Case Study: Rochester Institute of Technology reduces backup costs and saves IT time with OpenText Connected MX

Large educational institution automates and streamlines backup and recovery by moving to the cloud

Rochester Institute of Technology was looking for a better way to protect faculty and staff data across multiple devices, and evaluated several options including Dropbox and CrashPlan before choosing OpenText Connected MX. The college needed a solution that was easier to administer, supported cloud backup, and could handle users working on laptops, desktops, and even from home or overseas.

OpenText implemented Connected MX with a pilot on 10 computers, then a phased rollout using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to deploy it to 130 computers and later 200. The result was an estimated 12% reduction in backup costs, protection for more data across up to five devices per user, faster self-service restores, and less IT workload. OpenText also helped Rochester Institute of Technology avoid extra storage hardware, improve backup compliance, and reduce restoration and administration time.

Rochester Institute of Technology

Joel Yates

Manager of Technical Services