Intuitive and cost-effective data archiving for Microsoft 365
The school district needed a scalable, intuitive, and cost-effective backup solution to retain copies of emails and work over multiple years.
Long-term cloud backup for Microsoft 365 data
Backing up cloud data makes it easy to recover files in case of accidental or malicious deletion, and is also required by many organizations in order to maintain compliance. Learn how this school district implemented a flexible and efficient backup plan for their Microsoft 365 data, all stored in the cloud.
About East Aurora School District
East Aurora School District is a large school district serving over 13,500 students across 23 schools in Aurora, Illinois. They utilize cloud services like OneDrive and Outlook to host employee work files and mailboxes, and were in need of a long-term backup solution for the 2,000+ employee accounts.
Scalable solution
East Aurora was looking for a service they could easily and quickly scale as their data needs grow over time.
Intuitive interface
All employees and IT staff would need to be trained on the solution, so having something that was easy-to-use was imperative.
Cost-effective
The district was looking for a solution that met their data privacy and retention needs, without being cost-prohibitive.
Flexible cloud backup with Synology C2
The school district chose C2 Backup for Business, Synology’s cloud service that lets admins batch configure automatic backup tasks for over 2,000 OneDrive accounts, with time-stamped versions of each account saved to C2 at regular intervals.
”Synology C2 provided the best backup solution for our 2,000+ Microsoft 365 accounts. Compared with other systems, C2 Backup provides great technology at a great price point.”
Andrew Allen, Executive Director
What is C2 Backup?
C2 Backup allows users to back up and manage data stored on Windows PCs and servers, Mac devices, and Microsoft 365 cloud services from an intuitive and efficient console.
Flexible storage
Easily scale your capacity without the need for additional physical infrastructure.
Self-service file recovery
Employees are able to easily restore deleted or altered files without the support of IT staff.
Transparent pricing
Clear and transparent pricing models without hidden fees to recover or access your data.
Looking for an on-premises backup option?
While East Aurora chose to back up their Microsoft 365 data to the cloud, on-premises backup is another option to consolidate storage costs and lower monthly fees. For this, Synology also offers a variety of NAS devices with built-in, license-free backup software known as Active Backup.
What is Active Backup?
Active Backup protects data from various platforms — PCs, VMs, servers, and SaaS — to a centralized Synology server without required extra software license fees. Request a demo
Backups made easy
Consolidated, easy setup
Manage backup tasks for fleets of devices through a single console.
Quick deployment
Bulk-configure settings for entire departments with backup task templates.
Cost efficient
Save on subscription costs and reduce your storage footprint.
Recover quickly
Instantaneous
Spin up virtual machines or other systems without waiting for data to be transferred to replacement hardware.
Self-service
Employees can browse and recover single files without assistance from the IT team, speeding up the recovery process.
Full-system
Bare metal restoration allows users to get back to work without needing to completely set up replacement hardware.
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