Case Study: Oxford University Innovation Ltd. protects intellectual property with Keepit

Oxford University Innovation Ltd. chooses Keepit to protect and handle their intellectual property assets

Oxford University Innovation Ltd. (OUI), the technology transfer arm of the University of Oxford, needed a reliable way to protect highly sensitive intellectual property records and related transactions over a 33-year retention period. After moving to SaaS tools such as Microsoft Office 365, OUI needed a vendor-independent backup and restore solution that could reduce the risk of data loss, support compliance, and safeguard assets with major financial and reputational value. Keepit’s cloud-to-cloud SaaS backup technology was selected to meet these long-term data protection needs.

Keepit implemented its SaaS-based backup and recovery solution before and during OUI’s migration from Exchange 2010 to Office 365, enabling the move to happen overnight with no data loss. The system automatically backs up cloud data and allows historic information to be restored in minutes, and it has already supported three critical data restorations. With Keepit, OUI has strengthened resilience, reduced dependence on a single provider, and gained the ability to protect records that could save the University millions if recovered after an incident.

Oxford University Innovation Ltd.

Lasse Thomsen

Information Systems Manager