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Client case study · Motorsport

Cutting backup overhead for Walkinshaw Andretti United, without missing a beat

A leading Australian motorsport team replaced slow, unreliable backups with fast, centralised cyber protection, and freed its people to focus on race day.

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IndustryMotorsport
LocationClayton, VIC
EnvironmentMicrosoft 365 & on-prem servers
EngagementBackup & cyber protection

The story in brief

Faster, lighter backup for a team that cannot afford downtime

Walkinshaw Andretti United, one of Australia's leading Supercars teams, runs a Microsoft 365 environment alongside on-premises servers, including the ERP system behind its daily operations. Its existing backup was slow to run and time consuming to manage, putting business continuity at risk.

Through the Acronis #TeamUp Program, Think Technology Australia deployed Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud across the team's entire infrastructure and Microsoft 365 environment within weeks. Backup is now centralised and far lighter to run, the ERP backup shrank to a fraction of its former size, and most issues that once needed an on-site visit can be resolved remotely.

“You can have a server restoring from the Acronis cloud and back up and running in a matter of minutes, with the files continuing to download in the background.”

Lee Webster, CIO, Walkinshaw Group
90%Less backup storage used
70%Less backup management overhead
~1/10thERP backup size, down from 1 TB+
Within weeksDeployed across the full environment

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The complete case study, including how the #TeamUp partnership came together and the results for both teams, in a short PDF.

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Managed backup and cyber protection: common questions

Does Think Technology Australia provide managed backup and disaster recovery?

Yes. We provide managed backup, disaster recovery and cyber protection that cover both Microsoft 365 and on-premises servers from a single console. For Walkinshaw Andretti United, an Australian motorsport team, we deployed Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud across the team's entire infrastructure and Microsoft 365 environment.

What is the Acronis #TeamUp Program?

The Acronis #TeamUp Program pairs a sports team with a local service provider to deliver backup and cyber protection. Think Technology Australia delivers and supports Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud for Walkinshaw Andretti United through this program, providing the technology and continuous support the team relies on.

Can you reduce backup storage costs and management overhead?

Yes. Moving Walkinshaw Andretti United to Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud reduced backup storage utilisation by 90% and cut the time spent managing backups by 70%. The backup file for the team's ERP server fell from more than 1 TB to around a tenth of that size, with centralised visibility across the whole environment.

Can backups be managed and restored remotely?

Yes. A central cloud management console lets us monitor, troubleshoot and recover systems remotely, so most issues that previously required an on-site visit can now be resolved from anywhere. Servers can be restored quickly, with the team back up and running in minutes while remaining files continue to download in the background.

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