Case Study: Lynn University cuts backup times and avoids forklift upgrades with ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage

Lynn University cuts backup time from 24 hours to 90 minutes with ExaGrid

Lynn University faced a critical challenge when its existing Dell EMC Data Domain backup system ran out of capacity and offered poor performance, requiring a costly forklift upgrade. The university's backup window had stretched to nearly 24 hours, and its disaster recovery process relied on cumbersome tape storage. Needing a scalable solution with better performance, they turned to the ExaGrid tiered backup storage system.

ExaGrid implemented a two-site system with appliances at the university's main and disaster recovery locations. This solution provided ExaGrid's scalable architecture, post-process deduplication, and automated replication. The results were dramatic: the backup window was reduced from 24 hours to just 90 minutes, tape reliance was cut, and the university gained a secure, scalable system that eliminates future forklift upgrades.

Lynn University