Case Study: Randolph Township Schools achieves scalable backup storage and 20:1 deduplication with ExaGrid

Randolph Township Schools boosts backup retention 20:1 with ExaGrid

Randolph Township Schools faced challenges with inconsistent backup processes across its ten buildings and uncontrolled data growth that was consuming available storage. The district sought a centralized backup solution and evaluated systems from ExaGrid and Dell EMC Data Domain, ultimately choosing an ExaGrid disk-based backup appliance with data deduplication to work with its existing Veritas Backup Exec software.

The ExaGrid solution provided massive scalability through its scale-out architecture, eliminating the need for future disruptive forklift upgrades. The school district achieved an overall data deduplication ratio of 20:1, which drastically increased its retention capabilities. The implementation reduced the IT team's time spent managing backups from 15 hours per week to almost zero and provided seamless integration and proactive support.

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