APIs
Backblaze research notes hidden cost of cloud object storage fees
95% of organizations report surprise cloud storage fees, as rising egress costs reshape infrastructure strategies and drive demand for transparent alternatives.
Backup
Backup
Jan Ursi lays out global partner strategy for Keepit
Jan Ursi takes over as channels leader at Danish SaaS data and backup company Keepit, where he outlined his strategy for driving the company forward.
Artificial Intelligence
NinjaOne places automated endpoint management platform in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to NinjaOne’s automated endpoint management platform to take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and agility of Azure to drive application development and shape business strategies.
Artificial Intelligence
Recovery Point Systems enhances their Ransomware Recovery as a Service (RRaaS) with AI-powered backup validation
Recovery Point Systems, which makes cyber resiliency and business continuity solutions, has announced a major enhancement to its Ransomware Recovery as a Service (RRaaS) solution with the addition of AI-powered Backup Validation. This new capability enables organizations to verify the integrity of their backup images before initiating recovery, which provides a higher level of assurance that restoration will be clean, secure, and operational following a cyberattack.
Backup
Arctera enhances cyber resilience by upgrading Microsoft capabilities in Backup Exec
Among the changes is that Backup Exec now protects identity as well as data.
Artificial Intelligence
NetApp adds more capabilities to ransomware protection
NetApp has rebranded its anti-ransomware offer, and also embeds its data breach detection into enterprise data storage
Backup
Object First targets edge locations and smaller businesses with new Ootbi Mini immutable storage appliance
The Ootbi Mini broadens the market for Object First storage to ROBOs and smaller businesses, while also adding a honeypot feature and a beta for fleet managers which should appeal to MSPs in particular.
Backup
Seagate, Acronis partner to deliver S3 compatible Acronis Archival Storage
Seagate and Acronis will ally so that Acronis will incorporate Seagate’s S3-compatible Lyve Cloud Object Storage into its archival storage offerings to help MSPs deliver seamless, cost-effective, and compliant storage.
Artificial Intelligence
Pure Storage adds new AI and cloud innovations to platform
Cyber Resilience has been expanded with a flood of new and expanded partnerships through companies like CrowdStrike, Superna, Veeam, Microsoft Azure, Portwork, and NVIDIA, as well as major innovation from Pure such as the next-gen FlashArray portfolio.
Artificial Intelligence
Dell makes major storage announcements on product, integration and private clouds
Dell unveiled new PowerStore and PowerMax QLC models, a new Dell PowerFlex Ultra release, both high end and entry level Data Domain product, an extended Nutanix partnership, and new strength around their Private Cloud and Native Edge offerings.
Artificial Intelligence
Cohesity announces major cyber resilience breakthroughs
The data protection vendor, fresh off its acquisition of Veritas has extended its Cyber Resilience positioning with new security innovations and partnerships, strengthening its identity and data resilience to speed response and recovery from destructive cyberattacks.
Artificial Intelligence
SMB-focused Coro leverages AI into unified platform
Coro leverages AI to transform complex security into easy-to-use security for SMBs through a unified modular platform.
Artificial Intelligence
NinjaOne names Paul Redding as Head of MSP Partnerships
Veteran MSP Paul Redding, who works with MSPs to grow their businesses, will lead NinjaOne’s work with MSPs to accelerate growth and success for the company’s partners and customers.
Backup
Datto makes it easy to enlist in new Datto BCDR Fast Track program
Datto believes that every client deserves Datto’s commercial and technical abilities, and they make it even easier for MSPs to get started with their Partner Fast Track Offer
Artificial Intelligence
Channel strategy helps drive strong growth of cloud storage company Backblaze
Backblaze’s CEO goes beyond the numbers in the company’s latest financial report to examine how the channel plays a key part in their Go-to-Market strategy.
Backup
Acronis appoints Nichols as first Canadian country manager
Stephen Nichols will lead the vendor’s Canadian operations and build the in-country team, a signal that Acronis sees the Canadian market as a growth opportunity.
Backup
Opti9 launches new partnership with Backblaze
Opti9, a 2022 rebranding of Canadian IaaS firm HostedBizz, has just begun an important new strategic relationship with Backblaze, which just got underway January 1
Backup
Zerto launches Cloud Vault solution for MSPs
Zerto has complemented its Zerto Cloud Vault solution with Zerto Cyber Resilience Vault, a fully managed solution sold through a limited channel of Zerto resellers.
Artificial Intelligence
Snowflake reworks channel sales strategy, organization to boost growth opportunities.
At their Data Cloud Summit, with a freshly rebuilt channel leadership team, Snowflake elaborated on key elements of their new strategy and the steps they will encourage the channel to take to get there.
Backup
Asigra announces general availability of SaaSAssure to address broad SaaS application market
Asigra has been a backup provider for decades, and is now expanding their portfolio with SaaSAssure, which provides comprehensive recovery for SaaS applications, with ten apps available at launch today, and 14 more set to become available in the near future.