Rutgers University in New Jersey saves thousands with a reliable backup solution

Over the past decade, Rutgers University has been able to save tens of thousands of dollars by using Zmanda backup software

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is a public research university in New Jersey. It is the largest institution of higher education in New Jersey.

Rutgers was in search of an affordable backup solution. Zmanda came to the rescue. Over the past decade, Rutgers University has been able to save tens of thousands of dollars by using Zmanda backup software. Zmanda provided a stable and comprehensive backup solution with nearly no crashes reported since their product usage started in the year 2010. Rutgers was able to move from traditional dump storage to a more reliant software based on full and incremental backup solutions. Zmanda also provided the customer with multiple storage solutions where the data could be stored on traditional on-premise storage solution or cloud storage solution. The features of Zmanda that impressed Rutgers University the most was that it provided them with immediate cost savings and an accurate backup solution with increased storage efficiency.

Business Challenges

• Combination of hardware & software failures with previous backup solutions.
• Finding an affordable and reliable backup solution.
• Securing a backup solution after migrating to Isilon storage, which lacked its own proprietary backup software.

Chosen Solution

• Amanda Enterprise Backup Server
• MYSQL plugin

Business Benefits

• Great pricing: Amanda Enterprise was an affordable option for the university.
• Support: “Zmanda support is excellent; the support technicians are very polite and helpful.” – IT Administrator
• Flexibility: The ability to back up both the operating system and storage effectively.