LGfL's encrypted cloud backup supports the DfE Cyber Security Standards with a free allocation available to LGfL Schools
Backup your data securely. Recover it quickly. Manage and control it intelligently. Help to comply with the GDPR by responding promptly to Subject Access Requests.
Please note that your Google and Microsoft cloud tenancies are NOT backed up by default.
Backups enable you to recover your data if you have a ransomware attack.
GridStore gives you the storage and the support to take snapshots of your data and recover it to a point in time. All from a central console.
GridStore offers an encrypted offsite backup in resilient UK data centres, with a free allocation to all LGfL Schools.
Introduction to GridStore
A resilient, encrypted, off-site backup storage management platform using Redstor's Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) software. Backup your “mission critical” data automatically and on a daily basis to help comply with the GDPR requirements for your schools data.
GridStore Upgrade
GridStore has now been upgraded to Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) which is much better and smarter!
LGfL customers love GridStore
“GridStore is our lifeline and quite indispensable"
Nathan Bareham, Senior Technician, Guru Nanak Multi Academy Trust
“We have been using GridStore for a number of years now and found it to be the best offsite backup solution by far. We would definitely recommend this solution for secure offsite backups”
Kuljit Chana, Managing Director, Deku Solutions Ltd
GridStore Frequently Asked Questions
- Does LGfL provide a free GridStore storage allocation?
- How does GridStore help to protect my school’s data?
- Is my school’s data secure with GridStore?
- Does my school’s data leave the UK?
- What are the main features of the Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) client used in GridStore?
- What are the main differences between the current version of GridStore (Server Edition (SE)) and the new version of GridStore (Enterprise Server Edition (ESE))?
- My school uses a cloud platform (O365 or Google), do we still need to back up our data offsite?
- My school is in a Federation / Multi Academy Trust, can we pool our GridStore platform storage?
- My school is already using GridStore, will I receive a cost reduction in the service as a result of the free allocation?
- What is the minimum contract length with GridStore?
- How do I purchase additional GridStore storage once my school is using the platform?
- Do I need a SIMS connector licence with GridStore?
- My school is currently using Redstor ESE but purchase from another supplier. Can we transfer our data to the LGfL platform when our service expires with our current supplier?
- How does my school cancel our GridStore service?
- I’m not an LGfL customer, can my school still purchase GridStore?
