Case Study: Vanderbilt University achieves over $50K in endpoint recovery savings and reduced IT hours with TechValidate

Vanderbilt University replaces Symantec BackupExec with CrashPlan, saves $50K

Vanderbilt University, an educational institution, faced repeated endpoint data loss from lost or stolen laptops, hard drive failures and during OS refreshes. Relying on manual USB backups and Symantec BackupExec created productivity losses, compliance risk and visible costs that ultimately drove IT leadership to seek a more reliable, demonstrable solution.

Vanderbilt deployed Code42 as an on‑premises private‑cloud endpoint backup, replacing manual methods and BackupExec. The move delivered measurable results—more reliable backups and stronger data security, FERPA compliance, 11–25 IT hours saved per week, increased end‑user productivity via self‑service restores and mobile access, and overall endpoint data‑recovery savings reported at over $50,000.

Vanderbilt University

Carlos Trenary

System Administrator