Ransomware is one of the most dangerous and disruptive types of cyber threats we face today. Not only is it disruptive and costly for businesses, but it also causes massive disruption to the backbone of society. Here’s what happens and how to prevent ransomware in Microsoft 365 cloud.
SFTP vs. FTPS
While choosing between SFTP and FTPS, weighing the pros and cons of each option will allow users to have a better understanding of the available choices. Here is a head-to-head SFTP and FTPS comparisonthat overviews the advantages and limitations of each transfer protocol.
How to Release MSP360 License
In this post, we explain how to release a license in MSP360 Backup, MSP360 Explorer and MSP360 Drive so that the products could be reinstalled on another computer.
Continue reading
Performing Microsoft 365 (Formerly Office 365) Email Backup with MSP360
To ensure business continuity, you need to back up Microsoft 365 along with other services and endpoints. In this guide, we’ll cover how you can optimize your backup strategy around Microsoft 365 with MSP360 Managed Backup.
Continue reading
Introducing MSP360 Backup 2.5.1 for macOS & Linux
One of the most important aspects of a sensible backup strategy is keeping upload volumes under control. With each backup iteration, the same files are being repeatedly uploaded which results in more time-consuming backups. To help mitigate the issue, MSP360 Backup for macOS & Linux now supports block-level backup.
MSP360 Drive is not always the Best Solution
MSP360 Drive is a great solution for day-to-day file transactions between the local computer and the cloud. Being conveniently integrated in Windows Explorer, it provides seamless experience with most cloud storage services. However, to get the best out of MSP360 Drive, it's crucial to know its proper use-cases as well as when not to use it.
How to Use S3 Select to Save Time on Amazon S3
In this post, you will learn about S3 Select, a feature announced by AWS in 2017 to allow you to retrieve subsets of data from an object on S3. We will discuss why you would want to use S3 Select, then walk through a simple use case of how to use S3 Select with Boto 3, the AWS SDK for Python.
MSP Voice Episode 14: with Ben Petersen from Resolve IT
Ben Peterson from Resolve IT decided 8 years ago to move back to his hometown and start his own MSP Business. During this episode, we cover topics such as building trust with break-fix customers to move them to monthly recurring revenue (MRR), Continue reading
Backup Best Practices with Unsupported Databases
Using MSP360 to secure existing database backups in the cloud requires some additional considerations when designing a backup plan. Unlike MSP360 file, image, or SQL Server backups using the MSP360 SQL Server agent, customers need to be careful to design a backup plan that allows for proper database restores based on database retention requirements and backup types performed. Continue reading
Two-Factor Authentication
With new data breaches being uncovered daily, many companies are desperate to improve security for their clients. The old standard of user login and password is no longer considered very safe. 2FA is a security by-word nowadays. So, why do you still using old log-on techniques?
Microsoft SQL Server Backup to Azure
In this article, we will provide an overview of methods for backing up Microsoft SQL Server databases to Microsoft Azure. This information is helpful for both backup and disaster recovery procedures. You will learn how to configure database backup to the cloud, how to implement a disaster recovery solution using Azure VM instances, what is Azure SQL server backup and how to perform it to the Azure SQL database service.
MSP Voice Episode 13: “SALES!” with Jack Mortell from StratX IT
In this episode, we interview Jack Mortell who is EVP of Sales and Partners at Stratx IT solutions in New York. Statx has about 60 employees and focuses about 90% on the healthcare market. With Jack’s background in sales, we dive a bit deep in this episode about the types of salespeople, who makes a good salesperson and how to make sure you can align the MSP owner’s vision and passion to the salesforce.