Event: CITE Annual Conference 2026
Dates: November 17–20, 2026
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
IDrive Booth: #828
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Expo Hall Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 17, 5:00–7:30 PM
Exhibit Show: Wednesday, November 18, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
From classroom instruction to district operations, California’s schools now run on cloud applications. As more student work, staff communication, and administrative data moves into platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, cloud backup has become an essential part of every district’s data protection strategy.
IDrive is excited to exhibit at the 2026 CITE Annual Conference, taking place November 17–20 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Hosted by California IT in Education (CITE), the conference brings together technology directors, network engineers, IT support teams, and administrators from school districts and county offices of education across California to share best practices and find new partners for the systems their schools rely on.
Visit IDrive at Booth #828 to learn how IDrive’s cloud-to-cloud backup solutions can help schools and districts protect critical data across platforms students and staff use every day.
Protecting K-12 Data in the Cloud
School districts depend on cloud platforms for everything from email and document collaboration to lesson delivery and coursework. While these platforms offer powerful productivity and learning tools, districts still need a dedicated plan for protecting their data against accidental deletion, user error, malicious activity, ransomware, and other data-loss scenarios.
At CITE 2026, IDrive will highlight its Google Workspace Backup solution, which provides automated, secure backup and recovery for critical Google Workspace data.
With IDrive, district IT teams can manage backup and recovery across multiple Google Workspace domains, with automated backups running up to three times per day. Data is protected with AES-256 encryption, and point-in-time recovery and versioning give administrators flexibility when it’s time to restore.
A Closer Look at Google Classroom Backup
One of the key solutions IDrive will showcase at CITE is Google Classroom Backup, built specifically to help schools protect their digital learning environments.
A Google Classroom holds far more than a collection of files. IDrive’s solution backs up announcements, classwork, people, grades, and associated Drive files, so districts can preserve the full classroom environment that teachers and students have built over the school year.
Key capabilities include:
- Comprehensive classroom backup — Protect the entire Google Classroom environment, not just individual files.
- Automated backups — Run up to three backups per day to maintain multiple recovery points.
- Point-in-time recovery — Restore classroom data to an earlier version after accidental deletion, corruption, or malicious activity.
- Multi-domain support — Centrally manage backups across multiple school and district domains.
- Flexible recovery — Restore individual items or entire classroom environments.
- Secure data protection — AES-256 encryption helps protect data in transit and at rest.
For districts that have made Google Classroom central to daily instruction, dedicated backup adds an important layer of protection for coursework, grades, and the instructional materials teachers rely on.
Comprehensive Cloud-to-Cloud Protection
Beyond Google Workspace and Google Classroom, IDrive provides cloud-to-cloud backup for a range of widely used productivity and business platforms. These solutions give districts an independent copy of their cloud data, reducing the risks associated with accidental deletion, ransomware, service disruptions, and other data-loss scenarios.
IDrive’s cloud-to-cloud portfolio includes:
- Microsoft Office 365 Backup – Protect Microsoft 365 data including OneDrive, SharePoint, Exchange, and Teams, with automated backups, point-in-time snapshots, granular recovery, and centralized management.
- Microsoft Entra ID Backup – Protect Critical Microsoft Entra ID Objects.
- Google Workspace Backup – Protect critical Google Workspace data, including Gmail, Drive, and other Workspace services, with centralized backup and recovery.
- Data from Dropbox – Back up and protect data stored in Dropbox.
- Box Backup – Protect organizational data stored in Box.
- Salesforce Backup – Protect critical Salesforce data and recover it when needed.
IDrive e2: Object Storage for Schools and Districts
IDrive will also showcase IDrive e2, its S3-compatible cloud object storage platform. For districts and county offices managing growing volumes of archives, media, application data, and other digital records, IDrive e2 offers scalable storage that integrates easily with existing S3-compatible applications and workflows. It gives education organizations a flexible, cost-effective option for storing and managing institutional data in the cloud.
Meet IDrive at CITE 2026
CITE is the home for California’s K-12 education technology decision makers, drawing around 1,500 attendees from more than 600 schools, districts, and county offices of education. The 2026 conference takes place November 17–20 at the Anaheim Convention Center, with the exhibit opening at the Expo Hall Opening Reception on Tuesday, November 17, and running all day on Wednesday, November 18.
Stop by Booth #828 to see a live demo, talk through your district’s backup strategy, and learn how IDrive can help keep the data that powers teaching and learning protected. We look forward to seeing you in Anaheim!
