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University of Groningen – A Case Study
The University of Groningen has
implemented a data backup strategic
initiative using SysCloud On Premise Backup
Software for over 70,000 users!
By deploying SysCloud on Premise Google Apps
backup, the University was able to locally
archive and retrieve around 70,000 user’s data
in a secure manner.
CUSTOMER - UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN
The University Of Groningen was founded in 1614 and it is
looking forward to celebrate its 400th Anniversary which
falls on 2014.The University has been globally acclaimed as
one of the leading influencers in Research and finds
mention in around 100th ranking positions in many
published University ranking lists. Of the many milestones
the University has crossed, a few related to prominent
personalities are the first female student in the
Netherlands, first Dutch astronaut and first president of the
Central Bank of Europe.
“Data, a Treasure beyond Measure”, this adage could not
be true for a University that is heavily focused on Research
across multiple disciplines. The University of Groningen has
staffs and students exceeding 70,000 and their data needs
to be securely backed up locally and recovered on demand.
THE CHALLENGE
The Systems Department (IT Department) was tasked with
evaluating and deploying a highly scalable and secure
solution for data backup. The solution had to cover 70,000
plus students with stringent data security requirements. The choice of the vendor had to be
someone who had a product that satisfied the requirements and would be willing to accommodate
any customizations within a short span of time. One of the key aspects that the University wanted to
cover was a trial run to actually test the vendor offering.
QUICK OVERVIEW
REQUIRMENT:
To archive and retrieve voluminous
data for 70,000 users on premise.
SOLUTION:
Syscloud deployed its On-Premise
Backup solution.
DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT:
No of Users – 8000 staffs + 64000 students No of Servers Used – 2 Application Servers, 1 DB & Web Server. System Requirements OS – Following OS can be used; Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. DB Server can be chosen from the following options;
SQLite (Default Option), available for free. This can be used if the users are less than 50.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2/2012, it needs to be purchased. This can be used if the users are more than 50.
Memory – Minimum of 8 GB is required. 16 GB can be used if the users are more than 100. CPU – A Server class CPU. Multi-core can be used if the users are more than 100. High speed internet bandwidth is required
for internet connection.
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The IT Department carried out detailed evaluation of the
SysCloud On-Premise Backup Solution and found it to meet and
exceed their requirements. Their next challenge was to acquire
the tool at competitive price points. While the project was
budgeted and approved by the University authorities, the IT
Department had to select the most competitive vendor without
any dilution of their technical criterion.
SYSCLOUD ON-PREMISE BACKUP SOFTWARE AS
A SOLUTION
Syscloud on-premise backup software (Google app backup for
education) allows the users to have data backup in their own
servers (data backup happens in the servers which are on their
own premises).
BENEFITS:
Data backup/restore with
exact folder structure.
Automatic data sync
Reduced complexity in data
backup and security
Flexible and quick restoration
of data
Add multiple domains and
users for data backup.
Centralized Management
Cost Effective
Rapid search options
User-friendly navigation
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Our commitment to Education and NOT FOR PROFIT organizations:
SysCloud CEO Vijay Krishna mentions “ We at SysCloud understand the requirements of Educational
Institutions and the NOT FOR PROFIT organizations, that is why we have multiple options for our
backup and migration solutions at attractive price points “.
Install the software and in few clicks, you can automate your domain level backup for
applications such as Google Docs, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts; and data
backup/restore happens overnight.
Multiple domains (Primary and sub domains) and users can be added for data backup.
To help the University of Groningen with their exacting requirement, we built special
customizations which involved the process of accommodating secondary domain users and
sync them automatically without any need for granting access by each user.
Newly added users get synchronised automatically without any need for manual update.
Restore the required application or the complete account to your same or to a different
email account in a secure manner.
Automatic incremental backup can be done with scheduling options.
You can also have data backup for selective services/users or of the entire domain.
BENEFITS DELIVERED BY SYSCLOUD
Secure backup and restoration of data in terabytes is done in few clicks with Syscloud on-premise backup software.
Recovery Point Objectives (RPO’s) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO’s) are highly minimised with the help of auto scheduled incremental data backup on regular basis.
“Data Export” option allows you to download and have a copy of accounts or documents for local storage.
It is flexible and compatible with existing IT infrastructure; and enables data protection of both employees and administrator through its intuitive browser which is based upon wizard driven UI (User Interface).
Innovative UI gives the user with single screen view option to access any application such as Gmail or Documents, etc.
Built-in search mechanism makes the search process rapid where you can search and restore documents and emails.
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You can handle New Users via Auto Sync feature, which eliminates the complexity of manual update of new users or data.
One can have backup of all records exactly in the same way, which is inclusive of chat logs, contacts, groups, folder structure, primary & sub domain, local downloads, audit logs, emails with attachments, calendars, documents and so on.
RESULTS
SysCloud was able to provide the IT team at the University with a robust solution for On Premise
Backup for their 70,000 plus users. The data was backed up to their local servers and available for
recovery. The Syscloud solution, in addition to its available standard features involved specific
customizations as per the University’s requirements. The two teams; Syscloud and University of
Groningen collaborated to implement the backup project successfully.
SysCloud offers affordable solutions for Domain Migration, Email Migration and Backup (both Online
and On Premise). To learn more on our solutions visit www.syscloud.com
Contact Our Sales Team [email protected] for a test drive and a quote.
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