Case Study: Liverpool John Moores University achieves reliable data protection, ransomware defense and £150,000 savings with Veeam

Veeam excels at Liverpool John Moores University with data protection for students, faculty and staff and ransomware defense

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), a large UK public university serving about 25,000 students, faced frequent backup failures from legacy software that required daytime reruns, slowed critical systems (PeopleSoft, Oracle E‑Business, Office 365) and left the campus at risk from rising ransomware attacks. IT needed a reliable, low‑overhead data protection solution to ensure fast recoveries for students, faculty and staff.

LJMU replaced legacy backup with Veeam Availability Suite and Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, gaining immutable on‑site and cloud backups, automated recoverability verification and rapid restore tools. The deployment now protects 150 TB across 310 VMs, saved £150,000 over five years, cuts about four weeks of backup management annually, and adds ransomware alerts and cloud recovery options for stronger, simpler data protection.

Liverpool John Moores University

Rick Williams

Operations Officer