--- title: "Cloud Backup for Education | Clumio by Commvault " type: "WebPage" language: "en" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio/solutions/education" date: "2025-08-19T11:22:08-04:00" modified: "2026-08-26T15:09:43-04:00" description: "Protect AWS and Google Cloud workloads with cloud-native backup that helps education institutions recover quickly, safeguard student data, and strengthen cyber resilience. " image: "https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/clumio-thumbnail-1200x630-1.jpeg" breadcrumbs: - name: "Commvault Home" url: "https://www.commvault.com/" - name: "Clumio" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio" - name: "Solutions" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio/solutions" - name: "Education" --- # Clumio Solutions – Education industry ## Keep Learning Running Without Interruption Protect AWS and Google Cloud workloads with cloud-native backup and recovery that safeguards student records, learning platforms, and research data while helping education institutions maintain learning continuity. - [Request demo](/clumio/request-demo) - ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Single-Cloud-3_White_RGB.svg) Cloud-Native - ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Secure-Data-Storage_White_RGB.svg) Immutable, Air-gapped Backups - ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cloud-Server-Infrastructure_White_RGB.svg) No Backup Infrastructure ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Education-Vertical-Hero.png) --- EDUCATION CHALLENGES ## Education Never Stops—Neither Should Your Data From learning management systems (LMS), student information systems (SIS), and research platforms to campus applications, today’s institutions rely on always-available data. Cyberattacks, outages, and limited IT resources make resilience essential. --- ## Learning Depends on Availability Downtime disrupts instruction, online learning, campus services, and the student experience. --- ## Student and Research Data Must Be Safeguarded Student records, research data, financial information, and institutional systems require resilience against ransomware, accidental deletion, and operational errors. --- ## IT Teams Need Simplicity Education IT teams must safeguard growing cloud environments while managing constrained budgets and limited staff. --- BUSINESS OUTCOMES ## Keep Learning and Research Moving Clumio helps education institutions reduce cyber risk, recover quickly, simplify compliance, and eliminate backup infrastructure so IT teams can focus on supporting students, faculty, and research. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cache-Recycle_Crocus_RGB-8.svg) --- ## Recover Learning Faster Restore learning management systems (LMS), student information systems (SIS), campus applications, and research environments quickly to minimize disruption for students and faculty. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Analytics-Engine_Crocus_RGB-1.svg) --- ## Critical Academic Data Safeguard student records, research data, and administrative systems with immutable backups designed for rapid recovery. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/User-Computer_Crocus_RGB_419c27.svg) --- ## Reduce IT Complexity Automate cloud data resilience across cloud environments while eliminating backup infrastructure and reducing day-to-day administrative effort. --- RELATED SOLUTIONS ## Cloud-Native Resilience for Education Data [Explore solutions](https://www.commvault.com/clumio/solutions) ## **Ransomware Recovery** Recover confidently from ransomware with immutable, air-gapped backups that preserve clean recovery points and help restore educational services without extended downtime. [Learn more](/clumio/solutions/ransomware-recovery) ## **Operational Recovery** Rapidly recover learning platforms, research environments, and campus applications after outages, accidental deletion, or operational failures to maintain institutional continuity. [Learn more](/clumio/solutions/operational-recovery) ## **Compliance** Support FERPA and institutional governance with policy-based retention, centralized management, and audit-ready reporting that simplifies compliance efforts. [Learn more](/clumio/solutions/compliance) ## **Cost Optimization** Reduce backup costs with a fully managed SaaS platform that eliminates infrastructure, optimizes cloud storage, and helps IT teams do more with limited resources. [Learn more](/clumio/solutions/cost-optimization) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Education-crocus-thumbnail-888x500-1-1.png) --- WHY CLUMIO ## Purpose-Built for Modern Education Clumio helps schools, colleges, universities, and research institutions strengthen cyber resilience while simplifying cloud data protection and reducing operational overhead. - Enable Learning Continuity Recover quickly to keep classrooms, research, and campus services running. - Eliminate Backup Infrastructure Replace complex backup systems with a fully managed cloud-native platform. - Scale with Confidence Safeguard growing AWS and Google Cloud workloads without increasing administrative complexity. --- ## Clumio Data Risk Assessment Get deeper visibility into the risk posture of your cloud data estate. [Get free assesment](/clumio/data-risk-assessment) --- Our Reach ## Cyber Resilient Businesses Protect Their Cloud Data with Clumio > “Switching to Clumio has led to a 30% reduction in our spending on backups. ” > > Walter Moore > > Senior Systems Administrator, Eckerd College > “As an institution with over 100 years of history and 100+ programs, we have a large data estate with web apps, media, and data stores. We chose Clumio for its managed backup SaaS that protects our EC2 and S3 data from ransomware and provides visibility for compliance reporting. ” > > William Enestvedt > > Unix Team Manager, Johnson & Wales University > “We feel great about the solution. We love how simple and reliable it is. Basically, all the headaches that we had are gone, and we’re confident that the data is going to be there when we need it. ” > > Walter Moore > > Senior Systems Administrator, Eckerd College > “Using AWS Storage Lens, we confirmed that backups through Clumio were 66.7% cheaper than what we were paying previously. That validation came quickly, and it accelerated our internal approval to move forward. ” > > Lida Joly > > CEO, xyzt.ai --- ## Frequently Asked Questions How does Clumio safeguard education data? Clumio helps provide resilience for student information systems (SIS), learning management systems (LMS), research data, and institutional applications with immutable backups and cloud-native recovery that helps restore operations after ransomware, outages, or accidental deletion. Which cloud workloads are supported? Clumio is designed for Amazon S3, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, EC2, EBS, Apache Iceberg, DocumentDB, Neptune, and Google Cloud Storage. How does Clumio help recover from ransomware? Immutable, air-gapped backups enable institutions to restore clean data quickly, minimizing disruption to learning and campus operations. How does Clumio reduce IT overhead? As a fully managed SaaS solution, Clumio eliminates backup infrastructure, automates data resilience, and simplifies ongoing management so education IT teams can focus on supporting students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations. --- related resources ## Discover and Learn Resources [View All Resources](https://www.commvault.com/clumio/resources) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Expressive-hands-in-team-meeting-Crocus_PPT-copy-1.jpg) INFOGRAPHIC ## Long-term Retention Requirements in Education Key regulations and data retention requirements for student data [View Infographic about Long-term Retention Requirements in Education](https://www.commvault.com/resources/infographic/records-retention-requirements-in-education-clumio) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rise-of-AI-agents-888x500-1.png) ANALYST REPORT ## The Total Economic Impact of Clumio This report from Forrester Consulting provides an in-depth overview of the cost savings and business value of Clumio. [View the Report about The Total Economic Impact of Clumio](https://www.commvault.com/resources/analyst-report/the-total-economic-impact-of-clumio-report) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Two-women-in-control-room-Crocus_PPT.jpg) CHECKLIST ## Best Practices to Defend Against Ransomware Attacks This checklist provides a guideline to help you follow best practices to protect your cloud data against ransomware. [Get the List about Best Practices to Defend Against Ransomware Attacks](https://www.commvault.com/document/clumio-best-practice-checklist-defense-against-ransomware-attack) --- STRENGHTHEN CAMPUS RESILIENCE ## Protect the Data That Powers Learning Schedule a personalized demo to learn how Clumio helps protect student and research data, accelerate recovery, and simplify cloud data protection for modern education. [Request a Demo](/clumio/request-demo) [Buy with AWS](https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signin?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Faws.amazon.com%2Fmarketplace%2Fsaas%2Fordering%3FproductId%3D2d05096b-7c00-4cb0-8aa0-36230f8b8379%26redirectUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Faws.amazon.com%252Fmarketplace%252Fpp%252Fprodview-hdul2n6jr5dou%26isauthcode%3Dtrue&client_id=arn%3Aaws%3Aiam%3A%3A015428540659%3Auser%2Fawsmp-contessa&forceMobileApp=0) - No Infrastructure to Manage - Cloud-Native - Immutable Recovery ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/final-cta-women-talking.png)