Overview
Zhejiang University | Cloud Backup and Sharing Center
Country: China
Industry: Education / Higher Education
Solution: Info2soft’s solution
As one of China’s leading universities, Zhejiang University manages vast amounts of data generated across multiple campuses. To handle growing storage demands and ensure data safety, the university launched the “Cloud Backup and Sharing Center,” aiming to serve over 10,000 faculty, staff, and students.
Customer Challenge
- Rapidly expanding data volume across dispersed campuses.
- Over 1 million files per endpoint, mostly on Windows 7/8 and Windows Server systems.
- Thousands of concurrent users requiring fast and reliable backup services.
- High costs and inefficiency from building separate disaster recovery centers.
I2 Solution
- Centralized cloud backup — Using Info2soft’s solution, all endpoint data is backed up in real time to the shared cloud center.
- Disaster recovery & access — Lost or corrupted data can be restored instantly and accessed remotely through secure channels.
- Elastic scaling — Each backup server supports about 300 endpoints, and cloud resources can be dynamically allocated through a web-based console.
Solution Effects
- Established a unified, scalable cloud backup and recovery system serving 10,000+ users.
- Eliminated the need for multiple disaster recovery sites, reducing infrastructure costs.
- Achieved continuous data protection and rapid cross-platform recovery through an intuitive graphical interface.
- Enhanced overall resilience and data availability across campuses.