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Safeguarding Educational Data: A Case Study on Robust Office 365 Backup Solutions

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  In today’s rapidly evolving education technology landscape, protecting critical data and ensuring continuous availability are top priorities. This case study highlights how an educational institute successfully addressed these challenges by implementing a reliable and secure backup solution for its Office 365 environment. With the responsibility of safeguarding sensitive academic and administrative data, the institute selected StoneFly’s Office 365 backup solution for its proven expertise in data protection. The solution integrated seamlessly into the institute’s existing infrastructure, demonstrating both flexibility and ease of use. Deployment was completed with minimal disruption, allowing daily operations to continue uninterrupted. A key advantage of StoneFly’s backup solution is its automated backup processes combined with robust recovery capabilities. In the event of accidental deletion, data corruption, or system failure, the institute was able to restore critical infor...

Streamlining Global Collaboration: A StoneFly Success Story

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In today’s fast-moving engineering landscape, a globally operating firm based in Springfield was struggling with a critical challenge—inefficient collaboration across geographically distributed teams. With multiple offices relying on separate data centers, sharing and synchronizing project files had become a slow, manual, and costly process. As project workloads grew, the limitations of the existing infrastructure became increasingly evident. Data transfers were inconsistent, collaboration delays were common, and storage capacity across data centers was nearing its limit. The organization urgently needed a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective solution to support its expanding operations. That solution came in the form of StoneFly’s Enterprise Cloud Storage powered by Microsoft Azure . By migrating to a cloud-based storage platform, the company gained the ability to securely store, manage, and access data from anywhere—enabling teams to collaborate seamlessly in real time. The Resu...

Media and Entertainment Company Builds High-Performance Production System with StoneFly

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 A media and entertainment company struggled to meet the growing demands of its production workflows due to slow, unreliable storage and backup systems that caused frequent downtime and productivity losses. To overcome these challenges, the company partnered with StoneFly to implement a high-performance storage and data protection solution tailored to its production environment. StoneFly collaborated closely with the organization to design and deploy a custom solution that included high-performance unified storage arrays, integrated backup software, and disaster recovery capabilities. This modernized infrastructure significantly improved system reliability and operational efficiency. As a result, the company increased production efficiency by 50%, reduced downtime by 75%, and achieved 99.9% system uptime. The CEO noted that StoneFly’s solution was a true game-changer, enabling faster workflows, improved reliability, and a measurable positive impact on the company’s bottom line. ...

Streamlining Finance Data Archiving with Cloud-Driven Efficiency

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 A leading financial consultancy found itself overwhelmed by the rapid growth of sensitive financial data and the rising costs of traditional storage. To overcome these challenges, the organization turned to StoneFly’s Data Aware Cloud Archiving Solution—and the impact was immediate. By implementing StoneFly’s cloud-based archiving, the company achieved significant cost savings compared to legacy hardware storage. Brandon, the Head of IT, emphasized its simplicity and scalability, noting how effortlessly it accommodated the organization’s expanding data needs. Because the solution is hardware-agnostic, it required no specialized appliances and could be deployed on widely used servers. This flexibility was particularly appreciated by Jane, a DevOps engineer, who highlighted its ease of installation. The platform further enhanced operational efficiency through automated data tiering and policy-driven archiving. These capabilities eliminated the burden of manual oversight, allowing...

StoneFly Enhances Storage Efficiency for Hosting Service Providers

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  StoneFly transformed storage operations for a New Jersey–based hosting company that struggled with rising costs, storage silos, and complex management due to the use of dedicated servers for each client. To overcome these challenges, StoneFly implemented its SCVM (Storage Concentrator Virtual Machine), a software-defined storage virtualization solution that allows organizations to create virtual NAS and SAN storage using existing hardware resources. With SCVM, the hosting company was able to consolidate workloads, eliminate the need for multiple dedicated servers, and efficiently utilize unused storage capacity. This upgrade delivered major improvements across the data center. Infrastructure usage became far more efficient, unused space was repurposed, and the overall data center footprint dropped by 60%, resulting in substantial cost savings. According to Deborah, the data center administrator, StoneFly’s solution provided greater provisioning flexibility, streamlined operations...

Construction Company Secures Vital Data with DR365V

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  A Florida-based construction firm, operating since 2002 and serving clients across the U.S. and Europe, faced major data management challenges. Their extensive architectural applications generated large volumes of crucial project data—making security, availability, and ransomware protection top priorities. To address these risks, the company implemented the DR365V-2404 Backup & Disaster Recovery Appliance , paired with a 24-bay Storage Expansion Unit and Azure Cloud Connect . This hyperconverged backup and DR solution delivered efficient backup management, instant recovery, snapshots, and replication. Using Veeam for on-premise backups and replicating to Azure via StoneFly’s gateway, they achieved full data redundancy, easy accessibility, and cost-effective cloud archiving. The integrated setup strengthened their resilience against ransomware, enabling fast restoration when needed. The result: a secure, scalable, and reliable data protection environment that ensures unin...

Data is protected by StoneFly DR365 for a research and publication company

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  For over three decades, a Research & Publication firm headquartered in Minneapolis, USA, has been a trusted name in the global information and archival industry. Their extensive portfolio includes current affairs reports, scholarly publications, historical archives, and military collections sourced worldwide. With offices strategically located in Russia, Ukraine, and Beijing, the company manages vast amounts of critical data that must remain secure, accessible, and continuously available. The firm faced several challenges: maintaining 24/7 connectivity to support a global client base, protecting highly sensitive data such as military and historical archives from ransomware attacks, and ensuring zero tolerance for data loss given the irreplaceable nature of their archives. To address these challenges, the company implemented the StoneFly DR365 appliance—an all-in-one backup and disaster recovery (BDR) solution designed for maximum data protection and operational reliability. T...