Axcient

Most small and medium-sized businesses have some type of backup system in place. Anyone who has extensively worked on a network realizes that it’s not a matter of if a server will fail but when. However, backup alone cannot address the problem of the lost work productivity a business faces during the period of time [...]

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Value Added Resellers (VARs) have been using the cloud for the disaster recovery component of data storage solutions for years. Even before it was labeled the cloud, various Internet, networking, and remote access technologies worked together to make remote disaster recovery possible. Microsoft’s “To the Cloud” ads began to give [...]

After recent events around the world, disaster recovery and business continuity are once again front-page news. These are not merely concepts employed only by Fortune 500 corporations. These are precautions that are necessary for all businesses, regardless of size. The difference is in the implementation. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are often used interchangeably. However, [...]

For most managed service providers, the big questions are “how do you grow your business, add new customers, and reap the benefits of monthly recurring revenue (MRR)?”  I’ve seen many strategies over the years, but I want to share one with you that works particularly well for service driven businesses. Introducing the “Wedge” product, a [...]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…I firmly believe that engineering data protection solutions for the SMB market is more challenging than doing the same thing for the enterprise market. I know what you’re thinking…enterprise systems are so much more complex, and they have extraordinarily high expectations for reliability and availability. Maybe so, [...]