Case Study: Charles Darwin University Achieves Secure, Compliant Microsoft 365 Backups with Wasabi Technologies

Charles Darwin University Empowers Remote Learners with Secure, Compliant Microsoft 365 Backups

Charles Darwin University (CDU), a higher education institution serving remote communities across Australia’s Northern Territory, needed a secure, compliant, and cost-effective way to back up and recover Microsoft 365 data for a largely off-campus student population. With growing remote access demands, ransomware concerns, and NT Information Act requirements, CDU looked for a cloud storage partner that could support Office 365 backups without unpredictable egress fees. Wasabi Technologies, working with Veeam, fit those needs.

Wasabi Technologies implemented hot cloud storage as part of CDU’s backup and recovery strategy, integrated with Veeam for granular restores and stronger data protection. The solution simplified onboarding and cost management, eliminated egress-fee surprises, and gave CDU confidence in compliance and ransomware resilience. As a result, Charles Darwin University improved data security for remote learners, streamlined operations, and gained predictable storage costs that made budgeting and future scaling easier.

Charles Darwin University

Scott Beven

Deputy Director of IT Delivery