Posts by Michael Loos

From fulfilling tactical operations to ensuring expertise and providing backup and disaster recovery (DR) services, MSPs play a vital role in supporting as-a-service requirements for a variety of organizations. Read more

The public cloud offers managed service providers (MSPs) many benefits, including scalability, flexibility, and the ability to offer more comprehensive clients services. Read more

How many times have you been told to get your priorities straightened out? I definitely have, and little did I know how one day it would apply to data protection (DP) strategies. Read more

Managed service providers (MSPs) enable customers of all sizes to be more productive and scale quickly. While focused primarily on IT services and infrastructure, MSPs play a vital role in protecting and securing their clients' data. Read more

In a recent survey conducted by Vanson Bourne[1], a staggering 83% of organizations agree that the hybrid multi-cloud approach stands as the preferred backup strategy. Considering this dramatic surge in digital transformation, the management and protection of data have assumed unprecedented importance. As organizations increasingly incorporate hyperscale cloud environments such as AWS and Azure, there is strong demand for dependable and efficient Managed Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions. For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), adeptly navigating this evolving landscape necessitates remaining informed and adaptable to emerging trends and challenges. Read more

According to a recent report from 451 Research, many organizations (56%) that currently use, or plan to use public cloud services, have expressed their preference for adopting a hybrid and multicloud approach as their primary cloud operating model. Read more

According to the latest 2023 Cloud Protection Trends Report, respondents expect to run 50% or more of their production workloads in hyperscale clouds such as AWS and Microsoft Azure by 2024[1]. It’s only natural to expect backup environments within these clouds to increase as well. With growing environments come growing costs.  As a service provider, your clients expect you to keep cloud spend, budget and savings at the forefront of your cloud Backup as a Service (BaaS) implementation and design. Read more

Did you know service providers who deliver Kubernetes management and data protection services will find a fast-growing, addressable market for years to come? The unrelenting application modernization — and the resulting shift toward micro-services — has made containerized architecture the inevitable infrastructure of choice. A growing number of organizations are now leveraging Kubernetes-as-a-Service (KaaS) providers to manage their micro-service architecture, easing the burden on their DevOps and engineering teams, especially given the widespread and deepening shortage of qualified staff. Read more

Being a managed service provider offering Backup up as a Service (BaaS) for AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud can be daunting. You may end up trying to decipher the best solution just by combing through marketplace ads and descriptions. Deciding what’s needed and what’s not needed is crucial to ensure that you provide a cost-effective and efficient backup system that’s not only good for your customer but (let’s be honest) good for you as well. Read more

As a service provider that delivers managed backup services, many of the customers you serve are rapidly adopting hyper-scale public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud as part of a hybrid or multi-cloud strategy — and relying on you to help them protect this data along the way. In fact, over 50% of respondents surveyed said their organization is considering a hybrid-cloud strategy by 2024. Although competing against these large public cloud providers to deliver Infrastructure and Platform as a Service solutions may not be advantageous, managing and protecting this data is still a critical need and a profitable opportunity. Read more