Academy of Contemporary Music Hits the High Notes with Data Backup Support from Barracuda Networks

ACM’s former backup solution was to store all data on tape drives, which were attached to individual servers. This process presented challenges to ACM as it did not have adequate staff resources or IT capabilities available to support the volumes of data being produced within the school. With so many students attending the UK school, access to data on a 24/7 basis is critical, so, with this in mind, information is regularly updated and added to the servers. In the event of a system failure or loss of data, ACM needed total reassurance that not only could information be retrieved, it could be done so in a timely manner, with minimal impact to the students. “Within ACM, we create massive amounts of data on a daily basis,” says Mallindine. “The type of data we produce is the students thoughts and inspirations; this is not always easy to recreate if lost. Therefore we need total confidence, not only in our IT infrastructure, but also the technical support we receive. Now through Barracuda Networks, we have this.”

The prestigious Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM), located in Surrey, England has been a world leader in music education since 1995. Students are provided a broad range of instrumental and vocal courses, as well as courses in music production, creative sound design, tour production, management and music business. ACM now has schools in South Africa, Europe, and the U.S. With more than 1,200 full time students in the UK alone, ACM produces large volumes of music and video files, all of which need to be stored.