By reducing data recovery times from days to minutes, MBO Amersfoort has strengthened cyber-resilience, improved access to critical information and enabled its IT team to focus on supporting students and staff.
Commvault and SPIE deliver a centralised data protection platform
A modern, unified solution has provided MBO Amersfoort with greater control over its data, hands-on training and a trusted partnership to support its long-term educational mission.
Data protection transformed with Commvault and SPIE
MBO Amersfoort, a community college in the Netherlands with more than 7,000 students and 750 employees, transformed its data protection strategy by partnering with Commvault and SPIE.
What was once a fragmented and unreliable backup environment is now a centralised, compliant platform that enables rapid recovery, often in just minutes.
With Commvault and SPIE, the institution’s IT team has regained control of its data protection environment. Students and employees can access critical files quickly and reliably, while the college has strengthened compliance with Dutch regulations and reduced operational costs.
A tailored solution built on trust
Working together, SPIE and Commvault implemented a centralised data protection platform designed around MBO Amersfoort’s Microsoft 365 environment and regulatory requirements.
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 delivered by SPIE empowered MBO Amersfoort’s IT team to manage backups and restores confidently.
• Trusted partnership – SPIE’s long-standing relationship with MBO Amersfoort’s board helped build confidence that the solution would meet both budgetary 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,” said Kees-Jan van ’t Hof, CISO & Head of ICT, MBO Amersfoort.
Graduation files saved in minutes
When a group of students required access to their graduation files, MBO Amersfoort’s previous system was unable to provide a fast and reliable recovery process.
Without centralised backups, restoring files was slow, frustrating and uncertain. What should have been a straightforward recovery became a lengthy and resource-intensive process, directly affecting the student experience.
Following the implementation of Commvault and SPIE’s solution, the process was transformed.
Key benefits included:
• Files were located and restored within minutes rather than days.
• Graduates received timely access to important documents.
• IT staff avoided the stress and manual effort associated with searching for 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,” said Brent van der Werf, SPIE Data Solutions.
By modernising its backup and recovery environment, MBO Amersfoort has improved operational efficiency, strengthened cyber-resilience and ensured students and staff can access the information they need when it matters most.
