Case Study: American Radio Relay League reduces backup time by 90% and storage needs by 50% with Barracuda Networks Backup 890

Non-Profit Radio Association Saves Time, Money, And Storage With Barracuda Backup

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest U.S. association of amateur radio enthusiasts, supporting regulatory advocacy, education, and emergency communications for 170,000 members and 110 HQ users. IT systems engineer Andrew Peichert managed nine physical and 36 virtual servers but struggled with a complex backup environment—Unitrends software and Exagrid deduplication hardware produced tedious, time-consuming backups and restores that demanded too much administrative overhead.

ARRL replaced its setup with the Barracuda Backup 890, gaining an all‑in‑one software, storage, and cloud solution that simplified management and sped recovery. Inline deduplication cut storage needs by about 50%, backup operations now take 90% less time, weekly restores are a few clicks, and full production restores have taken as little as 20 minutes—freeing staff time and delivering reliable, easy-to-manage protection.

American Radio Relay League

Andrew Peichert

IT Systems Engineer