Spring Independent School District thwarts ransomware attack with Cohesity on AWS

Spring ISD previously used multiple backup products: Veeam for virtual machines, Idera for SQL Server, and two different server platforms. The whole setup was replicated in a nearby co-location facility used for disaster recovery. When the co-lo lease came up for renewal, the IT team explored better solutions, with greater ransomware protection.

Cohesity automatically backs up 60 terabytes of VMs and databases in two locations – in the district server room and in AWS for archiving and disaster recovery. After the ransomware attack, the IT team restored and was back online two days later, without disruption to learning and no ransom paid.

With Cohesity, Spring ISD lowered TCO by 10-15% by decommissioning four legacy backup products, eliminating co-lo lease and equipment costs, and simplifying management. Ransomware protection helped the district get favorable rates when they renewed our cybersecurity insurance.