Case study: Wheatland School District

Wheatland School District (WSD) encompasses four K-12 schools in the State of California, with a network of over 800 computers. After persistent problems with its anti-virus product, WSD started testing alternative solutions. Sophos Anti-Virus was chosen for its strong performance in malware detection and ease of management, which has enabled significant cost savings.

"Excellent performance, an easy-to-use interface, and pain-free installation - the choice to go with Sophos Anti-Virus was an easy one."
Patrick Matthews, IT Director, Wheatland School District

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Fact file

Business challenge

• WSD experienced major disruption problems with its existing Symantec anti-virus solution following an upgrade.
• The license came up for renewal shortly afterwards with a significant price increase, prompting WSD to seek another solution.

Technology solution

• Products from Sophos and Trend Micro were evaluated by the IT team.
• Sophos Anti-Virus stood out because of the simplicity of management through Sophos Enterprise Console, which enabled easy, centralized roll-out and administration.
• WSD ensured a smooth install process by using Sophos Endpoint Implementation, a service package from Sophos Professional Services.

Business results

• Sophos Anti-Virus has created significant cost savings in license fees, estimated by WSD at a minimum of $15,000 over the 45 months of the license.
• WSD was particularly impressed with the ease of management of Sophos Anti-Virus, and its smooth integration with WSD's email filter solution.