Skip to main content
Add as a preferred source on Google


Palo Alto USD Adopts New Data Management Tool

The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) has deployed a new data management solution in an effort to reduce data restoration times.

Previously, the district used a system of about 170 VMware-based virtualized servers and legacy hardware and data restoration took approximately half a day.

PAUSD Application Specialist Terry Young looked at solutions from Dell, CommVault, EMC, and Hewlett-Packard before settling on Actifio's Copy Data Storage platform.

"Actifio's copy data storage platform gave us the most reliable data protection in the world as well as the fastest restoration times we've ever experienced," said Young, in a prepared statement. "With legacy storage products from other vendors, the restoration process was always arduous and time-consuming because they were too dependent on the production environment. Since we switched to Actifio, we also realized tremendous cost savings as well as a faster and more efficient Test and Development environment."

"With Actifio's copy data storage platform, I never have to worry about restoration as there is no reliance on production storage for recovery. I find the solution complements my Flash storage array as I can perform backups faster as well as manage more frequencies during the day for more granular recovery points," Young added.

Palo Alto Unified School District serves more than 12,000 students with 1,500 faculty and staff at 12 elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools.

More information about Palo Alto Unified School District is available at pausd.org. Go to actifio.com to learn more about Actifio's Copy Data Storage platform.

About the Author

Joshua Bolkan is contributing editor for Campus Technology, THE Journal and STEAM Universe. He can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • artificial intelligence on laptop

    OpenAI Plans to Combine AI Products into Desktop 'Superapp'

    OpenAI is reportedly developing a desktop application that would incorporate several of its emerging AI products into a single platform, according to reports, marking the latest step in the company's effort to transform ChatGPT from a standalone chatbot into a broader productivity and automation environment.

  • elementary school student in headphones sitting at desk with laptop computer, writing in notebook

    STEMscopes Math Achieves Level 3 ESSA Certification

    STEMscopes Math, the core math curriculum from Accelerate Learning, has met Level 3 evidence requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

  • abstract smartphone translucent screen displaying AI interface

    Apple Unveils Redesigned Siri AI

    At its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced Siri AI, a redesigned version of its voice assistant that Apple describes in its own announcement as "a profoundly more capable and personal assistant." The update is intended to make Siri more conversational, more context-aware, and more useful across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.

  • Artwork depicting the potential impact of misinformation and overstimulation on the internet social media

    We Must Teach Students How to Spot Misinformation: Teaching Digital Literacy Is Critical for K–12 Classrooms

    Learning how to question and analyze are skills that must be honed and practiced. Educators must help train minds to look for flawed arguments, misuse of data, or outright lies so we can ensure that as students form their own thoughts on issues, they are grounding them in reality.