Case Study: Columbus Metropolitan Library achieves fast, reliable disaster recovery (15-minute RPO) with Zerto

Columbus Metropolitan Library Keeps Community Connected With Zerto

Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), which serves Franklin County, Ohio with a main branch and 22 locations, was facing end-of-life infrastructure and an unreliable, cost-prohibitive tape-based disaster recovery approach. Limited IT staffing and a lack of confidence in recoverability left the library exposed to prolonged downtime that would disrupt community services like public PCs, printing and lending.

CML selected Expedient’s managed DRaaS powered by Zerto Virtual Replication, migrating its environment to Expedient’s cloud with a seamless “push-button” experience. The solution eliminated a large upfront infrastructure spend, removed the need for additional IT staff, delivered predictable RPO/RTOs (now a 15-minute RPO), and minimized community impact while restoring confidence in the library’s disaster recovery plan.

Columbus Metropolitan Library

Burton Bardus

Senior Director of IT