Asigra, NetApp Team for Backup Recovery as a Service

Asigra, the channel-focused cloud backup and recovery software provider that works with a who’s who of cloud service providers, is partnering with NetApp. The duo is promoting a so-called backup and recovery as a service (BRaaS) to solutions providers. Here are some details.

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Asigra: Cloud Storage With Any Provider?

The year of the cloud/on-premises hybrid model marches on. The latest example: Asigra, a cloud backup and recovery software provider that works closely with MSPs, says its Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery software is now open to a who’s who of cloud service providers. Here’s the list, and why I think this move is a sign of things to come.

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Online Backup: Six Questions MSPs Need to Ask

online backup intronis n-ableWhether you call it online backup or managed storage, the market for SaaS-oriented storage solutions is intensifying. The latest news involves N-able Technologies partnering with Intronis. But each time I check my inbox there seems to be a new pitch about MSPs and managed storage. Here are six questions MSPs should ask before making an online backup decision.

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MSPs Prepare for VMworld 2009

Managed services and virtualization. The two have been converging for several years. But even I’m surprised by all of the MSP-oriented activity that will likely occur at VMworld 2009 (Aug. 31-Sept. 3, San Francisco). Here are some initial thoughts.

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Vembu: StoreGrid Online Backup Meets Amazon Cloud

I must admit: I can’t keep pace with the number of software companies pushing their applications into Amazon’s cloud. The latest example comes from Vembu Technologies, which has launched their StoreGrid Online Backup virtual appliance for Amazon Web Services. Here is some info from Vembu plus the bigger picture for managed service providers.

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CDW Challenges Managed Storage Providers

Managed storage providers take note: CDW is launching a remote backup service based on Asigra Televaulting, according to a press release from Asigra. The CDW-Asigra relationship comes only a week after MSPmentor readers debated whether basic online backup services would commoditize. Anybody concerned about CDW pushing deeper into this market or is this a non-event for managed service providers?

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Up to 50 Vendors Set to Earn MSP Alliance Accreditation

MSP Alliance President Charles Weaver spent some time telling me about the organization’s new accreditation program during a conference last month. Sounds like the program is gaining some traction.

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