JANET(UK) Chooses Databarracks

Databarracks signed a partnership with JANET(UK). The online backup and disaster recovery MSP will be backing up JANET(UK)’s corporate data at its main headquarters in Didcot as well as several remote sites and laptops in order to protect 2.7 TB of email, databases, and all other business critical data whilst enabling fast and full recovery of their business servers in the event that a disaster strikes.

JANET(UK) is a not-for-profit company which manages the development and operation of the JANET network, which is dedicated to the needs of education and research in the UK. The JANET network has 18 million users based in over 1000 universities, colleges, schools, and research institutions across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Peter Kent, Head of ICT Services for JANET (UK), says: “Databarracks’ attitude and attention to detail towards the tender and proposal processes was the most professional and thorough of all those we received, and we’re delighted they met all of our key requirements. Their service allows us to backup remote sites and laptops running multiple operating systems over a secure and encrypted connection for safe data transfer and storage. The whole process is guaranteed by a comprehensive Service Level Agreement which really keeps us confident that if restores are required they will be done to our standards. After trialing the service, we were convinced they were the best choice for us.”

Jeremy Gray, Sales Manager for Databarracks says: “Given JANET(UK)’s challenges when choosing the best backup and recovery solution; their choice of Databarracks’ tailored backup service is a testimonial to the capabilities of the technology we employ and the overall pride we take in the service we provide.”