The file server that failed held vital course work and exam data as well as all resources in use by teachers. Elliot, who is responsible for the school's ICT infrastructure, said: ''When I came in on the Monday the whole file server was dead. It was the worst possible time it could have happened. We had A level and GCSE course work going off and we are just going into exam season.''
It took Elliot no more than a couple of hours to build the replacement server, he said: ''As soon as it was up, I phoned Redstor and they gave me the link I needed. It was so easy to drag and drop into folders. Instant Data began transferring everything - it was fantastic. I emailed staff and students to tell them that their files would be instantly visible to them.''