We’re excited to announce that image-based backup is now available in our free backup software! Continue reading
MSP360 Backup Supports 8 New Regions in Azure Archive Storage
Azure Archive Storage is an archive tier of Microsoft Azure Blob Storage in addition to hot and cool tiers. It is designed to help organizations reduce their storage costs by storing rarely accessed data in a lowest-priced tier. Microsoft offers an industry leading price point for archiving data (0.2 cents per GB/month). Continue reading
How to Back Up a Table in Microsoft SQL Server
Table-level backup is one of the most rarely used data protection types in Microsoft SQL Server. However, SQL Server table backup is important in certain scenarios; for example, you may need to copy data into one single table in order to perform a data export or migration, or as part of a disaster recovery plan.
MSP Voice Episode 18 – Alvaro Prieto
This week's guest is Alvaro Prieto from Auxis. Alvaro and his business partner Raul started Auxis about 20 years ago. Alvaro brought technical skills and Raul was on the business and finance side. Today Auxis employs more than 400 people in the United States and Latin America. Continue reading
MSP360 Attends the ASCII IT Success Summit in NJ/NY
This week, Doug Hazelman and David Gugick are representing MSP360 at the ASCII Summit in the NY/NJ metropolitan area. The ASCII IT Success Summits target MSP360 core audience: Managed Service Providers. The speakers educate on how to be successful as an MSP, while the sponsors educate on products and offer insights on expanding MSP service offerings. For MSP360, we specifically discuss backup-as-a-service using our unique bring-your-own storage BaaS model. Continue reading
Office 365 Hybrid Migration
Many organizations decide to skip the expense of maintaining an on-premises Exchange server and migrate to Office 365, which offloads the server to the Microsoft cloud (see all the reasons why it's time to perform Exchange to Office 365 migration). Once that decision has been made, the next step is to decide on the type of migration. In this article, we will overview the main types of Exchange cloud migration. Continue reading
MSP Voice Episode 17 – Jay Wong
This week’s guest is Jay Wong from Xyber Solutions in Perth Australia. Jay started is “PC shop” with a dream and a credit card and now runs a successful business with projects and customers in multiple countries. Jay shares his passion for technology and how he has grown his business. Continue reading
AWS Security Part 1: ACLs vs Bucket Policies vs IAM
To use Amazon S3 effectively, you need to be aware of the security mechanisms provided by AWS to control your S3 resources. This is the first part in a three-part series on S3 security. In this part, we will discuss the three different access control tools provided by AWS to manage your S3 resources. Continue reading
Introducing MSP360 Backup 2.6 for macOS & Linux
As you may know, Apple is about to release its next version of macOS — Mojave — on Monday. MSP360 Backup for macOS has consequently been updated to fully support the latest macOS.
How to Back Up iCloud Drive on macOS
If you’re an avid user of macOS or iOS, it’s safe to bet that some of your workflows revolve around iCloud. Whether it’s some Xcode project or a Keynote presentation, it’s likely that some, if not most, of your data resides in iCloud. The significance of this data could not be overstated and thus it makes sense to consider some sort of backup for it to ensure that you’re not caught off guard if something disastrous happens at Apple’s data centers.
Dropbox for Business vs OneDrive for Business vs Google G Suite
In this article, we will overview the most popular business-storage solutions on the market - Microsoft One Drive for Business, Gsuite from Google and Dropbox Business. If you need to evaluate a new solution, looking to move from bulky on-prem to the cloud and just want to simplify your daily office routines, continue reading. Continue reading
MSP Voice Episode 16 - Brad Proctor
The interview this week is with Brad Proctor from University PC Care in Greenville, NC. Brad talks about his career and also what they had to do to prepare for Hurricane Florence as it headed towards North Carolina. Brad is a big fan of Apple and was instrumental in having University PC Care become an Apple Authorized Service Provider. Brad has some great advice for all MSPs out there! Continue reading