Secure backup scores top marks for Stockton schools
~Iron Mountain Digital's backup solution secures pupil and staff data across 80 primary,
secondary and special schools~
September 18, 2008 - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council will protect student and staff information with a region-wide electronic backup solution from Storage-as-a-Service provider Iron Mountain Digital.
The Connected Backup for PC and Server solutions will provide automated and secure offsite backup of all server data for the region’s 80 schools. This will replace the current onsite tape backups that each school creates individually, and will ensure data is protected should local backups fail or be damaged.
As the solution is centrally managed, staff at the region’s primary and special schools can leave regular backups to be created automatically, providing more classroom and lesson preparation time. The technicians at the 14 secondary schools will be able to manage their school’s own backups, should they wish.
The solution is already in place across all Primary and Special Schools in the region and 10 Secondary Schools, the remaining four Secondary Schools in the region will make the switch over to the new solution by October 2008.
“This is the first time we have implemented a central backup strategy, and the benefits to both the borough council and schools are extremely reassuring,” said Andrea Warburton, Schools ICT Support Team Manager, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. “The solution will ensure that all data generated by each school is protected and stored securely at an offsite location – leaving teachers and education staff more time to concentrate on classroom priorities.”
“Protecting student and staff data is a critical process for schools, whether there is a dedicated technician onsite or not,” said Nick Cater, head of Northern Europe, Iron Mountain Digital. “Simply relying on manual onsite tape backups cannot deliver a robust, long-term strategy for data protection. Moving this process to an electronic format is more cost effective, resilient and reduces the need for human resource.”
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of software- and storage-as-a service solutions for backup and archiving. The technology arm of Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of data protection, archiving and intellectual property management solutions to thousands of companies around the world, directly and through a worldwide network of channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in Southborough, Mass. with European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
www.ironmountaindigital.co.uk
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) helps organisations around the world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and storage. The company offers comprehensive records management and data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 100,000 corporate clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. For more information, visit the company's Web site at
www.ironmountain.com.
