Case Study: Rollins College achieves fast disaster recovery and uninterrupted operations with Unitrends

Unitrends Keeps Rollins College Up and Running

Rollins College, a private liberal arts institution in Winter Park, Florida, needed a more reliable, simpler backup strategy to protect its critical Banner Database that handles registration, finances, and other core operations. IT director Chris Howe faced pressure to reduce infrastructure complexity and ensure fast, dependable recoveries—any data loss or prolonged downtime could halt college operations.

Howe selected Unitrends Recovery appliances (928S and 822) over a tape option for faster recovery times, ease of use, and per-machine control. When a Banner upgrade corrupted a file, an incremental Unitrends restore recovered the system in about 30 minutes—avoiding a lengthy rebuild and keeping the college running—while providing ransomware protection, accidental-delete safeguards, full disaster recovery, and responsive technical support.

Rollins College

Chris Howe

IT Director