The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), a leading educational service agency in southeastern Pennsylvania, has forged an innovative partnership with Rubrik, a pioneering cloud data management company, and ePlus, a leading consultative technology solutions provider, to offer a managed immutable backup service to educational organizations. This groundbreaking service enables schools and educational institutions to secure their critical data using state-of-the-art technology, managed by CCIU’s expert cybersecurity team, at an affordable price. CCIU technicians work closely with school IT staff to seamlessly connect to the service, configure backup jobs, and perform thorough test restores. As Bryan Ruzenski, Certified Education Technology Leader™ and director of external technology services at CCIU, stated, “Cybersecurity is a vast and complex subject, and educational organizations need support to handle it effectively. As technology continues to evolve and become more specialized, more consortiums and services are expected to launch in the coming months and years, providing educational organizations with the resources they need to leverage technology while mitigating associated risks.