Case Study: Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta achieves consolidated backups, 56% data reduction and rapid restores with Commvault Simpana

CommVault Simpana Software Helps Catholic Eucation Diocese of Parramatta Heed Higher Calling for Leading-Edge Learning

Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta oversees nearly 80 schools in western Sydney, serving over 42,000 students, and has aggressively adopted digital learning—deploying laptops, video tools and a growing virtual infrastructure. Rapid data growth, a mix of Microsoft, Novell and Linux platforms, a requirement to retain student records for up to 25 years, and three disparate backup solutions created management complexity, lengthy backup windows and large volumes of redundant data that strained storage and staff.

The diocese consolidated onto CommVault Simpana 9 with integrated source-side deduplication and centralized management, deployed quickly with professional services. Results included ~56% reduction in file-system data and ~80% savings for Exchange/SQL, successful backups of ~160 TB within the window, restores in minutes, and a 50% cut in administrative overhead—freeing staff for strategic work and enabling future VMware protection and improved recovery SLAs.

Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta

Matthew Doepel

Chief Technology Officer