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Backup for Schools & Education
Let us take the stress out of keeping all of your student and staff data protected, wherever it resides. Including support for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SIMS, Dynamics 365, cloud backup for servers.
Protect your data from
ransomware & hackers
With an emergence of ransomware actively targeting schools and universities in the UK, it’s crucial that you have a secure offsite backup solution in place to protect everyone’s information. We’ve made protecting your data simple with various backup solutions that are immutable and cannot be infected with ransomware. We also adhere to the latest Ofsted, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and government guidelines.
Why choose BackupVault to secure your education data?
We are a leading provider of cloud backups for schools, academies, colleges and universities and one of the only GDPR and DfE compliant providers.
Capita SIMS Approved
The only approved Capita SIMS solution, our cloud backup software gives you and your staff peace of mind that data is easily accessible and secure.
ISO Certified
Our fully encrypted service uses ISO 27001 and 9001 certified datacentres, aligning your school, college or university with the latest legislation and guidelines.
Cloud Based Off-Site Storage
BackupVault protects your school from onsite threats, safely storing your encrypted critical data in our two datacentres in Dorset and Hampshire.
Restore Your Data Easily
Restore files, or even an entire lost backup set, in a matter of seconds. It takes as little as three clicks to restore your data – there’s no need for tapes or disks.
Cost Effective Automatic Backup
A monthly or annual subscription allows you to avoid any setup fees and the cost of purchasing hardware. Your backups occur automatically and can be scheduled for multiple times a day.
Cloud Management Console & Reporting
Create reports with ease to show the status of your cloud backup. Enjoy an easy to use account, set up for multiple people to use and navigate.
Completely Secure & UK Based
Your institution’s privacy and security are our priority. Your data is encrypted with a key known only to you and transferred safely to our UK servers with many physical security measures.
UK Based Support
Not all providers offer a tailored service. With BackupVault, you’ll have 24/7 access to our friendly and knowledgeable support staff who can help you with any technical issues or requirements.
We are SFVS and DfE Compliant
In 2015, the Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) was updated to include specific backup requirements for schools. Schools must now backup their critical data off-site daily to protect school IT systems. BackupVault is fully compliant with SFVS, making it a safe and secure option for school backup solutions.
Common School
Backup Questions
We offer a variety of models for the education sector:
- Per GB
- Per User/Workload
- Per GB & per User/Workload
- Per Full Time Employee (FTE)
Schools and trusts are frequently opting for the per Full Time Employee model as we only charge for the staff members. Pupils are backed up free of charge.
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are usually charged per active user. However, for the education sector we offer special rates and only charge per staff member. Pupils are backed up free of charge.
Yes, our backups are immutable by design. This means that ransomare cannot affect our backups that are successfully completed.
We have many years experience with MATs and offer tailored solutions. Our backup software works very well in a distributed environment and you always have access to our centralised management and reports showing the exact status of each device, wherever it may be located.
No. We only used “cloud first” vendors and no onsite hardware is necessary. You can if required send backups to an onsite network share, but this is not necessary.
Yes, we support the backup and restore of Google Classrooms. There are very few backup vendors who can do this.
Yes, we have supported the backup of SIMS, FMS and DMS databases for over 25 years.
Yes, we are compliant with all cyber insurance company policies. We also hold ISO 27001 and 9001 certification.
Trusted By Institutions All Over The UK
“BackupVault complies with our Law Society rules and keeps our data securely in the UK.”
“I have peace of mind knowing our data is secure, backed up daily and easy to restore.”
“We recovered our files in minutes after a disk failure. No stress.”
“A system crash didn’t slow us down—our data was restored remotely with zero service loss.”
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