Case Study: Decatur School District (Decatur, AR) achieves reliable protection of important digital files with Carbonite

School District Protects Important Digital Files With Carbonite

Decatur School District, a small K–12 district in Decatur, Arkansas, needed a more reliable way to protect mission‑critical data after relying on an on‑site external drive—and after the 2011 Joplin tornado heightened concerns about disaster preparedness. With a one‑person IT shop, Technology Coordinator Charlie Weber needed accessible, dependable backups for lunchroom software, administrative home directories and the domain controller.

The district deployed Carbonite in 2014 to provide automatic, easy‑to‑manage hybrid backups (local and cloud) for about 100 GB of critical files. The solution simplified setup and day‑to‑day management, delivered offsite protection and dependable restores, and has run reliably with only periodic checks—giving Weber and the district greater peace of mind.

Decatur School District, Decatur AR

Charlie Weber

Technology Coordinator