Case Study: State College of Florida cuts backup windows with ExaGrid

State College of Florida cuts Exchange backup time from 15 hours to 7 with ExaGrid

The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, faced a rapidly expanding backup window after a virtualization initiative caused its data to explode. Its existing tape library could not handle the increased load, making backup management an overwhelming task. The college turned to ExaGrid for a tiered backup storage solution to speed up backups and reduce its reliance on tape.

By implementing ExaGrid's system, the college cut its Exchange server backup time from 15 hours to just 7 hours and achieved data deduplication ratios as high as 18:1, which maximized retention. ExaGrid's solution, along with its proactive support, saved the IT department hours each week, allowing staff to focus on other important tasks and enabling much faster restores than were possible with tape.

State College of Florida