Case Study: Town of Kennebunk, Maine achieves reliable remote recovery and cost-effective offsite replication with Unitrends Recovery 823S

Meeting Kennebunk, Maine’s Exacting Requirements for Remote Recovery

The Town of Kennebunk, Maine — a coastal municipality with about 10,800 residents and an IT department supporting police, fire and other services — faced an aging backup system (an unsupported HP server running Veritas Backup Exec), a strict seven-year data-retention requirement, and the risk of major flooding at its Town Hall location. The town needed a cost-effective, reliable remote-recovery solution that could protect virtual and physical servers and local SANs.

After evaluating options, Kennebunk selected the Unitrends Recovery 823S because it allowed replication to a town-controlled remote site (the west Kennebunk fire station) with no ongoing cloud storage fees, while supporting large data volumes and easy upgrades. The appliance proved simple and intuitive, enabled server spin-up for disaster recovery, and earned unanimous approval from the Board of Selectmen.

Town of Kennebunk, Maine

Richard Boucher

Director of IT