Case Study: Solent University achieves enhanced data security, automated faster backups and £70K savings with Rubrik

Solent University Enhances Data Security in the Midst of Pandemic

Solent University, a higher-education institution in Southampton, faced mounting IT security and backup challenges as it migrated to Hyper‑V and Windows 10. Its legacy, manual backup process was time-consuming (4–8 hours), error-prone, exposed sensitive data to risk of breaches and GDPR non‑compliance, and became even more urgent with the COVID‑19–driven rise in phishing and ransomware threats.

Working with partner Softcat, Solent deployed Rubrik GO on Microsoft Azure to automate cloud‑native, encrypted backups with immutable records and built‑in ransomware recovery. The solution cut backup/restore times to hours, returned 26 days of IT productivity, reduced TCO by 14% (approx. £70,000 savings), ensured GDPR compliance, and future‑proofed the university’s IT estate — all implemented within two days.

Solent University

Damien Sambrook

ICT Infrastructure Manager