Case Study: University of Reading achieves stronger cyber resilience and control of its massive research data estate with Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct

University of Reading Strengthens Cyber Resilience, and Gains Control Over Massive Research Data Estate with Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct

The University of Reading, a research‑intensive higher‑education institution generating many terabytes of diverse unstructured NAS data each month, struggled with fragmented backups across millions of files and folders. The IT team lacked visibility and automated threat monitoring, and manual recovery processes were slow, leaving critical research data hard to manage, secure, and restore.

By deploying Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct—using a lightweight virtual appliance to ingest NAS data directly into an immutable, indexed cloud data lake—Reading gained global predictive search, near‑real‑time anomaly detection, and automated NAS protection. The solution cut cloud storage usage by about 70%, delivered roughly 50% faster file recoveries, improved threat detection, and reduced administrative overhead, enabling the university to better protect and manage its research estate.

University of Reading

Kevin Mortimer

Infrastructure Services Manager