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Updated · AiThority · Jul 16

Bonneville School District Cuts Backup Time 85% by Leaving VMware, Avoiding 31% Fee Increase

Updated

Updated · AiThority · Jul 16

Bonneville School District Cuts Backup Time 85% by Leaving VMware, Avoiding 31% Fee Increase

2 articles · Updated · AiThority · Jul 16

Bonneville Joint School District No. 93, which serves more than 13,000 students across 26 schools, migrated off VMware to Veeam Data Platform and Scale Computing’s SC//HyperCore.
An expected 31% annual rise in legacy virtualization licensing costs, seven-hour backup jobs and growing cyber risks pushed the Idaho district to overhaul its IT stack.
Backup windows fell 85% to one hour, while recovery times for critical applications dropped from hours to minutes, reducing disruption to instruction and district operations.
Immutable, encrypted backups now protect 110 TB of data across 85 servers and 200 Microsoft 365 users, and the district said savings will be redirected to classrooms and future AI-ready technology.

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