CLOUD INSIGHTS

• To Hybrid Cloud, Or Not To Hybrid Cloud?

  Accelerated digital transformation has pushed organizations to adopt new IT infrastructures more rapidly than expected over the past two years. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, two years of digital transformation took place over two months, while a McKinsey study ranks it even higher at five years in the first quarter of 2020.

• The MSP's Guide To Modern Cloud Infrastructure

  “Just like ‘Nobody Got Fired For Buying IBM’ was a mantra in the 1980's, many IT businesses assume that the ‘big three’ are the only options in the Cloud space. This couldn’t be further from the truth! The “Alternative Cloud” is an untapped market for IT Solution Providers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and this eBook highlights the opportunities, benefits and practical steps that IT businesses can take to utilize these tools for growth.”  Richard Tubb, The IT Business Growth Expert

• Why MSPs Are Poised To Capitalize On The Hybrid Cloud Data Protection Boom

  Three ongoing trends are coming together today to create a significant opportunity for MSPs...

• 6 Ways That M365 Backup Can Make You A Hero To Your Customers, And How The Built-In M365 Retention Can Fail Them

  During the last few years, there has seen a significant increase in the business dependency on Microsoft 365, with the product quickly becoming the leading standard. Microsoft 365 was formerly known as Office 365.

• Advanced Data Protection Features That Can Get Your Customer Up And Running Quickly In A Disaster

  Whether you have a natural disaster, a hardware failure, a data breach, or a redemption attack, you need to quickly and painlessly recover your data and practice advanced data protection features to activate your client promptly.

• Cloud Infrastructure: When A Data Center Is More Than Just A Data Center

  At its very core, a data center is and always will be just that: a data center. But the growing popularity of the cloud is complicating matters and making physical infrastructure more critical than ever before. As a result, finding the right partner to assist you with the unique solutions you need to succeed in this lucrative market is paramount.

• 4 Common MSP Pitfalls When Managing Customer Microsoft 365 Data

  Are you worried Microsoft 365 will wreck your MSP business? The answer is most likely no. However, numerous MSPs have struggled when managing customer M365 data, due to encountering major hurdles that hindered their progress.

• When ‘Okay’ Data Protection Is Not Enough

  Contigo Technologies is a leading MSP based in Austin, Texas. While many MSPs focus on particular verticals, Contigo’s technical and service offerings have made them the “go-to” MSP for businesses across the Austin area. An example of their commitment to customer service is that they place an icon on every supported workstation that lets the user contact Contigo in a matter of seconds, whether to access support or just ask a question.

• Robinson Tech Ditches StorageCraft, Takes Backup to New Level With Unitrends MSP

  In 2006, Robinson Tech was just Dan alone in a garage. Now, there are seven full-time staffers that interact with roughly 70 clients each month, with about 20 of them on full remote monitoring and management (RMM) contracts and the rest on break/fix support.

• 9 Ways To Support Your Client’s Hybrid Workforce

  Organizations are desperately looking to MSPs to help them transition to a hybrid environment. According to a McKinsey survey, 9 in 10 organizations plan on combining remote and on-site work going forward. This means IT pros and their clients will need to collaborate to support productivity and security within a hybrid workforce.  

• Riding The Digital Transformation: Why Enterprises Are Reengineering Their Cloud Infrastructure

  Post 2020, how are you approaching the cloud? The rapid and unexpected digital transformation of 2020 forced enterprises worldwide to quickly mobilize workers using cloud resources. Now, as the world returns to an altered normal, it’s time for organizations to revisit their cloud infrastructure components with a fresh perspective. Hybrid work environments, industry transformations, changing consumer behavior, and growing cyber threats have all affected the way we do business. Now it might be time to change your cloud.

• Going Big: Tips To Help Large Enterprises Migrate Data To The Cloud

  There are many benefits to transitioning to the cloud, but you must be able to get there first. While it could be said that today’s startups have the luxury of starting their businesses in the cloud, many large enterprises must transition legacy systems and migrate large amounts of data to take advantage of the benefits.

• Why Digital Transformation And Cloud Migrations Are Driving Opportunities For PAM Adoption

  Digital transformation has been high on the business agenda for many years, but the events of 2020 flipped the script from one of competitive advantage to a matter of survival.

• Here’s Why It’s Still Important To Diversify Your Data In The Cloud

  Public cloud companies, especially the largest and most well-resourced ones, have a lot of built-in features for making servers highly available for their customers. But even global tech giants suffer from incidents and outages.

• How MSPs Can Easily Manage Data Protection At Scale

  When we’re talking about MSPs, virtual machines are probably one of the safest cloud-hosting environments. Besides cloud servers, VMs can be hosted on high-end on-premises servers. With lower failure rates, cloud and high-end on-premise servers are ideal for these types of systems.