MBO Amersfoort Achieves Data Management Excellence with Commvault and SPIE
Slashing data recovery times from days to minutes freed the institution’s IT team to focus on empowering students and securing its educational mission.
Achieving total data mastery
Recovery times slashed to minutes
Freed IT for strategic goals
5-10 minutes
for Data Restoration. Active Directory and Microsoft 365 data can now be fully restored in just 5 to 10 minutes, a significant reduction from the days it previously took.7,000+
students benefited. The solution ensures that over 7,000 students have reliable and timely access to their critical files, including essential documents like graduation files.1
centralized solution. Multiple fragmented backup platforms were streamlined into a single, centralized Commvault solution, drastically improving IT efficiency and control.Challenge
- No centralized backup solution – multiple Graphical User Interface’s ( and platforms made it difficult to manage or recover data efficiently.
- Limited control – restoring access to files was time-consuming and inconsistent.
- Operational risk – lost files caused disputes with students and staff, and maintaining regulatory compliance under Dutch law became increasingly difficult.
Solution
- Implementation support: SPIE and Commvault’s Customer Success team hosted multiple workshops and video meetings to configure and fine-tune the environment.
- Hands-on enablement: Full-day training sessions, provided by SPIE, empowered MBO Amersfoort’s IT team to manage backups and restores confidently.
- Trusted partnership: SPIE’s long-standing relationship with MBO’s board built confidence that the solution would meet both budget and compliance requirements.
Results
- Faster recovery: Active Directory and M365 data can now be restored in 5 – 10 minutes, compared to lengthy delays before.
- Operational efficiency: Staff saved significant time, with data centralized and easy to locate.
- Cost efficiency: Lower IT overhead by streamlining backup/recovery into a single solution.
- Regulatory compliance: The institution is now aligned with Dutch data retention and security regulations (GDPR).
Commvault and SPIE Deliver a Centralized Data Protection Platform
“After implementing Commvault, we are fully in control of our data. We don’t want any other solution - it works the way we want it to.”
Data Protection Transformed with Commvault and SPIE
MBO Amersfoort, a community college in the Netherlands with over 7,000 students and 750 employees, transformed its data protection strategy by partnering with Commvault and SPIE.
What once was a fragmented, unreliable backup environment is now a centralized, compliant system that enables rapid recovery – often in just minutes.
With Commvault and SPIE, IT staff regained control, students and employees can access critical files without delay, and the institution has strengthened its compliance with Dutch regulations while reducing operational costs.
A Tailored Solution Built on Trust
Together with SPIE, Commvault implemented a centralized, modern data protection platform designed around MBO Amersfoort’s Microsoft 365 environment and regulatory needs.
Key elements included:
- Implementation support: SPIE and Commvault’s Customer Success team hosted multiple workshops and video meetings to configure and fine-tune the environment.
- Hands-on enablement: Full-day training sessions, provided by SPIE, empowered MBO Amersfoort’s IT team to manage backups and restores confidently.
- Trusted partnership: SPIE’s long-standing relationship with MBO’s board built confidence that the solution would meet both budget and compliance requirements.
“Our experience implementing Commvault was great. We had strong support from our Customer Success Manager and SPIE, including live training that gave us full confidence in the solution.”
Kees-Jan van ’t Hof, CISO & Head of ICT, MBO Amersfoort
Graduation Files Saved in Minutes
When a group of students needed access to their graduation files, MBO Amersfoort’s old system couldn’t deliver. Without centralized backups, recovery was slow, frustrating, and uncertain. What should have been a simple file restore, became a slow, arduous process. This wasn’t just an IT headache; it was a direct impact on the student experience.
With Commvault and SPIE, the process was transformed:
- Files were located and restored within minutes instead of days.
- Graduates received timely access to critical documents.
- IT staff avoided the stress and manual effort of chasing down data across fragmented systems.
“Some students couldn’t reach their graduation files. Before, recovery took way too long. Now, with Commvault, we restore them quickly and reliably.”
Brent van der Werf, SPIE Data Solutions
