Protecting the Digital Campus, a pane with Sheffield Hallam University and Microsoft

Universities are under increasing pressure to deliver seamless digital experiences for students, faculty, and researchers. And while these educational institutions are facing high demands to provide uninterrupted access to essential services, they also need to protect critical data from cyber threats.

In this session, Simon Henry, Head of Cloud, Networks and Infrastructure at Sheffield Hallam University, will share the university's journey toward strengthening cyber resilience, simplifying data protection management, and supporting a secure, always-available digital campus.

Together with Armand Bloem, Education and Research Director at Microsoft and Edwin Weijdema, EMEA Field CTO at Veeam, the discussion will explore how Veeam Data Cloud helps higher education institutions protect Microsoft 365 and cloud workloads, reduce operational complexity, and ensure the availability of the systems that underpin teaching, learning, and research.

What You'll Learn:

• How higher education institutions can strengthen cyber resilience while supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• How Veeam Data Cloud helps simplify data protection and ensure the availability of Microsoft 365 and cloud-based services.
• Key lessons from Sheffield Hallam University's journey to improving operational resilience and reducing recovery risk.