Client and Project Introduction
A prestigious private educational institution set out to strengthen its data protection strategy as part of its commitment to uninterrupted learning and operational continuity. With growing reliance on digital systems across academics and administration, the school needed a resilient, purpose-built backup solution to replace traditional storage methods and reduce risk.
Service / Solution Benefits
Computer Direct Access, an affiliate of MDS System Integration Group, implemented a secure, dual-destination backup strategy powered by Dell Data Domain—purpose-built to streamline operations and enhance resilience.
Customer Needs, Challenges, and Objectives
The institution faced increasing risk due to:
- Reliance on legacy backup infrastructure with no redundancy
- Exposure to data loss in case of primary site failure
- Limited visibility into backup integrity and operational efficiency
- High off-site data transfer volumes affecting performance and cost
Their objective was to modernize backup operations with an intelligent, automated solution that could improve efficiency, validate data integrity, and ensure continuity.
Key Highlights of the Solution:
- Intelligent backup architecture spanning both primary and off-site locations
- 95% of backup storage capacity used efficiently
- 99.99% of backups verified as intact and usable
- 90% reduction in off-site data transfer volume
- Replacement of traditional storage footprint with Dell’s purpose-built platform