providing scalable, compartmentalized backups (three external copies, AES‑256 encryption, role-based access) and fast recovery. The solution now supports nationwide scale on a single tenancy, streamlines license management, boosts IT productivity, and ensures compliance and peace of mind while running unobtrusively in the background.

NHS Scotland

Finlay Craig

Strategy Development and Program Manager for Architecture and Cloud Services