Case Study: Furman University streamlines backups and disaster recovery with ExaGrid

Furman University cuts backup windows from 5-6 hours to 90 minutes with ExaGrid

Furman University, a liberal arts college, sought to replace its aging tape backup system to reduce the time its IT staff spent on management and administration. The university chose a dual-site disk-based backup system with data deduplication from ExaGrid to achieve a more modern and efficient solution.

ExaGrid implemented a system that works with the university's existing Veritas Backup Exec software. The solution delivered a 22:1 deduplication ratio, drastically improving backup speeds from five hours to 90 minutes and enabling an automatic offsite disaster recovery plan. The ExaGrid system also proved easy to manage and scale, saving the university significant time and resources.

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