Case Study: James Cook University achieves scalable, resilient backup storage with Wasabi

James Cook University Scales to the Cloud with Wasabi and Gains Resiliency—at a Cost 5x Lower Than Competitors

James Cook University, a public higher education institution in Queensland, Australia, needed a new cloud backup solution when its existing online storage system reached end of life and ran low on capacity. The university wanted a scalable, cost-effective option that integrated easily with its existing Veeam backup environment and provided a more distant offsite backup location to better protect data from cyclone-related disruption.

James Cook University chose Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage, working with Veeam for “plug and play” backup integration and using Wasabi Reserved Capacity Storage for predictable pricing. With Wasabi, JCU gained far greater scalability and resilience, expanded from 500 TB of corporate backups to 1 PB including research data, and improved retention without egress or API fees; the university said Wasabi delivered the same workload at a cost five times lower than competitors.

James Cook University

Vinu Thomas

Principal Systems Engineer