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Carbonite Inc., a provider of cloud and hybrid business continuity solutions for SMEs, has expanded its free trial program to its worldwide network of distributors, national solution providers and channel partners. With this full functionality without obligation trial, the Carbonite partners can now offer their customers the Carbonite Pro Bundle Server, which includes both server technology and backup workstation.

Carbonite offers a comprehensive suite of business continuity solutions to protect servers, terminals, and the cloud and the local email. Server Pro Bundle of the company, which provides backup and recovery for an unlimited number of servers and workstations, is available through the network of global partners of the company.

For more information on testing partners, or to become a partner Carbonite, visit http://www.carbonite.com/partners.

According to IDC, the SMB business continuity and the possibility of disaster recovery will reach nearly $ 1 billion this year, and is expected to grow to $ 2 billion in 2018 as a supplier of iT solutions, this represents a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in the grouping, positioning, and take advantage of disaster recovery solutions in all sales opportunities.

in this webinar, Johnathan Ferrick, head of product Carbonite, will guide you through different areas of disaster recovery to help you grow your business and impress your clients

some key topics in this webinar include :.

• the industry research and ideas around Disaster Recovery
• What SMEs need behind BDR solution
• How Carbonite helps you to position and sell recovery solutions disaster on the SME market
• How Carbonite bundle with your existing products and services to maximize margins

This webcast Carbonite was shown live on 10.27.2015. It is necessary to complete a short registration form to access the webcast on demand.

Barracuda Networks Inc. Barracuda Backup Vx has introduced a new deployment option for Barracuda Backup for organizations looking reduce on-site hardware through virtualization. Barracuda Backup Vx utilizes both line deduplication and compression based on the target to reduce storage requirements and bandwidth, and can change the data storage grows.

"Barracuda Backup Vx further expands the flexibility and virtualization support that we are able to offer our customers, especially those who turn away from physical infrastructure," said Rod Mathews, GM storage Barracuda . "part of providing a complete data protection means that we need to offer customers the ability to deploy our products in a way that makes the most sense for their environments -. either as a physical appliance, a cloud solution or a virtual appliance "

Barracuda Backup Vx includes two options for offsite replication. Customers can choose to respond to the Barracuda Cloud or customers can replicate a Barracuda backup Receiver Vx hosted on their own infrastructure.

general availability for the Barracuda Vx backup is expected in October, with prices starting at $ 2250 per TB of protected data. for more information or to try Barracuda backup Vx, visit http://cuda.co/backupvx.

When MAXfocus US user conference in September, LOGICnow LOGICcards launched a major improvement its platform IT service management to help MSPs to identify opportunities for improvement through real-time, ideas based on data from billions of data points collected from millions of devices managed by the MSPs depend on the platform MAX RemoteManagement. Alistair Forbes, CEO of LOGICnow and Dana Bullister, scientific data, spoke with Channelpro-SMB Publisher Michael Siggins on the meaning of LOGICcards and other issues affecting MSP. This is an edited excerpt of that conversation.

Channelpro-SMB :. Tell me about LOGICcards

Alistair Forbes: The applicability of [generic best-practice advice] to different partners would vary according to the stage they are in their business. So one of the main axes behind LOGICcards is to be able to adapt [best practices] More specifically, based on a number of things. First, what we know about their business, what is the size of their business now, what kind of tools they deploy in their client environments, which is configurations in these environments. If we see that someone has a particular set of configurations that appear to be suboptimal, we can go to them [with] "It seems that this machine has no AV on it," or something.

Alistair Forbes

where it becomes more powerful is that we begin to add that of all other partners worldwide. [For example,] "in all our partners, we see these things happening, and you do not seem to have implemented this configuration or this best practice. So here is what we think would be appropriate for you "The first iteration of this, if you like, is that based on what we think is important for the MSP. Then the intelligence engine room learns of their behavior. so, depending on what they seem to express interest, we can show them more of the same, or if we show them things they are not interested, we can emphasize that. collective intelligence is around trends we see, what we think they should be aware of the specific stage in their business.

It is intended to be more than a reporting tool. It is a tool to optimize their own business

Channelpro-SMB :. this seems relies heavily on the human component of your partner to follow this advice and work with it. not that we want Big Brother or Big Alistair, looking at us, but if you see people ignoring things, is there a way to push

Dana Bullister :? Not yet. That's a question right now as we work through. It will involve the review of the data, how often does that happen, do we think it will be worth some notifications to push a little more. ... It is something that we will certainly consider

Channelpro-SMB. So if you could remove those pesky people of the equation ...

Forbes: joking aside, the automation part is actually an important next step . In your opinion about people, we can not force them to turn on automation, but if we make it as easy as possible for them to do so, not only we say, "You have a piece of software on this machine which is very vulnerable, we think you should remove it. Click here to remove it, "kind of thing, then over time, we give them the opportunity to say:" Every time you see this, do so for me. "He does not go on the fundamental problem of [ignoring advice] but we can help to automate. ... You also get the benefits of consistency, because it happens everywhere and in all different environments

Channelpro-SMB :. If things work so well and you do so many things at bay, as with great products like yours, is there a way for MSPs to report their customers what they do for them each month or quarter ?

Forbes: This is the paradox of MSP best work you do, the less your customer sees you. So we could potentially fall into the same trap

Bullister :. Right. So one of the other possible directions that we're going to [with] LOGICcards is not only helping MSPs to do their jobs better, but also demonstrate their value. One of the types of cards we think about is a micro value ratio [that shows] all the ways they add value to the business of their clients: all the bad things they have prevented all the opportunities that they have identified all the ways they have helped. It will help them to sell, demonstrate what they have done to help their clients make better

Channelpro-SMB :. Is data collection and comparison of data beyond your partners and customers? For example, "We helped you fight against these 47 types of threats, but other businesses in your battle size 200 of them"

Forbes. I think the comparative piece between the people of our customers is in the platform at the moment. One of the things Dana alluded was the idea that we can make external data sources. so we can cross-reference what we see in other sources, especially in the area of ​​security, as there is a number of databases that catalog there threats and that sort of thing. So we can see what is prevalence, which is the impact of those in our population, and how it compares to the industry in general. Bringing external data sources is certainly something that we will look to add to the platform

Channelpro-SMB. and for the business partners of itself, will be some analysis that can help them make improvements?

Forbes: Absolutely. This is a very important pieces An example would endpoint-to-engineer ratio. What is the state of the market? What does "good" look like? How many endpoints should you be able to support with a given number of engineers? So it's fine on optimizing activities for them, and targeting specifically what we know about the current state of their business, we know the statistics of the whole community.

We're not going to say, "this guy is three times better than you are," [rather] it's all in all But you can see, if you look at the general population. overall, "This is where you sit. And generally the way people here to the next level is to do these following things. "So targeting specific advice what challenges they have so it is not just a generic book" You have to build a managed service practice, "it is," Knowing what we know about you and what we see in the industry, there are three things you need to do next. "

Channelpro-SMB: What information about your partner's enterprises? For example, wages or utilization rates or margins

Forbes: We do not have that data directly into our system right now, but we worked in partnership with some external research firms that collect these data. Again, they can not expose individual data for us, but we can see an aggregate. What are the people of hourly rates charge? What are the technicians utilization someone starts to do? We can measure this billable time by engineer and deduce that the utilization rate.

Channelpro-SMB: The gearbox LOGICcards, how would you describe your ideal partner

Forbes: This is clear in terms of the Community- part of learning, if we have people who are already very well known, very advanced, so it helps the collective knowledge base [for] our partner community, so that is certainly a valuable customer for us. Basically, there is someone who has both the desire and willingness to be able to grow their business, because our success is closely linked to the growth of their business. They must want to grow their business, but also to your earlier point, they must be willing to listen to the input and to be able to adapt their business based on what they find. I would not say there's any particular size, per se, but it is more about the profile of their business, what they are trying to achieve with it, and how they are prepared to help both provide the input for us and receive feedback from us.

Servosity, a provider Disaster recovery for MSPs, has released its latest version of Servosity DR server featuring instant recovery of Hyper-V.

Servosity DR Server is the best way for MSPs to protect Windows or Linux servers customer potential business interruptions, says the company, and allows users to protect data on site in Microsoft Azure , or any other major cloud provider. DR Server includes disaster recovery technology Servosity cloud and the StorageCraft ShadowProtect software SPX. With the added functionality, the solution can support instant recovery directly in Hyper-V.

"Servosity has always been a pioneer of StorageCraft Technology," said Curt James, vice president of StorageCraft marketing and business development. "Servosity team is innovative and we are pleased the have leverage SPX and ShadowProtect VirtualBoot for Hyper-V, which offers them DR MSP Server for more robust, more functional and faster. "

" Servosity DR server now allows recovery of a server in an enterprise-class environment. This new feature means the recovery of a server in minutes and supports live migration, advanced networking, clustering, and more through the Hyper-V environment, "says Damien Stevens, founder and CEO, Servosity. "MSP require a product that can work across a variety of environments, while allowing them to instantly recover in Microsoft Hyper-V. We built Servosity DR server specifically for MSPs to centrally manage all customers, the both onsite and cloud, through our multi-tenant and brandable web portal. This allows access configuration MSP self-service option for their customers. our single glass pane without required device makes DR easiest server configure, monitor and manage servers for MSPs. "

for more information on this new feature will Servosity current execution of a webinar January 12, 2016, at 14 pm EST for a show demo of this process and answer questions about him. For more information, visit http://www.servosity.com/webinars.

In order to position itself as the market leader in IT services support management for Apple Inc.'s Mac platform 'software services provider managed LogicNow Ltd., Dundee, Scotland, announced today the acquisition of MSP-Mac LLC, a manufacturer of Mac management solutions based on cloud headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas. Terms of the deal, which has already closed, were not revealed.

The Mac-MSP software is based on originally developed products for internal use by BestMacs, a provider of Mac-focused solutions and MSP founded in 1999 by Brian Best, who heads both companies. Integrating Mac-MSP software with the family of service products managed LogicNow will eventually equip MSPs to monitor, manage, secure and save Mac endpoints just as easily as they do Windows PCs, according Stephen Garland, senior vice president of engineering LogicNow.

"our basic objective through [20] 16 is to provide our same level of service as we do with our current platform for Mac users," he said.

The first step of this quest will be the addition of the MAX RemoteManagement solution LogicNow new features for more robust access and remote control of Mac customers. This capability is available now as part of a MAX RemoteManagement release candidate expected to ship on February 1st

"We had a strong adoption from that of the trial period, without problems reported back, which is very encouraging. "Garland said, adding that LogicNow turns to add Mac patch management and antivirus functionality MAXfocus RMM solution the company later this year.

decision LogicNow to make Mac supports a priority stems from its September 2015 the active deployment of Discovery, a function MAX RemoteManagement that dynamically and automatically detects workstations, servers, printers, routers and other devices connected to a customer network. a hosted solution, multi-tenant, Active Directory gives LogicNow access to anonymous aggregated statistics endpoint of its more than 15,000 customers in over 100 countries.

"This has given us a strong evidence that the adoption Mac is much greater than we actually expected," said Garland. Search LogicNow to add support for other client platforms as well as Google Chromebooks, if Active Discovery reveals similar climbing use.

"We can see quickly enough trends and the adoption of new trends," notes Garland.

LOGICnow, a provider of cloud-based IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, HAS annoncé That icts MAX Backup and Disaster Recovery Offering is now a full-featured, integrated solution dans le LOGICnow Layered Security suite.

as share of the company's software-as-a-service (SaaS) ITSM platform and comprehensive layered defense strategy, MAX Backup and Disaster Recovery Enables IT pros to get systems back up and running in minutes after-data loss, and in the case of a ransomware attack, helps companies boost access to Their Own locked data.

"The reality is That No it's enough to follow-have a firewall and antivirus software alone to Maintain a secure IT environment, "says Damian Trzebunia, director of product marketing at LOGICnow. "Security threats are growing in sophistication, and they're Targeted at every layer of the IT infrastructure, a layered defense strategy Requiring That Protects Both systems and data, with MAX Backup and Disaster Recovery as a key component."

The Layered Security suite from LOGICnow includes:

• MAX Risk Intelligence - sensitive Identifies hard-to-find data and Calculates the risk of a data breach in dollars
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• MAX Remote Management - A single dashboard for monitoring, managing, and Securing IT environments. This antivirus includes software, patch management, web protection, and --other services
• MAX Mail . - Delivers secure email management with an easy-to-use, web-based console for email security, continuity, and archiving
• MAX Backup and Disaster Recovery . - Enables full recovery from Any Service disruption and Provides reactive security in the face of a ransomware attack
• MAX Service Desk and LOGICcards - collective Uses intelligence to capture and analyze key metrics and data to help optimize security and Provide actionable insights

"Today's announcement positions LOGICnow to offer The Most comprehensive suite. of best-in-class security services Delivered as share of a unified ITSM platform, "adds Trzebunia. "With ransomware attacks on the rise, the Ability to Rapidly and Easily recover systems is an essential component of a layered security architecture."

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Veeam Software Veeam introduced Availability Orchestrator recover from multi-hypervisor disaster (DR) orchestration engine that enables business execute the disaster recovery plans test, and documents.

"well orchestrated and tested DR plans continue to remain one of the key challenges faced by CIOs," said Ratmir Timashev, CEO of Veeam Software. "While many companies have plans in place, they are complex and bulky, which means they are often unreliable and difficult to perform, as well as untested and outdated. This puts respect and availability of risky business. the new Veeam Availability Orchestrator continues our mission to enable enterprises to achieve 24/7/365 availability. It enables modern SLA for data and application recovery to respect, reduces costs, increases reliability by eliminating manual processes while meeting compliance requirements. "

Availability Veeam Orchestrator provides orchestration Veeam backups and replicas defined by a disaster recovery plan, non-disruptive testing, automated documentation, updating and reporting. This combination of capabilities, says the company, helps business customers to ensure data and application availability, maintain reliability, reduce costs, manual processes, and meet compliance requirements.

Available later this year, Veeam Availability Orchestrator is designed to work with Veeam Availability Suite and Veeam Backup & Replication, and licensed per virtual machine (VM). Customers are required to have an Enterprise Plus license is Veeam Availability Suite or Veeam Backup & Replication.

For more information, visit https://go.veeam.com/orchestration.

D & H Distributing Co. is organizing its Summer Technology Trade Show Mid-Atlantic on June 21 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pa. Registration is free for D & H customers. The event is expected to draw nearly 1,000 resellers and participating dealers and offers a variety of seminars and a product showcase with over 100 manufacturer partners.

seminars will be presented by the leaders of the industry Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, HP, Lenovo and Dell, covering topics such as solutions based on the cloud, mobility, emerging technologies and programs partners.

Harrisburg, D & H based Pa. Is launching a new initiative at the event, the "Blueprints SMB" program, which offers multi-vendor support and transactional model designed to help independent retailers with purchase and implementation of cloud infrastructure. the program will provide practical advice for retailers who sell in smaller markets that can not otherwise have the resources to accommodate off-premises and sale of hybrid solutions and deployments.

D & H will offer a support end to end in automation, provisioning, billing and invoicing, as well as a best-in-class specialist team to help the life cycle of the end customer for these cloud-based projects. resellers can talk to D & H representatives on the new program in the aisle of the attraction of the show, the "modern Office and business Solutions" exhibition.

"We are delighted to present our initiative Blueprints SMB lounge Summer Mid-Atlantic in Hershey, where we can offer one-to-one consultation with our dealers on their cloud marketing efforts," said Mary Campbell, vice president of D & H marketing. "In the search for our pre-sale program, resellers have expressed the need for increased support to increase their hosted infrastructure sales. We can offer specific expertise and a unique transaction structure that will help resellers can easily accommodate more deployment of these new protocols. "

in addition to the seminar leaders, suppliers participating in the exhibition include Acer, ASUS, Buffalo, Creative, D-Link, IOGEAR, Linksys, Motorola, NETGEAR, Ricoh, Samsung, Seagate, Sennheiser, Targus, TRENDnet and a host of other leading manufacturers and emerging.

sellers who make their first appearance at the D & H Mid-Atlantic Summer Show include Kasda Networks Inc. (wired and wireless), P & F USA (consumer electronic devices), Revogi ( connected home) Azulle (computer accessories), ezViz (wireless video devices) connected IO (wireless antennas), Jem Accessories (home connected) Sanho (storage) Innoview (LCD TV), Luidia (solutions whiteboard) and a new partner D & H, iRULU (smart device technology).

The Mid-Atlantic event is an active "sales performance," as all business events of D & H, which qualifies participants for special one day only prices on the goods purchased on the floor. Series prices include a price Dell Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 laptop; and Prices of American Express Gift Card $ 100 for one winner per session, sponsored by Intel seminar.

Registration opens at 11 am, and the show opens at 15 hours

For more information go to: dandh.com/midatlantic.

Seagate Company EVault Inc. entered into a partnership with Fujitsu. The partnership allows Fujitsu to develop and improve its backup and recovery portfolio by putting on the market a series of hybrid cloud comprehensive services designed to enable SMEs to take advantage of cloud backup efficiently.

"Today, organizations must navigate changing and complex data backup and recovery requirements and, increasingly, they are looking for solutions that provide flexibility on location and storage of data, "said a press EVault press subject to Channelpro-SMB .

hybrid Fujitsu cloud backup solutions, combining Fujitsu technology with EVault software, are designed to offer new levels of choice for companies seeking a reliable backup method, which hosts agile changing business and regulatory requirements and multiple traditional platforms and cloud.

to over the coming months, Fujitsu will launch a series of services based on EVault technology. These services are designed to enable the adoption of hybrid cloud backup strategy with the ability to manage data from traditional site-based cloud and meet the specific data residency, compliance, or the protection requirements.

Customers will be able to store and retrieve data from the two client devices as well as servers, databases and entire systems, and have the ability to define where and how they store their data .

to assist in the backup and recovery of large amounts of data quickly, Fujitsu will offer services that allow data to be stored on a device on site to capture the initial full backup before transport to a center Fujitsu data, with subsequent backups occurring in the network.

"Strategic partnerships are essential to the success of EVault, and we are excited to work closely with Fujitsu," said President and CEO EVault Terry Cunningham. "By leveraging solid backup offers EVault on Fujitsu Cloud, the partnership brings easy to implement, effective and secure cloud connected back to organizations that navigate the complexities of the continuity of online activities."

Coverage of backup recovery and data services provider KineticD announced this week its KineticCloud backup for servers product has been enhanced to protect VMware ESXi servers at the VM host, providing fast backups and restores. It is now available in beta for channel partners at no additional cost.

"More and more SMEs are moving to the cloud, many are looking to virtualization as a way to combine resources and reduce the costs of IT infrastructure," said KineticD in a press release subject to ChannelPro- SMB .

the VMware ESXi server allows SMEs to implement systems and / or multiple operating machines from one physical server, the equipment economy, data center space and resources. KineticD is an Elite VMware partner. It aims to provide a "cost-effective, intelligent, easy to use to protect virtualized machines, while providing greater flexibility and protection" according to the press release.

using the VMware vStorage APIs coupled with KineticDs block level deduplication, KineticD speeds up VMware backups and sends additional data changes and block transfers that are not stored in the safe. This eliminates unnecessary data at the source and leads to much faster backups that consume less storage, bandwidth and time.

Backups do not require installing individual agents or plug-ins. In addition, the solution sports the ability to schedule backups during off-peak times or at specific times during the day, which reduces the load on servers and bandwidth. It provides full and differential backups, using VMware Changed Block Tracking feature.

"By integrating VMware into our product range, SMEs will be able to enjoy the same protection and assurance available to large enterprises," said KineticD CEO Jamie Brenzel. "As adoption virtualization grows, it is imperative that we provide the technology that allows our customers to keep pace with these changes "

by using VMware vStorage API, customers are able to save data the VM host level, simultaneously securing all or specific guest operating systems without causing downtime.

Boston-based Intronis Inc. has made available its Fall '12 output, the latest version of cloud backup solution and business recovery for the channel.

now interoperable with VMware vSphere, the '12 Fall output enables Intronis partners to make system image backups within their backup and recovery. The new feature also allows partners to streamline backups of multiple virtual machines on multiple VMware servers in the cloud, a safe room, or both. All backups are encrypted and restoring customer data is complete from the cloud through the centralized portal Intronis partner.

Leveraging the VMware vSphere Web Services API, the Intronis solution now offers deduplication at the device and has assistants already available to Intronis partners for other data backups, including files / folders, Microsoft Exchange, Exchange mailbox, SQL, and system state. Other enhancements include improved overall operational efficiency of the Intronis partner portal making progress on the instrument state backup edge, scanning files, and more, says the company.

"continues Our autumn output to support Intronis value proposition to make it easier, more reliable, and less time intensive for our MSP partners to manage their backup solution Intronis" said Carol Ferrari, vice president of marketing and community for Intronis. "Having the ability to support VMware vSphere environments through the images-based backup system, as well as all other types of backup, and store them in the cloud or local device a centralized Web portal is a feature of our partners have requested, and we are pleased to offer. "

Our output will fall Intronis partners help streamline day-to-day of their company back up, reducing their hours-per Gigabyte, improved margins, and the expansion of their cloud based managed service capabilities. "

" the addition of VMware vSphere support in the new fall Release Intronis is a great victory for channel partners and certainly makes it easier and more efficient for us to remotely manage backups both virtual and mixed IT infrastructure, "notes partner Intronis MJ shoer, president and virtual chief technology officer, Jenaly technology Group Inc.

MSPs and IT professionals can start a free, no obligation trial of cloud backup solution and recovery Intronis visiting www.intronis.com/freetrial. Intronis mobile applications can be downloaded from iTunes or the Android Market.

backup and recovery solutions provider Backupify Backupify launched the development platform. It is a set of application programming interfaces (API) designed to enable VARs to integrate SaaS Backupify data protection functionality into their core applications.

data security and privacy are often cited by SMEs as SaaS deterrents. Backupify aims to provide a response to these concerns with its new API.

"The platform Backupify development will help accelerate the acceptance of SaaS applications market by allowing VARs to continue to focus on what they do best while counting on Backupify to protect data their customers, "says Backupify a press release submitted to Channelpro-SMB .

"Our experience in solutions for backup and recovery for Google Apps and Salesforce customers taught us that there is a huge market demand protection independent data for all SaaS applications," says CEO Rob Backupify May "Customers and software vendors have approached us over the years to support their SaaS applications, which has led us to create the platform for development. We are pleased to work with leading software vendors on initial integrations . "

by integrating with the developer Platform Backupify, VARs can push the increased protection Backupify data to their customers and, according Backupify will" soon to offer the functionality or as an integrated component of their solutions or as an optional upgrade. "

initial phase SaaS ISV partners include beta Apptivo, Freshdesk, Mavenlink, Nimble and special offers on pipelines. The initial ISV Backupify API and integrations partners will be available in Q2 2013.

virtual laboratory backup, replication and virtualization management solutions Veeam Software developer announced for windows Server Hyper-V, a feature of the next updated version of Veeam Backup & Replication (v7).

Virtual Lab is designed to increase the protection, performance and availability of Hyper-V environments.

"infrastructure organizations Hyper-V need reliable data protection that is specifically built for virtual environments," says CEO and President Veeam Software Ratmir Timashev. "We are delighted today to bring the virtual lab capabilities to Hyper-V, providing vital support and backup and recovery of the advanced features in this user base more."

Virtual Lab is working with vPower, Veeam technology for running a virtual machine (VM) directly from a compressed backup file, deduplicated on the storage backup regularly. with vPower, a virtual machine can operate in all point full or incremental restore, without any changes to the backup itself.

Virtual Laboratory for Hyper-V follows the release in 2012 instant VM Recovery for Hyper-V, which takes vPower party to minimize downtime and disruption by allowing him to run a virtual machine directly from a backup for a complete restoration is underway.

"by providing an easy way to safely perform tasks such as validation of backups and test software updates, without impacting production environments, virtual laboratory for Hyper-V helps administrators protect their infrastructure, while improving reliability and availability, " said Doug Hazelman, Veeam vice president of product strategy

the combination of vPower and Virtual Lab for Hyper-V also includes :.

• SureBackup - Reduces risk through testing backup and recovery auditing. The automated process allows users to verify the recoverability of every backup of each VM, without additional hardware or administration time and effort
• U-AIR (Universal Application-Item Recovery) -. Active agent-free recovery of individual objects from any virtualized application. When users accidentally delete important emails or run scripts that cause involuntary changes, U-AIR allows administrators to easily recover lost or damaged items
• On-Demand Sandbox -. Runs virtual machines in the security of isolated environments built from existing backups and storage. Instead of using production resources to restore backups or burdening production virtual machines with additional snapshots, virtual environments can be created "on the fly".

Innovative Storage Exablox introduced in a scale-out channel, a device based on object called OneBlox.

device, combined with OneSystem the company is available with Server Message Block and Common Internet File System protocols. It provides SMEs with a functionality of managed cloud solution such as inline deduplication, continuous data protection, and zero configuration storage expansion.

Exablox aims to provide SMEs with solutions to these common problems storage complex installations, cumbersome storage management, lack of data security and upgrades forklift.

Scalable Data Storage

OneBlox is designed to be integrated in minutes. According Exablox, OneBlox additional devices can be added automatically, allowing organizations limited resources to scale without downtime file system capacity. "Organizations can forgo upgrades forklifts and multiple disk targets as their business grows with dynamic scalability OneBlox," the company said in a press release submitted to Channelpro-SMB .

"We re down technological barriers that have forced customers to choose between the functions they need and the solutions they can afford," the CEO Exablox Douglas Brockett. "A Exablox, we believe that every customer should feel their data is secure and scalable storage."

CDP Technology

The Exablox CDP technology enables SMEs to recover vital business information, including the latest file changes directly from Windows, Mac or Linux, minimizing disruption and lost productivity. In addition, all snapshots have the same advantage as deduplication of primary storage; yet once maximize storage utilization OneBlox.

OneBlox offers real-time replication protects against local failures and remotely with a global file system replicated across multiple sites. By default, all written information to OneBlox is automatically encrypted. As readers fail or are upgraded or removed, information on organizations remains secure and protected with AES-256.

Availability

OneBlox is currently available to select companies with prices starting at less than $ 10,000 for a 32 TB solution and under $ 40,000 for a recovery solution Disaster 64 TB replicated four nodes. OneBlox will be available in 1H 2013 and sold exclusively through authorized partners Exablox.

If you are a solution provider to think of adding backup cloud services to your portfolio, check this webinar to learn different ways you can offer Carbonite to your small business and SOHO customers.

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A CFO is a corporate officer primarily responsible for financial risk management of the company. Secondary responsibilities include financial planning and record keeping and financial reporting to senior management and the board. Because the job description, you might think that "the sale of backup" on a CFO would be the easiest thing in the world. You would be wrong.

The ballots were cast and these companies take top honors in the category of best backup and disaster Recovery Vendor.

eFolder, a provider based in Orlando protection cloud data, business continuity and synchronization cloud file services for the iT channel, created the eFolder BDR Upgrade Program, making it profitable for partners to decommission legacy BDR units and the transition to a eFolder BDR. The eFolder BDR Upgrade Program offers partners a credit of $ 1,000 for a new eFolder BDR when they trade in a BDR legacy device.

The eFolder BDR Upgrade Program provides access to the full range of eFolder BDR products, featuring eFolder BDR for ShadowProtect and eFolder BDR for AppAssure. EFolder BDR allow MSPs and VARs locally to save and make virtualization on up to 48 servers with a single device in the maximum configuration. In the case of disasters at the site, eFolder BDR also backup server images to the eFolder Cloud and allows various recovery options Disaster, including cloud virtualization with eFolder Continuity Cloud.

To participate in the program, partners buy a new phone eFolder BDR 1000 $ off and simply save the same data to the new BDR and eFolder Cloud. After purchasing and deploying new, partners are required to send their decommissioned legacy BDR appliance to eFolder. eFolder makes the process easy, providing partners with free delivery to the recycling of eFolder provider.

The eFolder BDR Upgrade Program accepts returns of competition, inherited BDR brands and product lines, including Datto Siris (excluding Siris Lite) and lines Datto Viridian; SonicWALL CDP, all models; and Zenith Infotech, all models.

Regarding the sale of services and solutions based on the cloud for small and medium enterprises, many resellers, integrators and managed service providers struggling to make the business case. Part of the reason is that customers and sometimes solutions providers, just are not sure where cloud offerings fit into the composition of solutions.

To help clear up the confusion, at least in part, I would like to suggest some ways in which many of our distribution partners have overcome or prospects "tepid customers answers to the cloud backup sales pitches. These practical advice and will help you gain clarity on where, precisely, the cloud can help your customers and provide a couple of proven practices for selling successful cloud backup and recovery.

Start with an assessment BDR
My first advice to existing customers is as follows: consider a backup recovery and disaster assessment before pitching your products and services a BDR assessment examines all. how your company currently supports its customer data and the comparison with what the company is expected to back up its data, based on the best practices of other companies in its sector in particular.

For example, many companies commonly use tape backup. If you discover that a health care client is safeguarding its data to tape, this knowledge can lead to good follow-up questions from you, such as:

1. How does your process the band management? Essentially, you want to determine which manages the band and how often they are rotated. You should also know if the tapes are stored outside the premises, and if so, what process is used from start to finish. This series of questions may reveal issues of security and reliability which the client may not be aware of. If the tapes are stored outside the premises and they are not guaranteed, for example, it could lead to a fine, in addition to undermining the company's reputation. Also, if the tape backup process is automated, there is a good chance that the backups are not performed on a regular basis, making the threat of even greater data loss.

2. When was the last time you tried to do a restore from tape? This question can help a client to self-discover how expensive tape backup can be for a few days on the corporate network will be down while a new server is under construction and all the assets of data is being retrieved from tape. Furthermore, corruption of silent data, also known as the corruption of undetected data can be a major concern with the tape media.

You can offer this type of backup and recovery consultation disaster as a promotion for more serious outlook, well qualified. A BDR evaluation allows you to perform in-depth exploration of the computing environment of a customer and inevitably be one, if not several, it emits which the company may not even be aware of. The evaluation results will help you engage in a much more consultative discussion with your client, beyond the problem of the week IT surface level and the overall health of the IT infrastructure. The BDR assessment is the catalyst that allows you to sit down and talk about the business objectives of your customer and barriers to the growth of the business is facing.

Many SMEs make IT decisions blindly, so the time to invest in evaluations and consultations provided an excellent opportunity for solution providers to educate customers and become trusted business advisors in process. As business quarterly reviews, the BDR assessments provide resellers and MSPs with an open door through which to engage customers about their current and future needs.

Do not make assumptions
Even if your customer has some kind of backup system in place, do not assume it is to provide all protection needs, especially your client if the client operates in a regulated vertical markets such as health care. Maryland health care provider Cignet Health illustrates why. The practice has been fined more than $ 4.3 million for failing to provide patient records to 41 people who had requested them. The company health care shrank its data to tape and the tape media has become corrupted or the files were accidentally deleted out of their server, one of these situations could have been easily solved with a BDR solution for a cost monthly negligible compared to the cost of the fine.

encryption is also a big problem in the vertical health and other highly regulated industries such as banking / finance and legal. Yet, according to the latest data from security researcher Ponemon Institute LLC, less than a third of organizations encrypt their data. Adding this layer of protection to your customers "on the site and cloud backups is a great differentiator that will distinguish your business from the average IT services company.

Consider adjacent cloud services
As you start having more consultative discussions with your SMB customer base, be sure to also explore how and where the adjacent cloud technologies can deliver value. If your client is already comfortable with cloud backup, present the benefits of spending more commercial business environment in the cloud, such as taking advantage of hosted unified communications solutions to solve the problems of collaboration or SaaS development of custom applications to drive customer engagement.

In some cases, the understanding of the value that cloud solutions and services offer a particular vertical can go a long way in helping you engage policymakers. After the sale of a cloud backup solution to a health care customer, for example, you should discuss the value of access to electronic medical records in the cloud and protection of the IT infrastructure of your customer with a hosted security solution.

One last tip: Never itemize your cloud solutions. Instead, roll all your cloud offering starting with the backup, service and support, a managed services contract that presents customers with a monthly subscription, not a figure of capital expenditure. Remember, it is not about individual products that you sell; it is about the overall commercial advantage that you can provide your customers that their IT and business advisor confidence.

NEAL BRADBURY is a co-founder and vice president of development channel Intronis Inc., a cloud backup and disaster recovery solutions-based provider Massachusetts Chelmsford, for the SMB iT channel.

Western Digital is one of the best known manufacturers of hard disk worldwide electronics with its featured products in such small systems that personal computers at the consumer level to enterprise-class storage systems state-of-the-art

the Skinny :. in addition to its wide selection of products, the company has announced its WD Violet series of hard drives, which are designed to meet the security systems installation

The specifications :. The range of hard drives 3.5-inch specially designed support systems with as many as eight hard drives and 32 HD cameras. WD offers a choice of storage capacities from 1TBs to 4TBs, and the company claims that the electronics professionals can install the products into existing security systems or use them as part of new systems.

"By expanding our 'Power of Choice product portfolio" with WD Purple, we make it simple for our VARs, integrators and consumers to choose the right player designed for their application and approved by our leading industry surveillance partners, "said Matt Rutledge, senior vice president and general manager of WD Storage Technology Group." WD WD optimized Purple line drives for surveillance applications to improve video playback high definition, and operate in 24x7 workloads surveillance environments. "

the product line uses other Western digital technologies as AllFrame, so that when combined with the ATA streaming they help to reduce the loss of video images with the exclusive cache policy management technology to support the data stream and playback. the line also includes WD Advanced Format technology (AFT) which is said to increase areal densities that are adopted by WD and other drive manufacturers to expand the hard drive capacity.

Echoing the statement of Rutledge, Ying Yang, director of testing for Hikvision, adds that the new WD purple line of products are designed to withstand intensive use of security applications. "Different hard drives ordinary office designed to eight hours of daily operation, the Purple WD drives have integrated reliability to work in the house and system of small business Hikvision facilities so critical video is available when it is most needed" he said. "An additional benefit of Purple WD drives is that they support up to eight drives and 32 HD cameras so there is the possibility of extending the coverage of the future system."

Solutions: WD WD says its new line of 3.5-inch hard drives Violet can be used to install home security systems and small business

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Veeam Software has joined with NetApp to create a new protection solution data for the modern data center to enable the Always-on Business. Through this partnership, Veeam will integrate its backup and replication solution with NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror, SnapVault and.

Today, companies need access to applications 24/7, anywhere and any device, with no patience for downtime or data loss. The result is the expectation and demand an always-on, always available enterprise. The mission of the new partnership is to enable always on companies providing data protection in the modern data center.

This integration brings low point recovery target provided by NetApp Snapshot, which allows the company to save IT production environment to another storage every 15 minutes, and the low capacity goal recovery time provided by Veeam Backup & Replication, including Explorer for Snapshots Storage provides a speedy recovery for Articles of NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror, SnapVault and. Backups directly from storage snapshots can be performed 20 times faster, and integration instantaneously stores a backup copies in SnapVault

The combination of NetApp and Veeam capabilities include two technologies :.

• backup snapshots of storage: Performs the backup without interrupting the production environment. Available in the Enterprise Edition More Veeam Backup & Replication
• Explorer for Snapshots Storage: Enables recovery from the set of virtual machines to individual files and application items directly from snapshots storage of production. Available in all editions of Veeam Backup & Replication, including Free Edition

Integration with NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror and SnapVault will be included in Veeam Backup v8, which will be generally available in the second half of 2014.

Lenovo released the ThinkServer RS140, one rack server processor 1U entry designed for SMEs and remote office deployments. Available with a range of choice of processors, including processors of the series of the last generation Intel Xeon E3-1200, customizable options, and Intel AMT 9.0 for remote management, this versatile rack server is designed to accommodate a variety workloads, including distributed enterprises and data center edge, as well as stand-alone applications such as retail, collaboration and iT infrastructure.

The ThinkServer RS140 offers a collection of standard features and extension options for flexible deployments in various environments. The server supports the entire range of processors Intel Xeon E3-1200 series with integrated graphics processing ideal for data center edge systems to multimedia streaming service, games and other graphics intensive web content. To achieve economies of additional costs, the RS140 can be configured with Intel Core i3, Pentium and Celeron family of desktop processors.

The RS140 supports up to 32 GB of RAM and 8 TB of internal storage, and is equipped with a full-height, half-length x8 Gen 3 PCIe slot for optional RAID protection or the network expansion. At only 16.2 inches deep, the server can be deployed in environments with limited space, including wiring closets and two post racks. The RS140 supports open networking standards and can be managed in a multi-vendor environment for the deployment and simplified maintenance.

The ThinkServer RS140 is available now and starts at $ 549.

CloudBerry Lab has released an update of its backup service managed. The service is designed for MSPs and VARs who can use their own storage accounts on Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, or Windows Azure to deliver a branded cloud backup for customers.

With this upgrade, the service providers can manage backup client distance options and configure and run the backup and recovery plans for their clients from a centralized control panel. enhanced remote management in managed CloudBerry Backup allows to create and modify backup and restore plans such as saving the file system, SQL Server Data Backup and Exchange backup on remote servers. Service providers can specify the backup source, create filters for specific file types and folders, configure the backup schedule and specify compression and encryption options.

All settings are made via the web interface and do not require on-site support. Once a backup or recovery plan is created and saved, it spreads to the target server. In addition, service providers can remotely run and stop backup and recovery for their clients.

Service providers can register for free CloudBerry Managed Backup Service and get 2GB of free cloud storage to evaluate the service.

Len Srinivasan is a vice president at Vembu Technologies Inc. in Addison, Texas. Vembu is a cloud solution provider managed to SMEs. 4,000+ partners of the company worldwide manage, protect and manage over 25bp critical business data for their clients. Srinivasan recently spoke with Michael Siggins, The Channel Network editor, opportunities for channel partners to migrate their customers to the cloud and layer on value-added services to build their business model.

Channelpro-SMB: Tell us about the basic offer of Vembu.

Len Srinivasan: We are a product of software development [company]. We offer technologies for backup, disaster recovery, file sharing, CRM and help desk. Then we find a partner that can wrap around a solution to the above products we offer.

Channelpro-SMB: How do you use feedback from customers and partners in the development process to strengthen and improve your products?

Srinivasan: Perfection is something that you develop iteratively over time. One of [our] main differences is that we try to make the product at low cost, so that it becomes easier for anyone and everyone to use. Then you start to evaluate. We have an open forum and a dedicated support line [for] partners. [They tell us] some of the things that do not work in improving the product or application.

[We then] priority [the] comments and we started working on this first ... and we develop iteratively. The key is to make short, quick releases on the market and get people to use it and to gather feedback and begin to implement. It is a very aggressive way of marketing products and product development

Channelpro-SMB :. Your tool is a way for partners to get in the door, they can then layer on services?

Srinivasan: Correct. One thing that is happening in the market is cloud itself becomes a commodity. Differentiation is what other value-added services offer you above the clouds. We [provide] these tools as backup and recovery, which become a major disaster for daily use companies. So [the tools] help [manage] customer data. The data for this customer is the real value, not the cloud itself. Once you have customer data, then you can think about doing a lot of value added services, [and] now becomes sticky.

Let's say customers have a petabyte of data in your data center. The [incentive] for them to switch to another supplier is low, so they do not make this switch, often because they have a huge amount of data in your data center. You make a good business model and can then think about doing a lot of value added services to customers, while not sharing backup and file. We basically [provide] tools onboard your customer data to your data center. It's more like a strategy for migrating to the cloud for partners.

Channelpro-SMB: Tell me about this strategy.

Srinivasan: We give them this backup and disaster recovery for SMEs and they have options: One is [their customers] can be used on site save locally. These companies are not yet ready for the cloud. They want their critical data to remain in their local offices. [Another option is a] business wants to complete cloud, so we also offer cloud services.

if [customers are] not comfortable with the cloud, you try a hybrid environment. Isolating data between critical and non critical data. Let's say you have important financial accounts information you want to keep in the house. But you can move email to the cloud. So now you have a hybrid environment. Once trust is established, then you can slowly start migrating your [customers’] data to the cloud. You just have to be adaptable and flexible to use different hybrid environments, on site, all the clouds, and we offer all three.

Channelpro-SMB: What advice would you give to MSP and IT?

Srinivasan: Plan your business on the basis of the future. If the future is in the cloud and virtualization, the MSP must take action today and they must adopt new technologies, even in terms of marketing. There are still many MSPs based on traditional marketing such as newsletters information it work, but they also have to adapt in social media, trying to build a brand. And their brand is the trusted advisor for small businesses. They need to be the leader of thought in the industry trying to help companies and see what the future is and advise their clients. Here's my advice to MSPs. Embrace cloud and embrace the future

data protection provider, Acronis has expanded its product line with the acquisition of nScaled, a provider of Disaster-Recovery-as-a-service based in San Francisco. Customers currently using backup-as-a-Service solution Acronis will have the ability to restore their systems to the cloud disaster and restore operations if the replacement equipment is not available.

Acronis offers a variety of backup solutions for individual users and organizations of different sizes, as well as solutions for secure mobile access to files and sharing. Acronis technologies also allow service providers to offer online backup and data storage to customers with backup-as-a-Service hosted Acronis solution. Acquiring full nScaled Acronis offers cloud backup with one-Recovery-as-a-Service Disaster (DRaaS) solution. Consequently, a single source for backup and disaster recovery for any environment protection will be available to existing and new customers.

Serguei Beloussov, CEO and co-founder of Acronis says, "to protect their data, customers need a reliable backup technology, storage and infrastructure to restore systems in the event disaster. Acronis has delivered an advanced backup solution for years with complete system backup, and the ability to restore to any hardware. Then we added Acronis backup-as-a-Service to provide cloud storage for data backup. with the addition of the nScaled technology, we provide a capability to restore to the cloud, and customers can restore their operations without waiting for the replacement of equipment for on-site dining. "

nScaled provides complete solution and protection of data virtualization for local and remote sites, and provides centrally managed monitoring and analysis capabilities for readiness testing to disaster recovery. nScaled solutions are also viable as a unit on site, managed as a cloud infrastructure with data centers.

The products developed by the nScaled team will leverage the functionality of Acronis AnyData engine technology that allows customers to capture, store, retrieve, control and access all data on any environment and any storage device. The complete cloud backup solution available as a service for service providers, Acronis Cloud or on-premise solution for private data centers to customers of any size. Acronis partners will be able to offer a complete backup and disaster recovery hosted their clients.

For more information, visit http://www.acronis.com site.

Datto, a hybrid backup provider cloud-based, disaster recovery and continuity of smart business, has launched a new appliance, virtual ALTO, and made improvements to its virtual SIRIS device, released in June 2014.

"the addition of these virtual appliances are a win-win scenario for MSPs, VARs and iT business owners who want a virtual end to end solution that minimizes downtime and provides robust data protection, "says founder and CEO Austin McChord Datto.

includes virtual SIRIS improved functionality being able to run the local recovery VMs instantly, even without Internet connectivity. as Datto SIRIS 2 virtual SIRIS uses the same basic technology, including the chain Inverse technology, screen Capture check backup, End-to-End Encryption and Instant Virtualization, cloud connection with Datto.

Virtual hybrid ALTO takes advantage of virtualization technology, first introduced with the family ALTO physical devices. Designed to run on vSphere Essentials, free and platforms vSphere Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtual ALTO offers specifically mean business performance built for small to midsize businesses.

SIRIS virtual and virtual ALTO protect both physical and virtual servers. Both devices are available in a range of storage options from 1 TB to 50 TB. Moreover, Datto Virtual BDR family provides integrated replication cloud, simplified recovery failover and disaster management of all solutions on a single interface.

SIRIS virtual and virtual ALTO are now available in North America and distribution in EMEA and Australia begins October 28, 2014.

A free trial of 45 days for both offers is available. For more information about virtual appliances, visit www.dattobackup.com.

The data protection, backup and disaster recovery (BDR) technology provider Paragon Software Group has released Paragon Essentials Bundle for Windows server, which provides SMEs with the purchase of a Microsoft Windows server 2012 Essentials license a complete solution for data protection within their organization.

Paragon Essentials Bundle for Windows Server includes Hard Disk Manager 15 (HDM) server backup and recovery software disaster, and 25 Windows-based workstations licenses configured with XP, Windows 8, or another operating system. Paragon Hard Disk Manager also has a set of disk optimization utilities, including advanced partitioning, disk scanning secure, operating system migration, as well as imaging features and a deployment system at no additional cost.

"Data protection is a universal requirement for mission critical, no matter the size of the company, and our new bundle offers everything SMEs need to BDR for Windows and disk optimization 12 to an excellent price point, "said Tom Fedro, president of Paragon Software Group Corporation.

now available via Paragon reseller partners, including CDW, SHI, Newegg, in Pointe and Softmart, the new bundle is listed as part of Paragon # 277BSEBL-WSE and is priced at $ 249.

resellers interested in more information on Paragon pure channel program can visit http://paragon-downloads.com/partners/ paragon-pure-channel-program or call 888.347.5462.

Flex System Lenovo can now be used to supply reference architectures EMC VSPEX for infrastructure and private cloud virtual desktop (VDI). Validated EMC solutions are designed to help the company address and the main mid-market customers challenges, such as lowering total cost of ownership (TCO), faster deployments, and simplified management.

Flex Lenovo system - as well as two offers updates ThinkServer basis, tailored for SMEs and future System x offerings based - together offer a full range of Lenovo x86 reference architectures EMC VSPEX server-based and VDI to the private cloud.

EMC VSPEX reference architectures offer to help reduce capital expenditures through validated and proven designs, better system utilization, simplified cabling and fewer network connections. These solutions can also help to reduce operating costs by consolidating the creation and management tools of the efficiency of administrative tasks.

Lenovo will offer three solutions :. EMC VSPEX by Flex System for Private Cloud, EMC VSPEX by Flex System for VDI and EMC VSPEX by Flex System for Private Cloud and VDI

EMC VSPEX by Flex System for Private Cloud was designed to support virtual machine (VM) environments from 200 to 1,000 virtual machines. In addition, the Flex System chassis Lenovo supports "up" updates giving customers the ability to upgrade quickly with the latest technology.

EMC VSPEX by Flex System for VDI is an IT infrastructure end-user solution that enables IT managers to deploy, manage and maintain thousands of employee workstations a single user interface. This solution - specified with Flex Lenovo computing and networking, EMC storage and VMware virtualization - boasts deployment in hours, reducing IT costs and improve efficiency

EMC VSPEX for ThinkServer. for cloud and VDI private solutions enable SMEs to quickly deploy a scalable infrastructure business class. These solutions are equipped with systems Lenovo ThinkServer with the latest Intel processors, RackSwitch network storage EMC and VMware virtualization.

"Flex System Lenovo, combined with VSPEX architectures validated for the private cloud and VDI, are configured and tested infrastructure offerings that are easy to deploy, easy to manage and flexible to grow with your business, "said Mike Gebele, vice president, server systems and marketing, Enterprise Business Group, Lenovo. "These loans business solutions enable midsize and large enterprises to focus their energies on strategic growth initiatives rather than intensive deployment of resources, management and configuration tasks."

Datto has recently started offering Cloud Time-Based Retention (TBCR) over its entire back line leader industry disaster recovery (BCR) and business continuity solutions (BC) for managed service providers (MSPs) and other channel partners. Under this new model TBCR, the monthly cost for storage in customer data cloud is variable depending on the volume. Instead, Datto distribution partners can now offer its customers secure backup, quickly recoverable offsite for a fixed monthly price that is based on how long they need to keep their data.

TBCR is an innovative and very convincing model for all solutions of the BC MSP sale. Here's why ...

Zerto, a recovery software provider disaster for virtual servers based on VMware, published Zerto Virtual Replication 4.0 (4.0 ZVR) enterprise-class business continuity / disaster recovery (BC / DR) software. ZVR 4.0 is designed to protect, replicate and migrate data between VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors as well as private, hybrid and public cloud environments including Amazon Web Services (AWS).

New features Zerto Virtual Replication 4.0 include:

• Cross-Hypervisor replication - Allows customers to integrate Microsoft Hyper-V in their data centers based on VMware.
• Replicate of Private Cloud AWS - Reduce IT capital costs and variability with a simple recurrent expenditure, while leveraging AWS for production and demand access to resources
• [ New HTML5 user interface - a consistent, intuitive user interface to simplify the workload and management of any device. creating a virtual protection group wizard-driven ensures consistency in the / DR processes in British Columbia.

"Organizations are increasingly aware of the critical importance of maintaining business continuity in their IT operations, and protect their infrastructure failure recovery efforts disasters. they discover that they need to maintain flexibility to support various hypervisors and cloud environments as they move from homogeneous data centers static multi-site hybrid clouds. allowing high level application protection across multiple infrastructures, IT departments are better equipped to meet their business needs, while reducing the cost of variable capital, "says Ziv Kedem, CEO and co-founder, Zerto .

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Veeam Software Veeam introduced Endpoint Protection FREE, a free standalone solution that allows users to backup laptops and Windows-based desktops on an internal or external hard drive, a NAS (network attached storage) share, or Veeam backup repository.

Veeam Backup Free Endpoint joins the company's portfolio of rights tools used by over 500,000 IT professionals, which include :. Veeam Backup Free Edition, Veeam ONE Free Edition and Veeam Task Manager for Hyper-V

"With Veeam Endpoint Backup Free, professionals now have a simple solution for backing up endpoints, which has long been a wide data protection headache, "explained Ratmir Timashev, CEO of Veeam." Veeam believes that modern data centers should be fully virtualized, but we also recognize that, unlike servers, terminals will always physical and they need to be preserved as well. Also, if the IT organization has a few physical servers left in their datacenter, Veeam Backup Free Endpoint can help fill this gap. "

During recovery, professionals can perform a restore without the same or a different material, a volume level restore or a file restore level. The tool will be available to all and will not require the use of any product additional Veeam, but will integrate with Veeam Backup & Replication if one is present in the environment. in this case, granular or full application recovery capabilities made possible by Veeam Explorers for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SQL and Active Directory are also available.

Endpoint Veeam backup Free will be available in early 2015. for more information, visit http://go.veeam.com/endpoint.

UPDATE: April 14, 2015

Veeam Endpoint free backup, free tool for backing up desktop and laptop computers based on Windows and requires no software or additional purchases, is now available.

Endpoint Veeam Backup Free allows users to save settings to an external hard drive, a shared network folder, or Veeam backup and replication repository. The solution also enables the creation of bootable recovery media, which helps users to fix problems with their machine that can prevent the operating system from starting or even reset the password for the local Administrator account.

"Even in this highly virtualized environments today, most endpoints are physical and they need to be supported," said Doug Hazelman, vice president of product strategy at Veeam. " it is no small problem. With more than 330 million Windows-based devices shipped last year, with a lot of endpoints to protect. While availability solutions have evolved exponentially for the virtualized data center, endpoint protection has been somewhat ignored. With Veeam Backup Endpoint FREE, professionals now have a simple solution to save the settings. Also, if the IT organization has a few physical servers left in their datacenter, Veeam Backup Free Endpoint can help fill this gap. "

key backup features of Veeam Backup Endpoint FREE include the ability to volume and image- based backups at the files, with flexible configuration with multiple planning options. the solution also features a soft recovery and effortlessly with several options all from the same image-based backup, there including bare metal recovery restores the same or different material, volume, and file level. in addition, with the same backup format, users of the solution are able to perform the recovery point Application Explorers with Veeam for Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, SQL server and SharePoint from backup server machines created with Veeam backup Endpoint FREE.

Veeam Backup users paid editions in virtual environments VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V will be able to use Veeam Backup repositories as target locations for Veeam Backup backups Endpoint FREE and perform centralized monitoring and management of base end backup job within the Veeam backup console. This integration extends certain capabilities (eg, the application element recovery with Veeam Explorers, physical disk export content stored in different virtual disk formats, encryption of backup files, etc.) to Endpoint backups while allowing backup administrators to control access to the Veeam backup repository end users with flexible permissions system.

for more information or to download free Veeam Endpoint Protection, visit www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html.

Avnet Technology Solutions, IT solutions distributor and an operating group of Avnet Inc., has expanded its distribution agreement with Veeam software, a developer of backup, disaster recovery, and virtualization management software. Specifically, Avnet will now provide its partners with solution providers in the US availability solutions Veeam and Canada, expansion of the existing distribution relationship between Avnet and Veeam Europe.

"Adding Veeam Software portfolio of Avnet in the US and Canada will enable our partners to offer their customers a deeper level of protection and availability in critical areas backup and recovery, "said Sergio Farache, vice president, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, Solutions and Strategy group. "The Avnet's expanded relationship with Veeam greatly improves our converged infrastructure capacity. Our partners will be able to capitalize on the unique position of Avnet as distributor of Cisco, HP, NetApp and VMware to develop Cisco UCS and Vblock FlexPod -. Converged infrastructure solutions that include additional technology Veeam Software "

• high-speed recovery to allow recovery time objectives (RTO) and rapid data recovery in the required form
• avoidance data loss. protection near continuous data and simplified disaster recovery to prevent data loss by allowing the low recovery point objectives (RPO) and to facilitate the protection of data off site.
• protection Checked to enable each file, application, or virtual server to be restored if needed.
• effect data lever for application deployment, configuration changes, and other test cases.
• complete visibility of the backup environment and the virtual infrastructure using proactive monitoring and tools alert to discover and receive alerts on issues and potential problems before they can have a significant impact on operations.

"Veeam and Avnet fully recognize that organizations must operate 24/7/365 in a new era of business today," said Chris Moore, Senior Director, North American chains, Veeam Software. "To solve this problem, Veeam has pioneered a new market Availability for the Modern Data Center helping organizations meet recovery time and point objectives (IORT) 15 minutes or less for all applications and data. Veeam Availability Suite, which includes Veeam Backup & Replication leverages virtualization technology, storage, and cloud that enable the modern data center to help organizations save time, d mitigate risk and significantly reduce the capital and operational costs. "

from August Till September 3, 30, 2015, Veeam will highlight its solutions at VMworld 2015 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. To learn more about Veeam offers Avnet, visit the Web page Avnet / Veeam.

CloudBerry Lab, a provider of backup and management solutions for public cloud storage services, published CloudBerry Dedup server, a data deduplication solution for Windows server. In collaboration with CloudBerry backup, de-duplicates backup solution and can be used with multiple platforms for cloud data storage.

CloudBerry Dedup Server treats all data received from client workstations and servers search for blocks of identical data that has already been archived. Once it identifies an identical data block, it ignores this block and uses a reference to the same sequence already in the storage instead. After deduplication is completed, all data is transferred directly to the account of a client storage cloud.

"The intelligence we have built in CloudBerry Dedup server significantly improves the value proposition represented by the cloud backup solutions for SMEs services and IT resellers," said Alexey Serkov, CTO at CloudBerry Lab. . "For the SMB users, it makes it much more affordable process, while dealers can make their cloud backup offerings managed much more efficient and competitive"

The key features of CloudBerry Dedup Server:

• Compression :. the use of more efficient space and cloud storage reduce Internet traffic by compressing data sent to the cloud
• Encryption : Increase backup safety with a 256 -bit AES algorithm
• Bare Metal Backup and support of the system state : .. deduplicate backups for system state and Bare Metal Recovery
• restoration single : Restore directly from the client computers. No configuration / additional maintenance required
• Easy configuration : .. Integration with Windows Active Directory enables client computers to automatically discover servers with CloudBerry Dedup server
• SQL Server and Exchange support :. process and deduplicate SQL Server databases and mailstores exchange
• Support for popular providers Cloud Storage : Designed for multi-platform cloud data storage, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Rackspace, HP Cloud, IBM SoftLayer, and others
• Compatible with all editions of CloudBerry backup :. Including Managed Backup, Desktop, Server, and Bare Metal Restore.

CloudBerry Dedup Server is available for download now. The solution comes with a free 15-day trial and is available as a perpetual license per server for $ 299.99. Http://www.cloudberrylab.com/dedup Visit for more information.

At VMworld in San Francisco, StorageCraft Technology Corp. unveiled a new pricing model and improvements to its disaster StorageCraft Cloud services recovery solution. The new pricing model allows users to customize the cloud cover to meet their needs for recovery and budget requirements while having access to systems and data anytime, anywhere with instantaneous failover in a built cloud specifically for disaster recovery.

StorageCraft Cloud Services provides several recovery options to mitigate system downtime and data loss. It also includes recovering with fully virtualized and networked systems in the cloud.

StorageCraft Cloud Services, which is built on technology from StorageCraft ShadowProtect following software enables customers to securely store backup images off site in the StorageCraft Cloud. In addition, Cloud Services provides users the ability to fully implement networked systems in the cloud where local access to systems and data are unavailable

StorageCraft Cloud Services provides the following features for professionals: .

• instant virtualisation and network-based backups to the cloud.
• access to files and folders Granular
• personal control of cloud backups for rapid recoveries.
• security. Enterprise quality of
• a cloud self-service portal services for rapid recovery of systems and data.
24 hours a day, teams and encryption.
• 365 days a year global Network Operation Centre of monitoring and support.

StorageCraft Cloud Services is available in the options for the next several levels and service levels +:

• Basic Cloud - secure offsite storage backups of your critical enterprise with complete system restore via a restore (BMR) bare metal drive
• Cloud + -. Includes everything in the cloud base, the more files and folders immediate recovery
• premium Cloud. - Includes everything in the cloud + and instant virtualization of data and systems in the cloud.

For more information, visit www.storagecraft.com/products/storagecraft-cloud-services site.

SkyKick, a cloud management software provider for IT solutions partners announced that its cloud backup application is now included as an internal service use rights (IUR) Microsoft program inside. Cloud SkyKick backup application provides a cloud-cloud backup, unlimited storage, and retrieval of Office 365 data specific to Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft onedrive for Business and Microsoft SharePoint.

The Microsoft Partner Network provides eligible partners access to internal rights licenses (of IUR) for Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft cloud solutions, including Office 365, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite, Microsoft BI Power Pro, Microsoft Dynamics CRM online, Visual studio online, and the online project. With this new benefit RUI, Microsoft Action Pack Silver and Gold partners jurisdiction can now save their cloud data using the SkyKick technology and store this data on Azure for free.

SkyKick Cloud is built on a powerful platform, the company said, with high levels of encryption and security, and no software to install. It offers unlimited data retention, so customer data can be saved for as long as necessary.

In addition to the new backup offers SkyKick IUR, Office 365 Migration SkyKick Suites are available for free through the Microsoft Office 365 IUR program. The SkyKick Migration Suite and offers backup IUR executed on June 30, 2016.

For more details on SkyKick products available through the Microsoft IUR program, go to skykick.com/AzureIUR for Cloud offers and skykick backup the SkyKick. com / iur for offering migration SkyKick.

One in five Americans claims to understand the cloud and how it works.

The lack of knowledge about the cloud is a problem. But what is even worse (and more frightening) is that people are embarrassed to admit, hampering education efforts and forces people to avoid the cloud rather than embrace it. Yet most people still believe the cloud is the future, they understand or not.

Watch this webcast illuminating Samantha Ciaccia, the Channel Manager Commitment Datto, explains some of the issues behind this lack of knowledge of the clouds and fear. It presents ways to overcome these problems and details of how to position the cloud as a reality instead of an obscure idea only some people understand.

This webcast request was presented live 12.08.2015. It is necessary to complete a short registration form to access the webcast.

eFolder, a provider of business continuity services for the IT channel, has expanded eFolder BDR for Veeam service to support disaster recovery cloud-based protection for VMware vSphere Veeam environments. This addition to the BDR for Veeam service allows channel partners to add services off-site backup and disaster recovery to any deployment of Veeam software, if deployed in VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

eFolder BDR for Veeam is designed for delivery by IT channel partners and operates Veeam Availability Suite v8 to replicate backup images to the eFolder cloud, providing virtual machine backups verified in the cloud to defend against business disasters. Partners who deploy eFolder BDR for Veeam have many ways to recover virtual machines to VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V environments in case of failure or disaster the whole site, including cloud recovery in the eFolder Continuity Cloud.

"eFolder BDR for Veeam is an offsite backup service and recovery as complete loss for Veeam," said Ted Hulsy, marketing vice president at eFolder. "Improving the service to support disaster recovery cloud-based VMware environments, we know to be the majority of Veeam deployments, gives IT channel partners the ability to offer a recovery solution cost-effective disaster from start to finish to all virtualized environments. "

eFolder BDR for Veeam is currently available for partners in the US and Canada. Partners can learn more by visiting http://www.efolder.net.

Jessica Couto is vice president of channel sales in the United States and Marketing based in Boston Carbonite Inc. She recently spoke with Michael Siggins, publisher of Channelpro-SMB , about what lies ahead for partners and society. This is an excerpt of the interview published

Channelpro-SMB :. Where do you see the opportunity for your partner this year?

Jessica Couto: We certainly see Carbonite mounting well with our partners and resellers for a couple of different areas. [For] very small businesses, we find that statistically many of them are still using tape backup or even drive external devices for backup. And which may or may not solve all their problems in [the] event of disaster recovery or even [a ransomware Trojan like] cryptolocker. So [there’s] great opportunity around disaster recovery.

hybrid backup is another great thing. Customers want something accessible to [premises], then [data is] Quick to restore. And then sometimes having that available in the cloud as another backup. And it is obvious that the ability to scale when our partners sell equipment. And if you're already selling hardware, add a server backup Carbonite since we support all the servers in different capacities and sizes. There is another potential revenue for our partners.`

Channelpro-SMB :? How partners can educate their small customers who think they do not need disaster recovery

Couto: I like talking real comparisons. Every time you get on a plane, you see the strategies and exit policies, and hopefully never have to use those in which we fly. However, it's better politics to know where those output [s] are because you can not know what will happen. There is no notice.

Whether a natural disaster or human disaster or cyber disaster, it is hard to feel like you're going to be a victim, but it happens. And we are seeing a ton of this very small business, SOHO, all the way to the small size of 20ish employees, opening [CryptoLocker] in the email. It is an innocent human reaction to click the link, and then before you know that you are held ransom to recover your data.

So there is a lot of potential [for partners]. The message to customers is taking on a human level. Talk about exit strategies on a plane or a fire drill outlet in your home or on your car insurance. You have these things in place as a policy, not that we expect for you to use, but it is there for when the disaster will eventually come

Channelpro-SMB :. How have you any advice to your partners on the continuation of mobile threats and BYOD as an opportunity as

Couto :? This is a great conversation to have with our partners as we bring more in mobile devices and bring your own devices, while this convenience, it also introduces risk. It is something that is difficult to control, but you want to give your employees the flexibility to work in an environment they are comfortable. Bring your own device introduces the risk that you are just not able to forecast or predict.

The message is to have a security posture that will help you plan for anything that might occur while producing an environment that is comfortable for your end users and adaptable to today's society . So having a backup of your server that is holding your client database, or your financial information, or past bills, or tax information. All that is essential to this company and has returned to this question to ask your client, "If you were to lose this right here, what does it cost you?" ... And when you really get down to the fundamental question- what those costs would it starts to open the doors for conversation around disaster recovery, hybrid backup, having something quickly accessible in safely and quickly if something were to happen.

Channelpro-SMB: Could you share some of your thoughts on IoT. Are you looking for some growth areas for partners, such as the different verticals

Couto: Internet of things is certainly the big buzzword of the year, and that includes anything with an IP address. This is another avenue of attack or manipulated safety data, taken, erased or damaged. So you have to think of every angle he could come in and affect you while you're, again, provided convenience.

The avenue for our partners is certainly about to add Carbonite backup server hardware you sell. Carbonite does a fantastic job with simplicity and be affordable in the SOHO / / space very low consumption business, and with the acquisition of EVault we will develop in the enterprise space upper midmarket. And this is a value proposition for our partners as we continue to penetrate different markets.

In addition, we focus heavily on health care, law firms, financial institutions- [businesses] who must have a secure, protected, compliant environment. And this is something that we will certainly continue to move forward with all our products and devices with our acquisitions and

Channelpro-SMB :. In addition to products and solutions, what are the other benefits of being a partner Carbonite

Couto :? We are in the midst of redesigning our entire partnership program. We will make something in the near future. And this program is designed to make it much easier to work with us. It is simple, it is high margin, it rewards our partners to highlight companies. It will also help protect against renewals. That's something we really want to emphasize is the company our partners are with us. We also continue to invest in products and solutions, so a new partner portal, a portal spiff, rolling promotions and discounts to help our customers increase some of their sales.

We will drive all new training for our partners around the line EVault [and] Carbonite online, and make those available on the Internet. We will update much of our guarantee to be focused by segment, so the health care, law firm, financial, K-12, things like that. We are super excited now deploy new programs, new tools, new training, new empowerment, new programs, new spiffs, brand new to the market and our partners are a large margin.

You 're going to see a lot of changes from Carbonite this year. We hired all new managers, some of the very experienced staff. Chris Doggett [senior vice president of global sales], which comes from Kaspersky is very well known in the channel industry. Paul Mellinger comes from IBM. He'll be running our EVault division during the transition phase. Our new SVP of Marketing [Norman Guadagno] also has a very strong brand experience and exercises around that.

So we're very excited. We have new [a] range of products, new ideas, new visions to take the business to the next level.